Tender

London Region Adult Critical Care Patient Transfer Service

NHS ENGLAND - LONDON (SPECIALISED COMMISSIONING)

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Planning

27 Sep 2022 at 10:07

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU), on behalf of NHS England, London Region, is conducting a tender process for the provision of a Specialised Adult Critical Care Patient Transfer Service. The contract is expected to last for 5 years with a possible extension of up to 2 years, with services slated to commence from 1st April 2023. The anticipated contract value is £4.4 million annually. Interested parties are encouraged to engage in a market questionnaire to aid in the selection of a Lead Provider to establish, deliver, and maintain the service. The submission deadline for the questionnaire is 12pm on Thursday 18th October 2022.

This tender opportunity presents the chance for businesses providing ambulance or hospital-related services to compete for a significant public procurement contract. The procurement process involves a selective competitive procedure with negotiation. Businesses with expertise in critical care patient transfer services or healthcare provision are well-suited to participate in this tender. The contracting authority for this service is NHS England (London Region), and interested parties can access further details and submit bids via the EU Supply portal. A market engagement event is also scheduled for Friday 7th October 2022, offering prospective bidders the opportunity to interact with the commissioner and get clarifications. Overall, this procurement process aims to establish a high-quality service that ensures standardised care, enhanced patient experience, and equitable access for all patients within the London region.

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Notice Title

London Region Adult Critical Care Patient Transfer Service

Notice Description

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU), on behalf of NHS England, London Region (referred to as the Commissioner), is undertaking a market engagement exercise to understand the current and future capacity and capability of the providers and potential providers to establish, deliver and maintain a Specialised Adult Critical Care Patient Transfer service (ACCTS) for London region. Interested parties are encouraged to register their interest and participate in the market questionnaire which will provide feedback to commissioners. The contract duration is expected to be five years with an option to extend the Contract for up to a further two years (Maximum contract duration seven years). The successful provider is expected to be fully operational, providing services from 1st April 2023. It is anticipated that the service provision resultant of this procurement with have a maximum annual value of PS4.4 million per annum.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU), on behalf of NHS England, London Region (referred to as the Commissioner), is undertaking a market engagement exercise to understand the current and future capacity and capability of the providers and potential providers to deliver a Specialised Adult Critical Care Patient Transfer service (ACCTS) for London region. Interested parties are encouraged to register their interest and participate in the market questionnaire which will provide feedback to commissioners. The key objective of the anticipated procurement is to select a Lead Provider responsible for establishing, delivering and maintaining a regional ACCTS for London. The service would provide coordination, triage, decision-support and transfer of critically ill patients between hospitals for escalation to specialist care, repatriation and capacity reasons. It is primarily focused on intra region transfers but must be capable of delivering inter regional transfers and have the ability to surge capacity when the Adult Critical Care (ACC) service is under pressure. By commissioning a regional ACCTS for London, the Commissioner would like to attain the following: * Standardised clinical care and safety for all patients, * Improved and consistent patient experience, * Improved equity in access for all patients across the region * Improved activation times as a result of dedicated ambulance resources, * Collaborative working arrangements between all London ICS's and the NHS ambulance provider * Improved data reporting and monitoring systems throughout the whole patient journey that are utilised to continuously evaluate and improve service delivery * Improved governance framework and processes for the entire service It is anticipated that the Lead Provider would hold overall accountability for the regional ACCTS and contract but would work closely with their identified partners across London to align service delivery with service and population requirements; understand variation and local population needs in each of the five London ICS; and co-ordinate consistent, high-quality patient care across London. The Commissioners therefore actively encourage partnership applications that adopt a collaborative approach in working with key partners across London. This notice is to advise prospective providers in the market of the commissioner's intention to commission this service and to provide an opportunity to engage with and participate in a market engagement questionnaire. The commissioner seeks to understand from the market what might be the most attractive and feasible commissioning approach for an effective, efficient and high-quality pan-London delivery model that provides equity of access and outcomes for the population it serves. The outcome of this market engagement will help inform commissioners of the current and future capacity and capability of the market and will be considered with other evidence to inform the commissioning approach. NHS England (London Region) is the contracting and commissioning authority for this service and wishes to commission centres in London region as part of a collaborative pan-London network arrangement. The questionnaire is available through the EU Supply portal: https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=agcsu There will also be an opportunity to attend a market engagement event via Microsoft Teams at 1pm on Friday 7th October 2022. If you would like to participate in this event, please email anna.salt@nhs.net by 5pm on Thursday 6th October 2022. All slides and questions and responses will be made available to all bidders following the event. The reference is 59135 and the closing date for submission of the completed questionnaire will be: 12pm midday on Thursday 18th October 2022.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-036bb8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027008-2022
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85110000 - Hospital and related services

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
27 Sep 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
18 Oct 2022Expired
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 - LONDON (SPECIALISED COMMISSIONING)
Contact Name
Anna Salt
Contact Email
anna.salt@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 8UG
Post Town
South East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI45 Lambeth
Delivery Location
TLI London

Local Authority
Lambeth
Electoral Ward
Waterloo & South Bank
Westminster Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

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