Private Ambulance Service (PAS) 2027
- Buyer
- East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Value
- £40,000,000
- Closes
- 27 October 2026
- Where
- Nottingham, the East Midlands
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust is looking for private ambulance providers to supply additional emergency ambulance services across 4 regions in the East Midlands. The contract runs for 12 months from April 2027 with a possible 12-month extension, split into 4 separate lots by geographical area.
What the buyer wants
• Provide double-crewed ambulances operating under blue light (emergency response) staffed with a mix of Paramedics, Technicians, and Emergency Care Assistants • Deliver services to one or more of the four lots: South Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, or Northamptonshire • Maintain CQC registration and hold all relevant licences and regulatory approvals for ambulance operation
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
This contract is only open to organisations already registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and holding ambulance operation licences: most small businesses and sole traders will not meet these baseline requirements, making this genuinely unsuitable for typical tradespeople or small service providers.
How to bid
This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.
How to write a tender response
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