Scope
Reference
C374888
Description
The service covers in-scope journeys including inpatient discharges, transfers to discharge support facilities (e.g. Swindon Intermediate Care Centre, Fessey House), and patients registered with BSW ICB GPs, as well as wait-and-return journeys for hospital appointments and ad-hoc transfers authorised to support patient flow.
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £1,187,493 excluding VAT
- £1,187,493 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
8 January 2026
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
8 January 2026
Standstill period
- End: 20 January 2026
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
22 January 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028
- Possible extension to 31 March 2030
- 4 years
Description of possible extension:
Two 12-month extensions
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 34114122 - Patient-transport vehicles
Information about tenders
- 11 tenders received
- 11 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 7 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 10 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Supplier
Ambulnz Community Partners Ltd
- Companies House: 06117418
44 Broadway
Stratford
E15 1XH
United Kingdom
Region: UKI41 - Hackney and Newham
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRZJ-5573-LWLP
Marlborough Road
Swindon
SN3 6BB
United Kingdom
Region: UKK14 - Swindon
Organisation type: Public authority - central government