Notice Information
Notice Title
National Framework Agreement for the provision of Secure Patient Transport Services
Notice Description
Update October 2025: This notice is being updated to confirm the place of a further supplier, following receipt of requested information. Not other details of the previous notice have changed. ================================================= Update 13th February 2025: This notice is being updated to confirm the place of a further supplier, following receipt of requested information. No other details of the previous notice have changed. ================================= Update February 2025: This notice is being updated to confirm the place of a further supplier, following receipt of requested information. No other details of the previous notice have changed. ===================================================== Update December 2024: This notice is being updated to confirm the place of a further supplier, following receipt of requested information. No other details of the previous notice have changed. ===================================================== The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust wishes to establish a Framework Agreement under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (and as amended) (the PSR) for use by all Relevant Authorities (and any future successors to these organisations). "Relevant authority" is defined in section 12ZB(7) of the National Health Service Act 2006. It means a combined authority, an integrated care board, a local authority in England, NHS England, an NHS foundation trust or an NHS trust established under section 25 of that Act. For the avoidance of doubt, any successor bodies of any of the above entities shall be entitled to place Orders and shall be deemed Relevant Authorities for the purposes of this Framework Agreement. This framework agreement aims to support mental health patient requirements through the provision of secure patient transport services. This framework will run for a term of 2 years with options to extend for up to a further 2 years in annual increments. Additional information: Supplier instructions how to express interest and bid: 1) Browse to the esourcing portal https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk and click on view current opportunities; 2) Register your organisation on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once); 3) Accept the portal terms and conditions and click continue; enter your organisation and user details; note the username you chose and click Save; when complete you will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure); 4) Login to the portal with the username/password; 5) Click the PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers link. (These are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier); 6) Select the title of the ITT; 7) Click the Express Interest button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your My PQQs/My ITTs page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only). You can now access any attachments by clicking Buyer Attachments in the PQQ/ITT Details box; 8) Review the ITT documents; 9) Responding to the ITT. Click My Response under PQQ/ITT Details, you can choose to Create Response or to Decline to Respond (please give a reason if declining). You can now use the messages function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification. Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the ITT. There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the Submit Response button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering helpdesk.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-5120dfe3-fcfb-43bc-ae4a-21f2eafc2ffa
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c2e10d83-546a-41c1-b760-bd33281481fa
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
34114122 - Patient-transport vehicles
60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
85100000 - Health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £25,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 3 Sep 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 15 Oct 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- 12 Nov 2024 - 11 Nov 2028 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CHESTER
- Postcode
- CH2 1UL
- Post Town
- Chester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD6 Cheshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Electoral Ward
- Upton
- Westminster Constituency
- Chester North and Neston
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c2e10d83-546a-41c1-b760-bd33281481fa
22nd October 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4eaff661-7fa0-4d8f-baeb-54cb3eaffefc
13th February 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e45daf62-3793-44f9-85e1-0a6bb37d2fcf
11th February 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f2b0e40-5ad5-4f8e-af17-236d4c4096f3
19th December 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/10b93e7d-ee17-4cb1-8753-bf4efc5bdb31
27th November 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ef6ed1b5-dfcc-4148-a4a6-775eb24fdba9
1st August 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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