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North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
Non-Urgent Patient Transportation Services
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01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- Not statedValue not stated in source
- Deadline (UK time)
- No deadline statedThe source does not state a submission deadline.
- Published
- 28 Jul 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
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North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust has a requirement for the provision of a safe and efficient transport service for patients discharged from treatment at Hospitals covered within the Trust.<br/><br/>The service will include the transfer of patients between the University Hospital of North Tees (UHNT) and the University Hospital of Hartlepool (UHH) and any other sites where appropriate and where required. The service will operate 7 days a week covering a 24 hour period. On rare occasions there may be a request to support a patient at home.<br/><br/>The service is required for NHS non-emergency patients who meet the eligibility criteria as defined by the Department of Health on 19th September 2007. The journeys will be between hospitals and healthcare facilities and a place of residence. The place of residence is defined as any address specified at the time of booking. For example, home, nursing home, hospice, hospital or treatment centre.<br/><br/>The service specification is underpinned by the following document: Department of Health – Guidance for the commissioning of Ambulance Services Department of Health – Eligibility Criteria for non-emergency patient transport.<br/><br/>The existing provider (EMED Group) are satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard, which is why a Direct Award C process has been undertaken. The standstill period has now come to an end with no representations made. The Trust are therefore able to complete the award by publishing this F14 notice.<br/><br/>The contract duration will be from the 1st August 2026 to the 31st July 2028, an initial 12 month term with the option to extend by 12 months. The value of this contract is estimate to be £624,000.00 (Excluding VAT) per annum.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
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- 85100000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
2 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 14 Jul 2026Award notice
Award notice published 14 July 2026.
Release 066088-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 28 Jul 2026Tender notice update
Tender notice update published 28 July 2026. Stated change: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C.The standstill period has now come to an end with no representations made. The Trust are therefore able to complete the award by publishing this F14 notice.
Release 070993-2026
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- ocds-h6vhtk-06ca9a
- Source
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- Stage
- tender · Open
- Last verified
- Tue 4 Aug 2026, 08:15 BST
- Read at
- Fri 23 Oct 2026, 01:08 BST
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