Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Sir John Robinson House Sir John Robinson Way Arnold Nottingham
Nottingham
NG56DA
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF16 - South Nottinghamshire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF14 - Nottingham
- UKF15 - North Nottinghamshire
- UKF16 - South Nottinghamshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
Non-urgent, planned transportation of patients with a clinical need for NHS funded transportation to and from premises providing NHS healthcare and between NHS healthcare providers.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
84
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2099/S 001-999999
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
21 July 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
EMED Group
Nottingham
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF14 - Nottingham
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £56,306,479
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract modification notice, under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally modified.
The decision was made by the Chief Executive and Chair of the Strategic Planning and Integration Committee as an urgent decision using emergency powers in line with the ICB's Scheme of Reservation and Delegation.
There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board
Nottingham
Country
United Kingdom
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKF14 - Nottingham
- UKF15 - North Nottinghamshire
- UKF16 - South Nottinghamshire
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
Non-urgent, planned transportation of patients with a clinical need for NHS funded transportation to and from premises providing NHS healthcare and between NHS healthcare providers.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
100
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£69,748,888
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
EMED Group
Nottingham
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF14 - Nottingham
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
An extension to the current contract period from 1 December 2026 to 31 March 2028 ( 16 months) to align the contract end date for the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire NEPTS (Non Emergency Patient Transport Service) contract with the ICB cluster partners, to allow a future competitive procurement process over a larger geography.
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.
Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:
Alignment of contract end dates for the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire NEPTS (Non Emergency Patient Transport Service) contract with the ICB cluster partners, to allow a future competitive procurement process over a larger geography.
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £13,442,409
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £69,748,888