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Patient Conveyance

The service provides safe, secure, and wheelchair-accessible transport for adult mental health patients, including those detained under the Mental Health Act. Operations are coordinated via a central hub, requiring response times within one hour for transfers from AED departments and community settings. The provider must manage clinical risk assessments and collaborate with mental health professionals to ensure patient safety and dignity during transit.

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Awarded value
£1.1m
As published
Published
10 August 2025
Awarded
21 August 2025
Independence Support
Contract length
Not stated

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of specialist patient transport services for individuals experiencing mental health crises requiring admission to inpatient mental health facilities.

  • Provide safe, effective, and appropriate transport for people who have been assessed as requiring an admission to a mental health bed for all adult mental health patients within the CWP footprint

Terms and requirements

Contract type
Services contract
Certifications asked for
CQC registered
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Not stated
Category
Services
CPV codes
85112000, 85100000

Services in this contract

  • Secure patient transportMain service£485k typicalConveyance of mental health patients to admission, including detained patients

Lifecycle

  1. Published
  2. Contract awardedto Independence Support
  3. Contract starts
  4. Contract endsEnd date not published
The buyer

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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The supplier

Independence Support

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Cite this contract

Link
https://bidskim.com/tender/3135977/patient-conveyance
Buyer reference
Not published
Last checked
5 November 2026

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Patient Conveyance. Contract award, 10 August 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3135977/patient-conveyance (accessed 5 November 2026).