Open tenders / Health & social care
Open tender · Notice 091124-2026
Private Ambulance Service (PAS) 2027
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Value
- Value not stated
- Closes
- 27 Oct 2026 (30 days)
- Where
- East Midlands
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Not stated
- Contract
- 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2028
In plain English
EMAS wants extra private ambulance crews (double-crewed, blue-light capable) to supplement its own service across four regional areas, for a 12-month contract from April 2027 with a possible 12-month extension.
Good fit for: CQC-registered private ambulance providers with blue-light capable crews and qualified staff (paramedics, technicians, ECAs)
Watch out: Must be CQC registered and hold all relevant licences; Awarded under the Provider Selection Regime, not standard procurement rules; Providers can bid for one or more of the 4 lots but must be able to cover the full area they bid for
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (“EMAS”) is issuing this invitation to tender (ITT) under the provider selection regime (PSR), competitive process for the provision of Private Ambulance services where needed. <br/><br/>The intention is to award as separate lots and providers may bid for one or more of the lots if they are able to provide the necessary service within that area. This tender is based upon additional resource to EMAS using double crewed ambulance under blue light with a mix of Paramedic, Technicians and Emergency Care Assistants (ECA).<br/><br/>There is a total of 4 lots associated with this procurement as follow:<br/>Lot 1 - South Lincolnshire<br/>Lot 2 - Leicestershire<br/>Lot 3 - Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire<br/>Lot 4 - Northamptonshire <br/><br/>Providers must be CQC registered and hold all relevant licences required for carrying out this work. <br/><br/>The contract is for a 12 month period commencing on 1st April 2027 with an option to extend 12 months.<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 or the Procurement Act 2024 do not apply to this award.
Procedure: Open procedure. Published 25 Sep 2026.
Similar open tenders
- Provision of generalist social welfare information and advice · Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council · closes 25 Sep
- Plymouth Adults' Care Home Framework (Reopening 2) · Plymouth City Council · closes 27 Sep
- Nova Education Trust Tender for the Provision of Inclusion Centres and Behaviour Services · Nova Trust · closes 28 Sep
- NHS Security Standards Scoping · NHS England · closes 28 Sep
- HAC6124 Integrated Statutory Advocacy Service · Tower Hamlets · closes 28 Sep
Want tenders like this, matched to your firm?
Winnable emails the few new tenders that fit you each weekday, with the catch spelled out. £29/month after a 14-day free trial.