NHS Dorset Awards Urgent Patient Transport Service Contract
Summary
NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for Urgent Patient Transport Services to an existing provider. The contract is valued at approximately £1,004,640 and will run for two years.
What changed
NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board has announced the award of a contract for Urgent Patient Transport Services, valued at approximately £1,004,640. The contract will be provided by an existing provider under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process C and will commence on April 29, 2026, concluding on April 28, 2028. The primary award criterion was price.
This notice serves as an award confirmation and does not impose new obligations on regulated entities. However, it highlights a significant procurement within the NHS Dorset region for essential patient transport services. Interested parties should note the contract details and duration for market awareness.
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Contract
Urgent Patient Transport Service
- NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board F03: Contract award notice
Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-022261
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-06683a
Published 12 March 2026, 12:12pm
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one. Contracting authority Press escape key to exit two. Object four. Procedure five. Award of contract six. Complementary information
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one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board
Vespasian House, Barrack Road
Dorchester
DT1 1TG
customer.careteam@nhsdorset.nhs.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK2 - Dorset and Somerset
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.customer.careteam@nhsdorset.nhs.uk
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
NHS Body
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Urgent Patient Transport Service
Reference number
C431233/QVV/PSRC/26
two.1.2) Main CPV code
Ambulance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The services to be provided for under this contract are for Urgent Patient Transport. We are intending to award a contract to an existing provider, following the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process C. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £1,004,640. The contract term runs from 29 April 2026 until 28 April 2028.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £1,004,640
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK2 - Dorset and Somerset
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The services to be provided for under this contract are for Urgent Patient Transport. We are intending to award a contract to an existing provider, following the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process C. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £1,004,640. The contract term runs from 29 April 2026 until 28 April 2028.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations Explanation:
Awarded under Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process C
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25 February 2026
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Enhanced Care Services Ltd
UNIT H9, ADANAC PARK, ADANAC DRIVE, NURSLING, HAMPSHIRE
Southampton
SO16 0BT
Telephone
+442 380201561
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ32 - Southampton
National registration number
09717413
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,004,640
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,004,640
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 25 March 2026 . This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Representations should be sent to: performanceandplanning@nhsdorset.nhs.uk
The decision to award this contract was made by relevant decision makers under the organisation's Standing Financial Instructions. No declarations of interest were identified or made during the award process.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS England
Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd
London
SE1 8UG
england.commercialqueries@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
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