Notice Information
Notice Title
Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service in Lincolnshire
Notice Description
NHS Lincolnshire ICB are seeking a suitably qualified and capable Provider/s to provide a Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service across Lincolnshire. The patient transport Provider/s will be flexible, adaptable and resilient and will work in partnership with the health system to ensure that the patient transport service is able to respond to the changing landscape of health service delivery in Lincolnshire.
Lot Information
Lot 1 - Call Handling & Assessment
The Provider will deliver an integrated call handling, eligibility assessment and transport co-ordination function as part of the wider Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS). The Provider will ensure patients meet the eligibility criteria that is in place from time to time and support all eligible patients to travel to and from healthcare settings in a timely manner, without adverse impact on their medical condition. The call handling and eligibility assessment service will: * Be safe and of high quality and that meets all relevant statutory and national guidance and guidelines, and best practice and compliance requirements; * Deliver high levels of patient and health care practitioner satisfaction; * Respond to and meet the changing needs for patient transport services for Lincolnshire patients; * Be efficient and cost effective; * Deliver social value. The key aims and objectives of the service are as follows: * Delivery of outstanding patient and health care practitioner experience; o Transport will arrive within agreed time limits; o No excessive waits for outbound journeys; o Fast track and care home journeys delivered to agreed times; o Service is responsive to unforeseen journey delays; o Reduction in number of journeys undertaken late at night. * Support for the delivery of excellent hospital flow o Zero re-beds due to patient transport issues; o Reduction in HCP time to book / chase transport / resolve out transport issues. * Minimum levels of aborted and cancelled journeys; * Delivery of COVID safe journeys and support to COVID pathways; * Support delivery of emerging new care models; * Signposting of patients who do not meet the eligibility criteria to potential other means of fulfilling their journey including public, voluntary and community transport; * Cost within acceptable limits. The service will operate 24 hours a day 7 days a week, 365 days a year (366 days in a leap year) based on changing activity profiles particularly over weekends and as the 7 day working agenda expands and the impact of COVID recovery and response.
Lot 2 - Journey DeliveryThe Provider will deliver a journey delivery service that is responsive to patient need and journey times as determined by the call handling service function as part of the wider Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS). The patient transport journey Provider will deliver a service that: * Supports patients to receive the best possible outcome from their contact with health services; * Supports a reduction in inequalities The patient transport service will: * Be safe and of high quality and that meets all relevant statutory and national guidance and guidelines, and best practice and compliance requirements; * Delivers high levels of patient and health care practitioner satisfaction; * Respond to and meet the changing needs for patient transport services for Lincolnshire patients; * Is efficient and cost effective; * Delivers social value. The key aims and objectives of the service are as follows: * Delivery of outstanding patient and health care practitioner experience o Transport will arrive within agreed time limits; o No excessive waits for outbound journeys; o Fast track and care home journeys delivered to agreed times; o Service is responsive to unforeseen journey delays; o Reduction in number of journeys undertaken late at night. * Support for the delivery of excellent hospital flow: o Zero re-beds due to patient transport issues; o Reduction in HCP time to book / chase transport / resolve transport issues. * Minimum levels of aborted and cancelled journeys; * Delivery of COVID safe journeys and support to COVID pathways; * Support delivery of emerging new care models; * Cost within acceptable limits. The patient transport service will operate 24 hours a day 7 days a week, 365 days a year (366 days in a leap year) based on changing activity profiles particularly over weekends and as the 7 day working agenda expands and the impact of COVID recovery and response. The core hours of the service are 00.00 to 24.00 Monday to Sunday.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-02b168
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006832-2023
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85100000 - Health services
85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £88,863,753 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Mar 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 25 Jun 2021Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 15 Feb 20233 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS LINCOLNSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Sarah Davies
- Contact Email
- agem.procurementeastmids@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- +44 1111111
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SLEAFORD
- Postcode
- NG34 8GG
- Post Town
- Nottingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF3 Lincolnshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF30 Lincolnshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLF3 Lincolnshire
-
- Local Authority
- North Kesteven
- Electoral Ward
- Sleaford Holdingham
- Westminster Constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham
Further Information
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