Planning

Secure Ambulance Services

  • Devon Partnership NHS Trust

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-054971

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-058d90

Published 26 August 2025, 11:00am

Last edited 9 September 2025, 12:15pm

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Please note that the original notice has been altered to reflect the correct value of the contract over it's full term This equates to a full contract value of £10m (EX VAT) allowing for the full 5 years (including the 2 years optional extensions). This figure is based upon the current average journeys of both DPT and Livewell, but this maybe subject to fluctuation over the term of the new contract. The Trust are hosting a market engagement event at 10am on Thursday 2nd October via MS Teams, if you wish to participate in this event, please contact simon.worthy@nhs.net to confirm your details, including email address of those who wish to join the call. The closing date of this notice has also been extended until the 9th October 2025 to reflect these changes and allow additional time for any further expressions of interest from potential bidders

Scope

Reference

T25-0128

Description

Devon Partnership NHS Trust are commencing a tender exercise for a 5 year Mental Health, Secure Ambulance Transport Service for both Devon Partnership NHS Trust and Livewell Southwest. There will be a further 2 years optional extensions built into this new contract. This new contract is expected to commence 20th January 2026 and "DPT" are hosting a pre-tender submission market engagement event via MS Teams at 10am on the 2nd October, if you wish to participate in this event, please contact simon.worthy@nhs.net for further details

Total value (estimated)

  • £10,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £12,000,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 20 January 2026 to 19 January 2031
  • Possible extension to 19 January 2033
  • 7 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85143000 - Ambulance services

Contract locations

  • UKK - South West (England)

Engagement

Engagement deadline

10 October 2025

Engagement process description

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=97405&B=

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

10 October 2025

Contracting authority

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNWB-6144-XTMH

Wonford House, Dryden Road

Exeter

EX2 5AF

United Kingdom

Contact name: Simon Worthy

Telephone: +44 1392208556

Email: simon.worthy@nhs.net

Website: https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/

Region: UKK43 - Devon CC

Organisation type: Public authority - central government