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Provision of Private, Safe, and Secure Transportation for Patients within Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Service Group.

  • First published: 23 October 2026
  • Last modified: 24 October 2026
  • Version: 1

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Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-077b43
Published by:
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Authority ID:
AA0221
Publication date:
23 October 2026
Deadline date:
26 November 2026
Notice type:
UK4
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Provision of Specialist Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Patient Transport Services for Swansea Bay University Health Board. The procurement seeks to establish a multi-supplier contractual arrangement for the safe, secure, dignified, and responsive transportation of patients requiring planned and unplanned transfers between healthcare facilities, specialist placements, community settings, courts, and other approved locations. The service will support patients with varying levels of clinical, behavioural, safeguarding, and mobility needs, ensuring continuity of care, compliance with statutory obligations, and value-for-money service delivery across the Health Board. This procurement exercise is being carried out via Bravo E-tendering Portal.

Bravo E-tendering Project Code: project_63640. ITT Code: itt_128039.

Full notice text

Scope

Procurement reference

SBU-FTS-63640-001-AN-26.

Procurement description

Provision of Specialist Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Patient Transport Services for Swansea Bay University Health Board. The procurement seeks to establish a multi-supplier contractual arrangement for the safe, secure, dignified, and responsive transportation of patients requiring planned and unplanned transfers between healthcare facilities, specialist placements, community settings, courts, and other approved locations. The service will support patients with varying levels of clinical, behavioural, safeguarding, and mobility needs, ensuring continuity of care, compliance with statutory obligations, and value-for-money service delivery across the Health Board. This procurement exercise is being carried out via Bravo E-tendering Portal.

Bravo E-tendering Project Code: project_63640. ITT Code: itt_128039.

Main category

Services

Delivery regions

  • UKL - Wales

Total value (estimated, excluding VAT)

623602.00 GBP to 623602.00GBP

Contract dates (estimated)

21 December 2026, 00:00AM to 20 December 2028, 23:59PM

Contracting authority

Swansea Bay University Health Board

Identification register:

  • GB-PPON

Address 1: 1 Talbot Gateway, Baglan Energy Park, Baglan

Town/City: Port Talbot

Postcode: SA12 7BR

Country: United Kingdom

Website: http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/

Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQDY-1678-DHXN

Contact name: Anthony Ndudo

Email: Anthony.Ndudo@wales.nhs.uk

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Wales

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Identification register:

  • GB-PPON

Address 1: 4-5 Charnwood Court Heol Billingsley Parc Nantgarw

Town/City: Cardiff

Postcode: CF15 7QZ

Country: United Kingdom

Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXWV-6492-CGMN

Contact name: Anthony Ndudo

Email: Anthony.Ndudo@wales.nhs.uk

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Wales

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure

Is the total value above threshold?

Above threshold

Trade agreements

Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

Lots

Divided into 1 lots

Lot number: 1

CPV classifications

  • 85143000 - Ambulance services

Delivery regions

  • UKL - Wales

Lot value (estimated)

623602.00 GBP Excluding VAT

748322.40 GBP Including VAT

Sustainability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Contract start date (estimated)

21 December 2026, 00:00AM

Contract end date (estimated)

20 December 2028, 23:59PM

Participation

Conditions

Economic

Conditions of participation

Tenderers must be legally constituted organisations with the authority to enter into a contract with Swansea Bay University Health Board and must not be subject to any applicable exclusion grounds. Tenderers must comply with all relevant legislative requirements, including safeguarding, equality, data protection, health and safety, and Welsh language obligations, and be able to support identified Welsh language needs during contract delivery. Tenderers must demonstrate that they have the financial capacity and stability to deliver the contract throughout its duration and maintain appropriate levels of insurance, including Employers' Liability, Public Liability, and Professional Indemnity Insurance.

Award criteria

Weighting description

Tenders will be evaluated on the basis of the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT). Evaluation will comprise 40% Quality and 60% Commercial, with the quality assessment considering the bidder's proposed service delivery model, patient safety and safeguarding arrangements, workforce competence and training, quality assurance and continuous improvement arrangements, and social value commitments. The commercial evaluation will comprise 58% for the Commercial Offer and 2% for participation in the Priority Supplier Programme (PSP). Tenderers must also satisfy all mandatory pass/fail requirements relating to legal, financial, technical, safeguarding, information governance, and Welsh language obligations before progressing to the scored evaluation stage.

Type: quality

Name

Mandatory Pass/Fail criteria

Description

Tenderers will be required to satisfy a number of mandatory pass/fail requirements designed to ensure that they possess the legal, financial, technical, and operational capability necessary to deliver the contract. These requirements include compliance with safeguarding and regulatory obligations, staff competency and training standards, operational capacity to deliver the service, minimum insurance and financial standing requirements, information governance and data protection obligations, and the ability to support Welsh language requirements during contract delivery. Failure to meet any mandatory criterion will result in the tender being excluded from further evaluation.

Submission

Tender submission deadline

26 November 2026, 15:00PM

Enquiry deadline

09 November 2026, 16:00PM

Date of award of contract

18 December 2026, 23:59PM

Submission address and any special instructions

https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.htmlTenders must be submitted electronically via the Bravo E-Tender Wales portal. Suppliers should not submit tenders by email or post. All communications, requests for clarification, and tender submissions must be made through the Bravo E-Tender Wales portal. Tenderers are responsible for ensuring that their submission is completed and submitted before the stated deadline. Late submissions will not be accepted.

May tenders be submitted electronically?

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

  • English

Documents

ID

conflictOfInterest

Document type

Conflict of interest

Description

Not published

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
85143000 Ambulance services Miscellaneous health services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Document family

Notice details
Publication date:
28 September 2026
Deadline date:
Notice type:
UK2
Version:
1
Authority name:
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Publication date:
23 October 2026
Deadline date:
26 November 2026 15:00
Notice type:
UK4
Version:
1
Authority name:
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

About the buyer

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Admin contact:
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Technical contact:
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Other contact:
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