Midlands Critical Care Transfer Service Ambulance Provider

What the buyer is asking for

This procurement activity is hosted by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (the “Authority”) on behalf of the NHS England, for the requirement of a Midlands Critical Care Transfer Services Ambulance Provider. This service covers the ambulance provider provision for the Midlands Critical Care Transfer Services (MCCTs) for Neonatal Critical Care, Paediatric Critical Care, Adult Critical Care, and ECMO Transfer Services. The Midlands Critical Care Transfer Services covers the Midlands region for Neonatal, Paediatric, and Adult Critical Care, and for the ECMO service provides supra-regional care and supports the devolved nations. This service is for a combined dedicated ambulance transfer service to support the clinical and operational delivery of the NHS Egland Specialised Commissioned services for: • Neonatal Critical Care Retrieval Services (CenTre & NTS) • Paediatric Critical Care Retrieval Services (CoMET & KIDS) • Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation Transfer Service (ECMO) (Adult, Paediatric, and Neonatal) • Adult Critical Care Transfer Service (ACCOTS) The MCCTs Ambulance Provider will provide 24/7 365-day service provision to support the delivery of these time critical services. Full detail can be viewed on Atamis ref C462374.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 70%qualityTechnicalQuality
• 10%qualitySocial Value
• 20%costCommercial

What you must already have

Conditions of participation. These are pass or fail, so check them before writing anything.

• economic

  As stated in the Tender Procurement Pack- Please review via Atamis ref C462374

• technical

  As stated in the Tender Procurement Pack- Please review via Atamis ref C462374

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published36 days ago

   17 Aug 2026, 10:38 BST
2. Clarification questions by21 days ago

   1 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 14 days

   6 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
4. Award decision expected byin 78 days

   8 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice7 Jul 2026, 13:23 BST063639-2026
2. Tender notice17 Aug 2026, 10:38 BST077981-2026

Payment terms

As stated in the Tender Procurement Pack

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender