Tender

Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) for NHS Shropshire CCG, NHS Telford and Wrekin CCG and Powys Teaching Health Board

NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

TenderAmendment

12 Jul 2019 at 14:48

Tender Notice
Tender

14 Jun 2019 at 10:30

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit is currently conducting a procurement process for Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) catering to NHS Shropshire CCG, NHS Telford and Wrekin CCG, and Powys Teaching Health Board. This open tender, classified under health services and patient-transport vehicles, has a total contract value of £14,600,000. The tender period is set to conclude on 19 July 2019, with the contract intended to commence from 1 April 2020, lasting for three years, with the possibility of a one-year extension. The service will primarily cover the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for transportation service providers, particularly those with experience in healthcare logistics. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, as the procurement is formulated to be accessible to them. Businesses that can provide specialised vehicles and trained personnel to meet the diverse mobility needs of patients are well-positioned to compete and potentially secure a contract that supports the local healthcare infrastructure.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Start Free Trial Book a Demo
All Features Pricing

Notice Information

Notice Title

Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) for NHS Shropshire CCG, NHS Telford and Wrekin CCG and Powys Teaching Health Board

Notice Description

NHS Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group and Powys Teaching Health Board jointly wish to invite prospective providers to express their interest for the provison of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) for eligible patients within the local healthcare population. A non-emergency transport service is provided for patients, both adults and children, who have a medical condition which prevents them from using other forms of transport to travel to and from healthcare appointments. It is not for people who require transport for financial or social reasons, or for those requiring an immediate or emergency response. The objectives of the service are to: * Provide transportation booking facilities e.g. telephone line, email, online system etc which are compliant with the Accessible Information Standard. * Provide a dedicated team/s and booking office/s or hub within the geographical locality. * Conduct patient eligibility assessments and manage demand on the service in line with commissioned activity levels. * Determine patient's mobility and moving and handling requirements to identify the type of vehicle and specialist equipment to be used for transportation/movement. * Determine patient's mental health needs for example determine the support a dementia patient would require. * Provide vehicles and transport suitable for our eligible patients according to the patient medical condition/mobility. * Provide patient transport management and liaison with the NHS providers to ensure integration and system flow. * Provide local patient travel advice and sign-posting for patients assessed as not eligible to access the transportation service. The CCG's are looking to appoint a Service Provider or Consortium to deliver this Service for a period of 3 years with an optional 12 months extension available. The successful Provider will be required to sign the NHS Standard Contract for the service and accept all terms and conditions. Additional information: Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body for another NHS body with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services. Any other public sector body wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body. The contract conditions will be set out in the Invitation to Tender. Further details will be made available via documentation and information released during the course of the tender process. This exercise will be conducted on the Midlands and Lancashire CSU portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (i) Candidates should register on the portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of thewebsite is free of charge). If your organisation has registered previously, you do not need to re-register; (ii) Once registered, candidates must submit your reply on the website and by email by the deadline stated.For technical support in submitting your expression of interest contact the BravoSolution Help-desk on +448003684850 or E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk. Light Touch Regime' services: This procurement is for clinical services which are Light Touch. Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations ('Regulations'). Accordingly, the contracting authorities are only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authorities are not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The procedure which the contracting authorities are following is set out in the MOI. As the CCG is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service(Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-aa59f275-563a-422d-bc54-9f5e9af7c149
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d696384a-46c8-45b0-84e4-40447336166c
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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

60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£14,600,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Jul 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
19 Jul 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2020 - 31 Mar 2023 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
TELFORD
Postcode
TF7 4BF
Post Town
Telford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG21 Telford and Wrekin
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Telford and Wrekin
Electoral Ward
Madeley & Sutton Hill
Westminster Constituency
Telford

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts. 

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-b5fd17-aa59f275-563a-422d-bc54-9f5e9af7c149-2019-07-12T15:48:25+01:00",
    "date": "2019-07-12T15:48:25+01:00",
    "ocid": "ocds-b5fd17-aa59f275-563a-422d-bc54-9f5e9af7c149",
    "language": "en",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "tender": {
        "id": "STW-18-20",
        "title": "Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) for NHS Shropshire CCG, NHS Telford and Wrekin CCG and Powys Teaching Health Board",
        "description": "NHS Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group and Powys Teaching Health Board jointly wish to invite prospective providers to express their interest for the provison of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) for eligible patients within the local healthcare population. A non-emergency transport service is provided for patients, both adults and children, who have a medical condition which prevents them from using other forms of transport to travel to and from healthcare appointments. It is not for people who require transport for financial or social reasons, or for those requiring an immediate or emergency response. The objectives of the service are to: * Provide transportation booking facilities e.g. telephone line, email, online system etc which are compliant with the Accessible Information Standard. * Provide a dedicated team/s and booking office/s or hub within the geographical locality. * Conduct patient eligibility assessments and manage demand on the service in line with commissioned activity levels. * Determine patient's mobility and moving and handling requirements to identify the type of vehicle and specialist equipment to be used for transportation/movement. * Determine patient's mental health needs for example determine the support a dementia patient would require. * Provide vehicles and transport suitable for our eligible patients according to the patient medical condition/mobility. * Provide patient transport management and liaison with the NHS providers to ensure integration and system flow. * Provide local patient travel advice and sign-posting for patients assessed as not eligible to access the transportation service. The CCG's are looking to appoint a Service Provider or Consortium to deliver this Service for a period of 3 years with an optional 12 months extension available. The successful Provider will be required to sign the NHS Standard Contract for the service and accept all terms and conditions. Additional information: Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body for another NHS body with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services. Any other public sector body wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body. The contract conditions will be set out in the Invitation to Tender. Further details will be made available via documentation and information released during the course of the tender process. This exercise will be conducted on the Midlands and Lancashire CSU portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (i) Candidates should register on the portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of thewebsite is free of charge). If your organisation has registered previously, you do not need to re-register; (ii) Once registered, candidates must submit your reply on the website and by email by the deadline stated.For technical support in submitting your expression of interest contact the BravoSolution Help-desk on +448003684850 or E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk. Light Touch Regime' services: This procurement is for clinical services which are Light Touch. Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations ('Regulations'). Accordingly, the contracting authorities are only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authorities are not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The procedure which the contracting authorities are following is set out in the MOI. As the CCG is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service(Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement.",
        "datePublished": "2019-06-14T11:30:34+01:00",
        "status": "active",
        "classification": {
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "id": "34114122",
            "description": "Patient-transport vehicles"
        },
        "additionalClassifications": [
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "60130000",
                "description": "Special-purpose road passenger-transport services"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "85100000",
                "description": "Health services"
            }
        ],
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "West Midlands",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "West Midlands",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ],
        "value": {
            "amount": 14600000,
            "currency": "GBP"
        },
        "procurementMethod": "open",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure (above threshold)",
        "tenderPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2019-07-19T23:59:59+01:00"
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
            "startDate": "2020-04-01T00:00:00+01:00",
            "endDate": "2023-03-31T23:59:59+01:00"
        },
        "suitability": {
            "sme": true,
            "vcse": true
        },
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d696384a-46c8-45b0-84e4-40447336166c",
                "datePublished": "2019-07-12T15:48:25+01:00",
                "format": "text/html",
                "language": "en"
            },
            {
                "id": "2",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "This Tender can be accessed via tha Bravo eTendering System",
                "url": "https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk"
            }
        ]
    },
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-CFS-120702",
            "name": "NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "NHS Telford and Wrekin CCG, Halesfield, Halesfield 6",
                "locality": "Telford",
                "postalCode": "TF7 4BF",
                "countryName": "England"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Hayley Smith",
                "email": "h.smith27@nhs.net",
                "telephone": "07770493216"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-CFS-120702",
        "name": "NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit"
    }
}