Specialised Critical Care Ambulance Transport for NECTAR

Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
North East
18 March 2025 to 18 March 2030

Supply of a specialised ambulance fleet and drivers to support the NECTAR critical care transport service across the North East and Cumbria. The service requires a flexible and resilient operational model capable of adapting to changing health service delivery requirements for patient transfers.

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Awarded value: £12.2m; As published
Published: 2 August 2024
Awarded: 18 March 2025; IAS Medical
Contract length: 60 months; Ends 18 March 2030

What the contract covers

Patient transport services contract

Provision of specialised critical care ambulance transport services and dedicated vehicle fleet for NHS patient movement and clinical support.

Provide specialised critical care ambulance transport for NECTAR
Provide an ambulance fleet and drivers for the movement of patients throughout the North East and Cumbria

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Patient transport services contract
Initial term: 60 months
Extensions: 12 months + 12 months
Longest it can run: 84 months
Contract dates: 18 March 2025 to 18 March 2030
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 85100000

Services in this contract

Emergency ambulance support and critical care transfersMain service£3.3m typicalCritical care ambulance fleet and drivers for NECTAR transfers

Lifecycle

Published
2 August 2024
Contract awardedto IAS Medical
18 March 2025
Contract starts
18 March 2025
Contract ends
18 March 2030

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Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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The supplier

IAS Medical

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/862255/specialised-critical-care-ambulance-transport-for-nectar
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Last checked: 4 November 2026

Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Specialised Critical Care Ambulance Transport for NECTAR. Contract award, 2 August 2024. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/862255/specialised-critical-care-ambulance-transport-for-nectar (accessed 4 November 2026).