Published date: 30 October 2025
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Opportunity (published 30 October 2025, last edited 5 February 2026)
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Contract summary
Industry
Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 60000000
Postal and telecommunications services - 64000000
Administration, defence and social security services - 75000000
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000
Ambulance services - 85143000
Location of contract
SE1 2nd
Value of contract
£1,000,000,000
Procurement reference
CF-3205200D0O000000rwimUAA
Published date
30 October 2025
Closing date
6 November 2024
Closing time
11:59pm
Contract start date
7 November 2024
Contract end date
6 February 2026
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Restricted procedure (above threshold)
A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (as host of the NHS London Procurement Partnership) is seeking to establish a dynamic purchasing system (DPS) for the provision of non-emergency transport and other transport services. The DPS will allow for NHS and wider public sector organisations to procure nonemergency transport and other transport services.
The DPS shall be open to NHS LPP member bodies (whether full, associate or other members) as listed at: http://www.lpp.nhs.uk/about-lpp/our-members/ and any new NHS LPP members for the duration of the DPS Contract; plus any other NHS bodies and all other Public Sector bodies located in the UK and Channel Islands, subject to approval of NHS LPP, Including but not limited to: Partnership in Procurement collaborative hub members (NHS East of England, NHS Commercial Solutions, NHS North of England Procurement Hub).
The purpose of this DPS will be to provide the public sector with a mechanism to procure non-emergency transport and other transport services. The DPS will be split into several service categories and regions in the UK.
The categories covered under the DPS at this stage includes, but is not limited to the following:
Category 1: Booking and Eligibility Assessment Services;
Category 2: Core Patient Transport Services;
Category 3: Mental Health and Secure Transport Services;
Category 4: High Dependency Transport Services;
Category 5: Taxi and Passenger Transport Services.
Additional categories may be added at a future date.
To register interest and apply to the DPS please follow this link:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome and search for the Project ID: C377947
In the initial stage, all suppliers who meet the selection criteria will be admitted to the DPS with no limit on the number of suppliers per category.
Individual contracts are awarded during the second stage where contracting authorities will invite all suppliers on the DPS.The purpose of this DPS will be to provide the public sector with a mechanism to procure non-emergency transport and other transport services. The DPS will be split into several service categories and regions in the UK.
More information
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To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.
Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:
Phone: 0800 9956035
E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk
About the buyer
Contact name
Ash Fraser
Address
2nd Floor, India House
London
SE1 2ND
GB
Telephone
+442071886680
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