Notice Information
Notice Title
Taxi & Courier Services
Notice Description
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) intends to tender for Taxi and Courier Services on behalf of its hospitals, GP Premises and/or Sexual Health Premises (Umbrella) located within the Birmingham and / or outer Birmingham region. The majority of Trust Taxi activity is within the West Midlands Region. Following the acquisition of the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust on 1.4.2018, our hospitals include: Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Edgbaston), Good Hope Hospital (Sutton Coldfield), Solihull Hospital and Birmingham Heartlands Hospital (East Birmingham). Taxi and Courier services shall include the movement of staff, patients, specimens (Category B) and medical equipment / devices on the same day and / or next day basis. Courier services may include UK and International collection / delivery. The Trust is considering awarding contracts to 1 or more providers dependent upon capacity, experience and value for money. Contract duration: minimum 3 years. Update: 23/11/18 - The Authority has now published its draft set of Tender Documents and Q&A's following a Supplier Engagement Event held on 23/08/18. All of the Suppliers who expressed an interest to the previous Supplier Engagement Event have been automatically invited to access PQQ 28526. The Authority is seeking comments / feedback on these documents and have included a Supplier Consultation Questionnaire (2 pages) to capture feedback - this must be returned using the Bravo portal by the Friday 7th December at Noon. If any other Suppliers wish to access these DRAFT documents, please follow the registration instructions below. Additional information: How to register a) Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you choose and click 'Save' when complete. You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure); b) Express an Interest in the Tender - Login to the portal with the username / password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open to All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Browse the PQQs (there may be more than one page and select 'pqq_28526' by clicking on it. - 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; c). Responding to the Tender - 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 PQQ/ 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 help desk Lots 2) The lots listed above are indicative and UHB reserves the right to amend and/or reduce the number of lots following pre-tender market engagement. TUPE 3) Please be advised that TUPE may apply to this contract. Contract Live Date 4) The Trust anticipates that contracts will be awarded April 2019 with a go live date of 1.7.2019 at the latest; preferably sooner if timescales permit. Trust Profile: 5) UHB is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national, and international population. Our multiple sites, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic see and treat more than 2 200 000 people every year.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-f72bdb77-6e7e-497b-aec9-df802f4557c5
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2ff265bc-299a-4af0-9674-9bd7a8c17ed4
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Not specified
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
-
- CPV Codes
60120000 - Taxi services
64120000 - Courier services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Jan 20197 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Mar 2019Expired
- 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
- UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BIRMINGHAM
- Postcode
- B15 2WB
- Post Town
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG31 Birmingham
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Birmingham
- Electoral Ward
- Edgbaston
- Westminster Constituency
- Birmingham Edgbaston
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2ff265bc-299a-4af0-9674-9bd7a8c17ed4
8th January 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder -
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https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:310941-2018:TEXT:EN:HTML
Link to Prior Information Notice (Tenders Electronic Daily)
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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.
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