Emergency And Urgent Care Private Ambulance Services

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
South East
1 October 2026 to 31 January 2027

Provision of private ambulance services across Buckinghamshire or Berkshire comprising 399 total weekly staff hours and 1 activity block on shift pattern A. The contract runs from 1st October 2026 to 31st January 2027, with an option to extend by a further four one-month periods.

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Awarded value: £800k; As published
Published: 18 August 2026
Awarded: 22 October 2026; Emfs Group Limited
Contract length: 4 months; Ends 31 January 2027

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of emergency and urgent care private ambulance services for NHS patient transport across Buckinghamshire and Berkshire.

Provision of a range of Private Ambulance Services across Buckinghamshire and or Berkshire

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Initial term: 4 months
Extensions: 1 month + 1 month + 1 month + 1 month
Longest it can run: 8 months
Contract dates: 1 October 2026 to 31 January 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 85143000

Services in this contract

Emergency ambulance support and critical care transfersMain service£3.3m typicalPrivate ambulance crews supporting NHS ambulance service

Lifecycle

Published
18 August 2026
Contract awardedto Emfs Group Limited
22 October 2026
Contract starts
1 October 2026
Contract ends
31 January 2027

The buyer

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

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The supplier

Emfs Group Limited

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3855365/emergency-and-urgent-care-private-ambulance-services
Buyer reference: Not published
Last checked: 5 November 2026

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. Emergency And Urgent Care Private Ambulance Services. Contract award, 18 August 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3855365/emergency-and-urgent-care-private-ambulance-services (accessed 5 November 2026).