Ambulance Offload Service - NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board
NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care BoardEstimated Value
Up to £376,918
Deadline
Not specified
Published
19 June 2026
Type
services
Overview
This Confirmation of Award Notice is issued in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulations 6(3) and 7, Direct Award A. The Procurement relates to the Ambulance Offload Service for NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board.
This Confirmation of Award Notice is issued in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulations 6(3) and 7, Direct Award A. The Procurement relates to the Ambulance Offload Service for NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (SSoT ICB).
The Ambulance Offload Service provides clinical support with regards to patient experience, reducing potential patient harms that occurs from handover delays, and supports key system relationships, including functions to support timely flow when ambulances arrive at an Acute Hospital. SSoT ICB are awarding a contract to West Midlands Ambulance Service, the existing provider, via the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 6(3) and 7.
Regulations cited
- Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023
Additional details
SSoT ICB are of the view that the provider is satisfying the contract currently in place, and is the only provider who can satisfy the new contract due to the interoperability requirements between the Royal Stoke University Hospital and West Midlands Ambulance Service. The contract period shall be for 12-months (1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027). The estimated contract value is circa. £376,918.00 for the 12-month period.
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Award Details
West Midlands Ambulance Service
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NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care BoardKey Dates
Published
19 June 2026
Submission deadline
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Notice type
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