# Public tenders Canonical results: https://zephior.com/tenders?categories=emergency-ambulance-services 1 matching notices. Page 1. Filter semantics: OR within a filter, AND across filters and text search. Omitted statuses use active defaults; [] includes all statuses. --- title: "Private emergency ambulance services framework" canonical: "https://zephior.com/tenders/997f34f7-ac76-4f26-8d6b-bbc07a3f6131/east-of-england-private-emergency-ambulance-framework" last-updated: 2026-10-14T03:02:08.202206+00:00 --- # Private emergency ambulance services framework East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust is seeking private ambulance providers for emergency and blue-light services across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. The notice establishes a single-lot framework for 48 months, with an indicated value of £41,666,666; the VAT basis is not specified in the API record. Bids are due by 6 November 2026 at 12:00 UTC. Submissions are electronic and written through the Atamis procurement portal, and bids must be in English. Price is the stated award criterion; variants are not permitted. - Status: open - Country: GB - Buyer: East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust - Submission deadline: 2026-11-06T12:00:00+00:00 (instant) - Original notice: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094007-2026 - Source checked: 2026-10-14T03:01:48.348279Z ## Source-backed public facts ```json { "id": "997f34f7-ac76-4f26-8d6b-bbc07a3f6131", "revision": 1, "modifiedAt": "2026-10-14T03:02:08.202206+00:00", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-10-14T03:01:48.348279Z", "stale": false, "url": "https://zephior.com/tenders/997f34f7-ac76-4f26-8d6b-bbc07a3f6131/east-of-england-private-emergency-ambulance-framework", "locale": "en", "title": "Private emergency ambulance services framework", "summary": "East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust is seeking private ambulance providers for emergency and blue-light services across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. 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