Specialist Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Patient Transport Services

Swansea Bay University Health Board
Wales
Open procedure
21 December 2026 to 20 December 2028

Multi-supplier arrangement for planned and unplanned patient transfers between healthcare facilities, specialist placements, community settings, courts and other approved locations. Patients have varying clinical, behavioural, safeguarding and mobility needs. Mandatory pass/fail criteria cover safeguarding, staff competency, insurance, information governance and Welsh language support.

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Closes in 21 days· 26 November 2026

Estimated value: £624k; Buyer estimate
Published: 28 September 2026
Deadline: 26 November 2026; 21 days left
Contract length: 24 months; Ends 20 December 2028

What the contract covers

Multi-supplier contractual arrangement

Provision of specialist patient transport services for mental health and learning disabilities patients across a health board.

Provision of Specialist Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Patient Transport Services for safe, secure, dignified, and responsive transportation of patients requiring planned and unplanned transfers between healthcare facilities, specialist placements, community settings, courts, and other approved locations

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Multi-supplier contractual arrangement
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 24 months
Contract dates: 21 December 2026 to 20 December 2028
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 85143000

Services in this tender

Secure patient transportMain service£485k typicalSecure mental health and learning disability patient transport

Lifecycle

Published
28 September 2026
Deadline for bids21 days left
26 November 2026
Contract awardedUsually published within a few months
Contract starts
21 December 2026

The buyer

Swansea Bay University Health Board

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Cite this tender

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3871570/specialist-mental-health-and-learning-disabilities-patient-transport-services
Buyer reference: SBU-FTS-63640-001-AN-26.
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-077b43
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Swansea Bay University Health Board. Specialist Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Patient Transport Services. Tender, 28 September 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3871570/specialist-mental-health-and-learning-disabilities-patient-transport-services (accessed 5 November 2026).