Official UK procurement notice
UCLH-7264 - Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services
Authority: University College London Hospitals NHS FT (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£85,200,000total for 2 lots · £102,240,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 May 2026
Lots 2see the lot list below
Contract term 6 yrsends 31 May 2033 · up to 31 May 2036 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2027
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNon-Emergency Patient Transport Services for UCLH and RNOH
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 May 2034, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Patient-transport vehicles · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£85,200,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Core patient transport services including HDUCancelledRenewalPublished value£73,200,000
- Core patient transport services (including HDU) across both Authorities.
- Booking and Assessment Service, specifically for RNOH only.
Lot #2Mental Health Transport ServicesCancelledRenewalPublished value£12,000,000
Mental health transport services for UCLH only.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Submission: 60%
- Commercial Submission: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Submission
- Commercial Submission
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 31 May 2034
- First published
- 2 Apr 2026, 18:20 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Apr 2026, 22:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Jul 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031167- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067c66Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
- Submission deadline
- 18 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 5 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Submission via Atamis E-tendering portal as attachments as per the ITT pack on Atamis.
Timeline
2 Apr 2026 → 1 Jun 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published208 days ago2 Apr 2026, 18:20 BST
- Clarification questions by175 days ago5 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline163 days ago18 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by88 days ago31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 215 days1 Jun 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Apr 2026- Tender notice published2 Apr 2026, 18:20 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published2 Apr 2026, 22:54 BSTUK12
- Status changed to cancelled2 Apr 2026, 22:54 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| supplier not published | — | 2 Apr 2026 | CancelledThis notice will be re-submitted with an update to the Procurement Procedure so that it states, Competitive Flexible Procedure, as this will be done as a two stage process. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender