Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Trust Headquarters, 1 Horizon Place, Mellors Way, Nottingham Business Park
Nottingham
NG8 6PY
UK
Contact person: Chris Johnson
Telephone: +44 7813397216
E-mail: chris.johnson15@nhs.net
NUTS: UKF14
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.emas.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.emas.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) 3rd Party Private Ambulance Provider for PTS Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Derbyshire Regions
Reference number: C333496
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85143000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
**CONTRACT AWARD**<br/><br/>East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EMAS) have awarded this contract following a competition under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Competitive Process, for the provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) 3rd Party Private Ambulance Provider where needed.<br/><br/>One provider has been appointed to provide services for the following.<br/>NEPTS Lincolnshire (to which EMAS provide PTS services) - part of the county, NEPTS Northamptonshire and NEPTS Derbyshire<br/><br/>Providers must be CQC Registered and hold the relevant licences for carrying out this work.<br/><br/>This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
6 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
**CONTRACT AWARD**<br/><br/>East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EMAS) have awarded this contract following a competition under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Competitive Process, for the provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) 3rd Party Private Ambulance Provider where needed.<br/><br/>One provider has been appointed to provide services for the following.<br/>NEPTS Lincolnshire (to which EMAS provide PTS services) - part of the county, NEPTS Northamptonshire and NEPTS Derbyshire<br/><br/>Providers must be CQC Registered and hold the relevant licences for carrying out this work.<br/><br/>This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality / Technical
/ Weighting: 50
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-003670
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/11/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 18
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 18
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Central Medical Services Ltd
07643110
2 park place Robey Close, Nottingham
NOTTINGHAM
NG15 8AA
UK
Telephone: +44 7736905875
NUTS: UKF1
Internet address(es)
URL: www.centralmedicalservices.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 6 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court and Court of Appeal of England and Wales
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
E-mail: internationalrelationsrudicialoffice@judiciary.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.judiciary.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/12/2025