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Emergency And Urgent Care Private Ambulance Services

Awarded to EMFS Group Ltd

SOUTH CENTRAL AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST(buyer)

Published
Published 18 August 2026
Deadline
Closed 26 August 2026

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Overview

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is seeking private ambulance service providers to deliver emergency and urgent care transportation across Buckinghamshire and/or Berkshire from 1 October 2026 to 31 January 2027, with an option to extend for four further one-month periods. The contract requires 399 total weekly staff hours with one required shift pattern, and providers must demonstrate capacity to mobilize and occasionally travel outside normal working boundaries to facilitate patient transportation.

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£800,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Published
18 August 2026
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Ambulance services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£800,000
Award date
21 October 2026
Contract period
30 September 2026 → 31 January 2027
Contract length
4 months
Bids received
9
Winner
  • EMFS Group Ltd

This contract ends on 31 January 2027.

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About the winner

EMFS Group Ltd

Based in
Witney
Public contracts won
3
Across UK and EU notices

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Competition and scoring

Bids received

9

Open and restricted tenders in Health and social work services drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 19% received only one.

How bids were scored

  • Price
  • Quality
  • Price

Market context

Typical award in Health and social work services

£186,100

Median of 14,539 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 4.3× the median.

SOUTH CENTRAL AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST in the last 12 months

13

contracts awarded, worth £5,927,875 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    28 October 2026

  2. Contract Notice

    18 August 2026

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