Tender

Specialised Critical Care Ambulance Transport Services for the East Midlands and West Midlands Regions

NHS ENGLAND AND NHS IMPROVEMENT

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Planning

27 Jul 2021 at 17:14

TenderUpdate

17 Jun 2021 at 12:36

Summary of the contracting process

NHS England and NHS Improvement is currently in the tendering stage of a procurement process titled "Specialised Critical Care Ambulance Transport Services for the East Midlands and West Midlands Regions." This tender pertains to the healthcare industry, specifically the provision of ambulance services, as classified under CPV code 85143000. The procurement aims to enhance critical care transport services and spans a contract period of approximately seven years. Bids are expected to be submitted electronically, with the revised deadline for submissions set for 12:00 pm on Friday, 2nd July 2021, following an extension from the original date of 28th June 2021. The services will be delivered across the East Midlands and West Midlands regions of the United Kingdom.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses experienced in healthcare transport services, particularly those specialising in ambulance services. Companies that offer innovative solutions for critical care, including transport management and patient safety enhancements, will be well-positioned to compete for this contract. The successful provider will play a crucial role in improving the safety and efficiency of critical care transfers for neonatal and adult patients, which in turn could lead to growing their business by securing significant contracts with the NHS and enhancing their profile in the healthcare industry.

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Notice Title

Specialised Critical Care Ambulance Transport Services for the East Midlands and West Midlands Regions

Notice Description

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement - Specialised Commissioning Team (referred to as the Commissioner) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver the Specialised Critical Care Ambulance Transport Services for the East Midlands region and the West Midlands regional Adult Critical Care Transfer service. NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) is acting as an agent for and on behalf of the Commissioner and is supporting the procurement process. NHS England and NHS Improvement - Specialised Commissioning Team are the contracting and commissioning authority for the contract resultant from this procurement and the contract will be held between them and the successful bidder.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The key objective of this procurement is to select a provider for delivering the specialised critical care ambulance transport services, to support: * Neonatal critical care (NCC); * Paediatric critical care (PCC); and * Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) services for paediatric and adult service users. In addition, by commissioning a combined Critical Care Ambulance Transport for NCC, PCC and ECMO pathways the Commissioner(s) would like to attain the following: * Improve clinical care and safety for patients, * Improve patient experience, * Improve performance against KPIs included within the service specification, * Improve activation times as a result of dedicated ambulance resources, * Enhance mainstream 999 ambulance service performance by commissioning a dedicated service, thus reducing the demand upon emergency resources being utilised for retrieval activity, * Increase retrieval service resilience for the NCC, PCC and ECMO pathways in the East Midlands and West Midlands regions, * Increase Emergency Preparedness Resilience Response (EPRR) regional and national response capacity for Major Incidents and system capacity issues, * Connect the transfer teams to clinical hubs via secure vehicle video and telemedicine link and provide them a consultant level remote decision support.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b457
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011493-2021
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85143000 - Ambulance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£19,250,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jul 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Jun 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS ENGLAND AND NHS IMPROVEMENT
Contact Name
Charlotte Highcock
Contact Email
charlotte.highcock@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE19 1SX
Post Town
Leicester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Delivery Location
TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England)

Local Authority
Blaby
Electoral Ward
Enderby
Westminster Constituency
South Leicestershire

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