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Market Engagement for the Provision of STRS Patient Transport Services

Guy's and ST Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust · NHS and health

In brief

Guy's and ST Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust has announced plans to buy healthcare work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

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Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for this buyer (from 19 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The South Thames Retrieval Service (STRS) provides specialist paediatric critical care retrieval and transfer services for critically ill children across a network of hospitals. Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is preparing to procure a dedicated 24/7 patient transport service, including specialist ambulances and Ambulance Technicians, to support the safe and timely transfer of patients to specialist paediatric intensive care units (PICUs).<br/><br/>With this Prior Information Notice (PIN), the Authority wishes to inform the market of this upcoming opportunity and undertake a Pre-Market Engagement (PME) exercise to better understand supplier capability, market capacity, mobilisation considerations, and potential delivery models ahead of any formal procurement process.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Prior information notice · notice 043332-2026

About the buyer

Guy's and ST Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLast 12 months

Procurements

121

Awards

62

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From notice 043332-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 12 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.