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Provision of Secure Patient Transport

Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust · NHS and health

In brief

Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust awarded healthcare work to Prometheus Safe and Secure Ltd and Prometheus Complex Care Ltd and Medexpress Ltd on 1 June 2026.

The notice gives a value of £7,700,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, starting 1 April 2026.

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What the notice says

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust are looking to develop a multi-agency collaborative to provide a Secure Patient Transport service for patients detained under the Mental Health Act sectioned and voluntary patient at risk of absconding, causing harm to themselves, causing harm to others and in the interest of safety.<br/>This will be 24 hours per day, 365 day per year including Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday during the period of the contract and the service provided must be promptly executed. Vehicles must be available day and night to provide the service to the Trusts as required.<br/>The duration of this contract will be 3 years, plus 2 years extension option. To ensure there is sufficient cover across the region a dual award model is followed with the two highest ranked providers.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Prometheus Safe and Secure Ltd and Prometheus Complex Care Ltd (SME)£1,880,655
Medexpress Ltd (SME)£2,742,060

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract notice · notice 084191-2025
  2. Contract award notice · notice 052323-2026
  3. Contract notice (update) · notice 091877-2026

About the buyer

Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation TrustLast 12 months

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From notice 084191-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 18 December 2025, last updated 29 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 29 September 2026.