Planning

LSC ICB Non Emergency Patient Transport Service

NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA ICB

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Planning

12 Apr 2023 at 16:19

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board is seeking to procure Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) covering Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Merseyside, and Cumbria. This procurement, titled "LSC ICB Non Emergency Patient Transport Service," is currently in the planning stage. The key milestone for engagement ends on April 21, 2023. The procurement is valued at approximately £59 million per year across all areas and has a contract duration of 5 years which can potentially extend for a further 2 or 3 years.

This tender presents a lucrative opportunity for organisations providing transport services specifically for healthcare operations. Businesses that can offer Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) for routine outpatient appointments, discharges, short notice bookings, and time-critical transport for treatments are well-suited to compete. Since the buyer is the NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, SMEs and VCSEs are encouraged to participate in this tender. The engagement meeting for potential bidders is scheduled for April 25, 2023, offering a chance to discuss service requirements and clarify any queries.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

LSC ICB Non Emergency Patient Transport Service

Notice Description

Midlands and Lancashire CSU is working with NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB); NHS Greater Manchester ICB; NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB; and NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB who are looking to undertake a future procurement for the provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) to cover Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Merseyside and Cumbria. Additional information: The ICBs are looking to undertake a future procurement for the provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) to cover Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Merseyside and Cumbria delivering: - Planned Patient Transport - for routine outpatient appointments - Unplanned Patient Transport - for discharges / short notice bookings - Enhanced Priority Service Transport - for time critical transport for patients attending for haemodialysis or oncology treatments The ICBs plan to divide the geographical footprint into LOTs based on either existing County or ICB areas. When the Invitation to Tender is published, bidders will be invited to bid for one, more or all of the LOTs available. The ICBs are inviting any organisation who would wish to bid for the service to a virtual bidder engagement meeting to discuss the requirements of the service and answer any questions that any potential bidder may have. The engagement meeting is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 25th April 2023. The draft specification will be made available to participants in the engagement meetings. All questions and answers will be recorded and share with any participating organisation. If you wish to participate in the engagement meetings, please e-mail mlcsu.tendersnorth@nhs.net to arrange attendance and receive further details. The deadline for requesting attendance is 12pm on Friday 21st April 2023. The potential contract will be valued at approximately PS59 million per year across all the ICB areas; and the contract duration will be for 5 years with the potential to extend for a further period of 2 or 3 years (to be confirmed). This procurement is for Social and other specific 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') http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedule/3/made Accordingly, the Contracting Authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regime Section 7 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/part/2/chapter/3/made The Contracting Authority is not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. As the ICB 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. Right to Cancel: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process at any time, which shall include the right not to award a contract or contracts, and does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender, or any tender received, and reserves the right to award a contract in part, or to call for new tenders should it consider this necessary.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-f2bb3d55-08b0-40d5-8de0-ce9793268b0b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4b427be1-8fef-42d8-8644-b78c153e6ff3
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Apr 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
21 Apr 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA ICB
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PRESTON
Postcode
PR26 6TT
Post Town
Preston
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD45 Mid Lancashire
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
South Ribble
Electoral Ward
Farington West
Westminster Constituency
South Ribble

Further Information

Notice Documents

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