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UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites

109 ambulances tenders and contracts, 36 this year.

An "ambulance" keyword alert misses 39% of ambulances contracts →

Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count

  • Awarded a month£3.7m
  • Contracts a month1.7
  • Won by SMEs66%
  • Frameworks and DPSs4
  • Live now2See them →
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Ambulances contracts

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How many ambulances contracts do keyword alerts miss?

In the last year, an "ambulance" alert would have missed 9 of 23 ambulances contracts (39%) and an expert list of 14 phrases 5 (22%). How we measured this

Keyword alert"ambulance"

9 of 23

Expert list14 phrases

5 of 23

Expert list: ambulance, ambulance conversion, double crewed ambulance, emergency ambulance, patient transport vehicle, pts vehicle, ambulance chassis, ambulance purchase, ambulance fleet, ambulance vehicle conversion, electric ambulance, ambulance supply, dca vehicle, ambulance build

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40 contracts across the UK, of any size

Live now

2 ambulances opportunities are open now

  1. Pre-market30 Sep 2026
    Vehicle Conversions
    Scottish Ambulance Service · Scotland
  2. Awarded3 Nov 2026
    Double Crewed Ambulance Conversion (60 MAN) - SECAmb
    Class Publishing · South East
    £6.8m
  3. Awarded30 Oct 2026
    60 MAN Base Vehicles & Parts Call-Off (RM6244) - SECAmb
    South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust · South EastWon by MAN Truck & Bus UK
    £3.3m
  4. Awarded26 Oct 2026
    Double Crewed Ambulance Conversion (65 MAN) - SECAmb
    South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust · South East
    £7.3m
  5. Awarded17 Sep 2026
    YAS 116 2026_27 (DA FW) Electric Mercedes DCA Vehicles
    Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Cartwright Vehicle Conversions Limited
    £1.9m
  6. Awarded15 Sep 2026
    Purchase of 9 x Ford Double Crewed National Specification Ambulances (DCA) Electric Vehicle Base Chassis
    East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust · East MidlandsWon by Ford Motor Company Limited
    £425k
  7. Awarded15 Jul 2026
    YAS 90 2026_27 (DA Non FW) Eco Run Connectivity DCA Vehicles
    Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Cartwright Vehicle Conversions Limited
    £494k
  8. Awarded15 Jul 2026
    YAS 221a 2025_26 (RFQ) Conversion of 25 Electric Base Vehicles for PTS Lot 2
    Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by WN VTech
    £1.1m
  9. Awarded8 Jul 2026
    YAS 91 2026_27 (DA FW) Fiat Ducato National Ambulance Conversion
    Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Cartwright Vehicle Conversions Limited
    £2.9m
  10. Awarded3 Jul 2026
    YAS 221 2025_26 (RFQ) Conversion of 45 Diesel and 25 Electric PTS Vehicles
    Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Wilker Group
    £1.6m

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Where to bid

Where ambulances tenders are run

  • CCS eSourcing1 100%

Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.

Frameworks and DPS

4 frameworks and DPSs for ambulances work are running. 1 is open to join now.

202420262028203020322034TodaySuppliers namedProvision of 50 x Non-Emergency Patient Transp…East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust · East Mid…17Purchase of Standard and Specialist Vehicles (…Government Commercial Agency · North West · Framework106Purchase of Standard and Specialist VehiclesGovernment Commercial Agency · South East · Framework1UK-wide DPSOpen to join · apply by 2 May 2031–

Cartwright Vehicle Conversions Limited won the most ambulances contracts

O&H Vehicle Conversions Limited won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.

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NHS and healthTransport and utilitiesEducationOther buyers
RankContractorContracts won, by buyerContractsValue wonBuyersShare
1 Cartwright Vehicle Conversions Limited
Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · 2 framework places · See every contract
8£12.8m1
2 Ford Motor Company Limited
London · 1 framework place · See every contract
7£7.1m3
3 WAS Vehicles (UK) Ltd
London · SME · See every contract
6£8.7m3
4jointO&H Vehicle Conversions Limited
Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · 1 framework place · See every contract
3£17.1m1
4jointMAN Truck & Bus UK
South East · 1 framework place · See every contract
3£6.8m2
4jointBlue Light UK
Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract
3£274k2
7 Wilker Group
Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · 2 framework places · See every contract
2£2.3m1
8jointFiat Chrysler Automobiles
Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract
1£2.5m1
8jointJordans of Hull
Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract
1£2.4m1
8jointStellantis UK
Yorkshire and the Humber · 1 framework place · See every contract
1£1.4m1

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Who buys

NHS and health bodies award 90% of ambulances contracts

Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.

NHS and health34 contractsTransport and utilities2 contractsEducation1 contractOther buyers1 contractUnder £100k5 contracts · median £86k£100k to £1m13 contracts · median £425k£1m or more20 contracts · median £3.3m
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5 buyers bought ambulances more than once in the last 2 years

Each dot is a buyer, by how many ambulances contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.

5 buyers1 contract2 buyers2 contracts1 buyer3 or 4 contracts2 buyers5 or more contracts

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Few and big, or many and small

Each dot is a buyer: how many ambulances contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.

NHS and healthTransport and utilitiesEducationOther buyers
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100m12351020Ambulances contracts awardedFEW AND BIGMANY AND SMALLYorkshire Ambulance Serv…South East Coast Ambulan…London Ambulance Service…220 Waterloo RoadEast Midlands Ambulance…

Top buyers by contracts awarded

RankBuyerContractsValue
1Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
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20£39.9m
2London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
See every contract
8£8.2m
3South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
See every contract
3£13.9m
4220 Waterloo Road
See every contract
2£6.8m
5East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
See every contract
2£680k
6Class Publishing
See every contract
1£6.8m
7Sellafield Ltd
See every contract
1£174k
8Nuclear Restoration Services
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1£95k
9University of the West of England Higher Education Corporation
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1£87k
10QE Facilities Ltd
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1Not published

84 ambulances contracts awarded since 2021

  1. 142021
  2. 52022
  3. 92023
  4. 202024
  5. 192025
  6. 172026 so far
Prices

Half of ambulances contracts are worth less than £1.3m

NHS and healthTransport and utilitiesEducationOther buyers
£10k£100k£1m£10mMedian £1.3m
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The 10 biggest ambulances contracts

  1. South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation TrustWinner not published · 26 Oct 2026£7.3m
  2. Class PublishingWinner not published · 3 Nov 2026£6.8m
  3. Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS TrustO&H Vehicle Conversions Limited · 9 Dec 2025£6.7m
  4. Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS TrustO&H Vehicle Conversions Limited · 25 Mar 2025£6.5m
  5. Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS TrustCartwright Vehicle Conversions Limited · 25 Mar 2026£4.2m
  6. London Ambulance Service NHS TrustWAS Vehicles (UK) Ltd · 27 Oct 2025£4m
  7. Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS TrustO&H Vehicle Conversions Limited · 7 Oct 2025£3.9m
  8. 220 Waterloo RoadFord Motor Company Limited · 24 Dec 2025£3.4m
  9. 220 Waterloo RoadWAS Vehicles (UK) Ltd · 24 Dec 2025£3.4m
  10. South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation TrustMAN Truck & Bus UK · 30 Oct 2026£3.3m
Renewing contracts

No ambulances contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months

The 12 ambulances contracts ending are one-off work, which is not re-let as it was.

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Where and when

Yorkshire and the Humber awards the most ambulances contracts. December and July are the busiest months.

Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.

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The regions as a table
RegionOpen nowContractsValueTypical contractWon the mostBought the mostRenewing in 12 months
Yorkshire and the Humber020£39.9m£1.5mCartwright Vehicle Conversions Limited (8)Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust (20)0
London010£15m£990kWAS Vehicles (UK) Ltd and Ford Motor Company Limited (5 each)London Ambulance Service NHS Trust (8)0
South East04£20.7m£5.1mMAN Truck & Bus UK (2)South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (3)0
North West02£269k–––0
East Midlands02£680k–Ford Motor Company Limited (2)East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (2)0
North East01Not published–––0
South West01£87k–––0
West Midlands00Not published–––0
East of England00Not published–––0
Wales00Not published–––0
Scotland10Not published–––0
Northern Ireland00Not published–––0
Often bought with ambulances
Private ambulance servicesDefibrillators
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Key findings
  • £3.7m a month

    of ambulances contracts awarded.

    Typical contract £1.9m x 1.9 contracts a month, last 12 months.
  • 1.7

    ambulances contracts are awarded in a typical month.

    40 contracts in the last 2 years.
  • 4

    frameworks and DPSs are running for ambulances work.

    1 open to join now.
  • 66%

    of ambulances contracts are won by SMEs.

    As recorded by the buyer, on 32 award notices.

How many ambulances tenders and contracts are there?

Last 12 monthsSince November 2021
Notices published36109
Contracts awarded2378

13 ambulances contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 1 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 10 buyers awarded ambulances contracts to 13 suppliers.

Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count

Questions

How many ambulances contracts does the UK public sector award?

40 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 10 public buyers.

How much is a typical public sector ambulances contract worth?

The median is £1.3m, and 21% are worth less than £250k.

Who wins the most public sector ambulances contracts?

Cartwright Vehicle Conversions Limited won the most (8). O&H Vehicle Conversions Limited won the most by value (£17.1m).

Which buyers award the most ambulances contracts?

NHS and health bodies award 90% of them.

Which part of the UK awards the most ambulances contracts?

Yorkshire and the Humber: 20 of 40 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then London (10) and the South East (4).

Are there frameworks or DPSs for ambulances work that are open to join?

4 frameworks and DPSs for ambulances work are running. 1 is open to join now.

What is included

Purchase of ambulances, and conversion of van chassis into double crewed ambulances and other ambulance types to national specifications.

  • Double crewed ambulance (DCA) conversions
  • Electric ambulance conversions
  • A&E ambulances
  • National ambulance specification conversions

What is not included

  • Rapid response car conversions and emergency warning system fits (see Blue-light upfitting and vehicle livery)
  • Health and wellbeing and mobile clinical units (see Mobile units and specialist bodied vehicles)
  • Ambulance service cars and vans (see Cars and vans)
  • Ambulance crews and emergency response (another industry: healthcare)