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DPS for Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services DPS CLOSED 6/1/25[E11]

Taunton, United KingdomSomerset NHS Foundation Trust[E1]

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In plain English

What they want
The County of Somerset covers a large geographical area. It has a dispersed, mainly rural population of approximately 540 000 people, with only one in four of its residents living in one of its three largest towns; Taunton; Yeovil; and Bridgwater.
Who can bid
No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline
Buyer's deadline: 6 Jan 2025, 14:00 UTC. UTC: 6 Jan 2025, 14:00 UTC.
Published 8 Dec 2023.
Value
GBP 250,000
Buyer
Somerset NHS Foundation TrustSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply
Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents

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This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]
6 Jan 2025, 14:00 UTC
Value[E12]
GBP 250,000
Published[E9]
8 Dec 2023
Procedure[E8]
Other -
Source
UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked
3 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

The County of Somerset covers a large geographical area. It has a dispersed, mainly rural population of approximately 540 000 people, with only one in four of its residents living in one of its three largest towns; Taunton; Yeovil; and Bridgwater. Somerset has two acute trusts within its borders (Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust) as well as 13 community hospitals (run by Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) and 75 GP practices. The provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport (NEPT) services for Somerset is delivered by different suppliers under contracts awarded through the Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) for use by Acute and Non Acute hospital Trusts, Community Hospitals and other non-acute care establishments and GP Practices within Somerset. Transport is provided depending on patient needs and eligibility for the NEPT service together with the supplier's capacity and availability to supply service. The DPS will be available for use by all public sector bodies within Somerset, the CCG, Community Hospitals and other Care Providers and other organisations approved by the CCG. All call off contracts will be administered by Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust through the Atamis e-Tendering Portal. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk The DPS is being tendered by Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) to provide additional NEPT services to t…[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionDelivery location: South West, United Kingdom.[E6]
  • The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC

    The deadline (2025-01-06T14:00:00.000Z) has passed.

    Source document 43a54990-95cc-47ca-9ad0-67d927be086e-814731

Evidence

12 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

  1. E1

    The buyer is Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.

    Document 43a54990-95cc-47ca-9ad0-67d927be086e-814731, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The notice is classified under CPV 34114122 (Patient-transport vehicles).

    Document 43a54990-95cc-47ca-9ad0-67d927be086e-814731, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.

    “GB”

    Document 43a54990-95cc-47ca-9ad0-67d927be086e-814731, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    Tenders must be submitted by 6 Jan 2025, 14:00 UTC.

    “2025-01-06T14:00:00Z”

    Document 43a54990-95cc-47ca-9ad0-67d927be086e-814731, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “The County of Somerset covers a large geographical area. It has a dispersed, mainly rural population of approximately 540 000 people, with only one in four of its residents living in one of its three largest towns; Taunton; Yeovil; and Bridgwater. Somerset has two acute trusts w…”

    Document 43a54990-95cc-47ca-9ad0-67d927be086e-814731, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    Delivery location: South West, United Kingdom.

    Document 43a54990-95cc-47ca-9ad0-67d927be086e-814731, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/1, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.

    “tender”

    Document 43a54990-95cc-47ca-9ad0-67d927be086e-814731, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    The procedure is: Other -.

    Document 43a54990-95cc-47ca-9ad0-67d927be086e-814731, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    The notice was published on 8 Dec 2023.

    “2023-12-08T14:36:52Z”

    Document 43a54990-95cc-47ca-9ad0-67d927be086e-814731, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.

    Document 43a54990-95cc-47ca-9ad0-67d927be086e-814731, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

    The notice is titled "DPS for Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services DPS CLOSED 6/1/25".

    Document 43a54990-95cc-47ca-9ad0-67d927be086e-814731, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  12. E12

    The stated value is GBP 250,000.

    “250000 GBP”

    Document 43a54990-95cc-47ca-9ad0-67d927be086e-814731, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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