Notice Information
Notice Title
Market Engagement for Commercial Strategy for Urgent Care PPs
Notice Description
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) are undertaking a full commercial review to reset its commercial strategy for delivering sustainable private provider Urgent Care as an extension of in-house Urgent Care.
Lot Information
Lot 1
SCAS provides urgent care to more than four million people across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, and Oxfordshire. To achieve 999 operational performance, and response time standards, the Trust relies partly on the use of commercial 'Private Provider' resources to support its own in-house capacity. The requirement to use external resources is continuing to grow as demand increases. The spend on the Private Providers for the previous four years has been approximately PS15 million per annum, for the forthcoming year from 1st April 2022, the spend is forecasted at PS30 million. SCAS, as lead Contracting Authority, is seeking via this Prior Information Notice (PIN) to engage with the market with previous, current, and potentially new Private Providers by understanding the market. By understanding the market to establish the strategy for the next five-year period. SCAS's requirements for the Commercial Strategy for Urgent Care PPs is to successfully fulfil project objectives and complete the project as intended throughout the Trust. The objectives are as follows: 1. A full commercial review of all aspects pertaining to Urgent Care provision undertaken by Private Providers, including but not limited to: - The cost of delivery - from staff to vehicles to premises and clinical compliance. - The 'company model' in terms of the structure, methodology, market sustainability and employment contracts. - Scalability. - Internal training and development - Contract length. - Adding value to the NHS in terms of other services provided such as NEPTS, training for NHS staff. 2. Developing a more effective and constantly improving supplier relationship model in line with the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply. 3. The output of an effective rolling Commercial Strategy that works with the market to meet the ever-changing needs of the NHS. The current Private Providers are issued with a 12-month contract from 31st March - 1st April. SCAS has been issuing the same contract for 4 years with very little or no input from the Private Providers. The current model of tendering for the Urgent Care via Private Providers is not fully meeting the Trust requirements. The recommendation, therefore, is to engage with the market and drive the required change that is essential to meet the Trust needs effectively.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03264f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008117-2022
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- 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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Mar 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 30 May 2022Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTH CENTRAL AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Heerum Fleary
- Contact Email
- heerum.fleary@scas.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 7966558019
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BICESTER
- Postcode
- OX26 6HR
- Post Town
- Oxford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
-
- Local Authority
- Cherwell
- Electoral Ward
- Bicester South and Ambrosden
- Westminster Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock
Further Information
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