Provision of Transport for Stroke and Suspected Stroke Patients
Awarded to Western Medical Services Limited
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust(buyer)
- Published
- Published 8 September 2026
- Deadline
- Closed 2 October 2026
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Overview
Contracting authority
1 live opportunity · 327 awarded contracts
Taunton, United Kingdom
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Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £300,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Rules
- Public Contracts Regulations 2015
- Published
- 8 September 2026
- Deadline
- Closed
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £595,000
- Award date
- 12 November 2026
- Contract period
- 25 January 2027 → 31 January 2028
- Contract length
- 1 year
- Against estimate
- 98% above
- Bids received
- 4
- Western Medical Services Limited
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About the winner
Western Medical Services Limited
- Based in
- Kingsteignton
1 other contract from Somerset NHS Foundation Trust since 2026, worth £60,000.
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Competition and scoring
Bids received
4
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 20% · Quality 80%
- Quality80%
- Price20%
Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.
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 3.2× the median.
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in the last 12 months
287
contracts awarded, worth £278,638,319 in total
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Notice history
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Contract
12 November 2026
Contract Notice
8 September 2026
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