Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust
Unit 1, B1 50 Summer Hill Road
Birmingham
B1 3RB
UK
Contact person: Armelle Wollo
Telephone: +44 01213716817
E-mail: armelle.wollo@uhb.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKG31
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.bsmhft.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 Secure Patients Transport
Reference number: C405989
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust are looking to develop a multi-agency collaborative to provide a Secure Patient Transport service for patients detained under the Mental Health Act sectioned and voluntary patient at risk of absconding, causing harm to themselves, causing harm to others and in the interest of safety.<br/>This will be 24 hours per day, 365 day per year including Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday during the period of the contract and the service provided must be promptly executed. Vehicles must be available day and night to provide the service to the Trusts as required.<br/><br/>The duration of this contract will be 3 years, plus 2 years extension option. To ensure there is sufficient cover across the region a dual award model is followed with the two highest ranked providers.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
5 100 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust are looking to develop a multi-agency collaborative to provide a Secure Patient Transport service for patients detained under the Mental Health Act sectioned and voluntary patient at risk of absconding, causing harm to themselves, causing harm to others and in the interest of safety. <br/><br/> <br/>This will be 24 hours per day, 365 day per year including Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday during the period of the contract and the service provided must be promptly executed. Vehicles must be available day and night to provide the service to the Trusts as required.<br/><br/>The duration of this contract will be 3 years, plus 2 years extension option. <br/><br/>The contracting Authorities are Birmingham and Sollihul Mental Health Trust and University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.<br/><br/>The Authorities intends to award this service using a dual supply approach establishing a Prime Provider and a Second Provider following the outcome of the evaluation process. <br/><br/>This notice is an intention to award contract under the competitive process under the Provider Selection Regime.<br/><br/>The anticipated combined lifetime value of the contract will be £4,165,000<br/>UHB: £,1435,000<br/>BSMHFT: £2,730,705
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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 000-084191
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
01/06/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 15
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 13
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 15
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Prometheus Safe and Secure Ltd and Prometheus Complex Care Ltd
08818166
Fort Dunlop, Fort Parkway, Birmingham, B24 9FD
Birmingham
B24 9FD
UK
Telephone: +44 01213060167
E-mail: pccbid@psecure.co.uk
NUTS: UKG3
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:
: 1 880 655.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
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
01/06/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 15
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 13
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 15
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MedExpress
07020529
St George's House George Street Huntingdon
Huntingdon
PE28 3AG
UK
Telephone: +44 7952896685
E-mail: richard@medexpressambulances.co.uk
NUTS: UKG1
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:
: 2 742 060.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
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. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by the 15th of June 2026 midnight. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; <br/><br/>This notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR to MedExpress Ltd as Primary Provider and Prometheus Safe and Secure Ltd as Secondary Provider.<br/><br/>Any representations should be sent via email to armelle.wollo@uhb.nhs.uk<br/><br/>The award decision makers: <br/>Kamran Yousaf Contract Manager (BSMHFT)<br/>Jason Nash Transformation Lead (BSMHFT)<br/>Marcin Klein Logistics Manager(BSMHFT)<br/>Oscar Willard Interventions (BSMHFT)<br/>Amilia Smith Finance & Business Manager (BSMHFT)<br/>Sarah Hughes Senior Finance Business Partner (UHB)<br/>Vivek Nelliyote Operations Manager - Emergency Department QEH (UHB)<br/><br/>No conflicts of interests have been identified in respect of this award.<br/><br/>The relative importance of the key criteria used for this award are reflected in the evaluation weighting below.<br/><br/>Key criteria weightings:<br/><br/>Criterion 1: Quality and innovation 40%<br/>Criterion 2: Value 10%<br/>Criterion 3: Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability 25%<br/>Criterion 4: Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice. 5%<br/>Criterion 5: Social value and sustainability 20%<br/>TOTAL 100%<br/><br/>Bids were evaluated using a £ per assessment benefit, as shown in the following calculation (A).<br/>A: (Bidder Cost)/(Bidder Technical, Quality ,Social Value Score )<br/><br/>The proposed providers achieved the most economically advantageous bid (the lowest £ per assessed benefit) following the completion of the evaluation process.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Independent Choice and Procurement Panel.
Wellington House
London
SE1 8UG
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.england.nhs.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/06/2026