Tender

Invitation to tender for the provision of Emergency and Urgent Care Private Ambulance Services

SOUTH CENTRAL AMBULANCE SERVICE

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Tender

08 Mar 2023 at 11:09

Summary of the contracting process

The South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is inviting tenders for the provision of Emergency and Urgent Care Private Ambulance Services. The tender comprises three core regional lots and a capacity fill lot, with contracts lasting 5 years for the core lots and 1 year for the capacity fill lot. The total value of the tender is £200 million. The deadline for submissions is April 1, 2023. The buying organisation is seeking bids from organisations that can mobilize to meet the requirements.

This tender for Ambulance services by the South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust presents business growth opportunities for organisations in the healthcare and emergency services industry. Companies with experience in providing A&E Private Ambulance Services and the capacity to serve the specified regions are well-suited to compete. The selective procurement method through competitive dialogue emphasises the need for high-quality service providers to meet the Trust's long-term strategic partnerships for Private Provider 999 services over the next 5 years.

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Notice Title

Invitation to tender for the provision of Emergency and Urgent Care Private Ambulance Services

Notice Description

The South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust ("SCAS" & "the Head Provider") is issuing this invitation to tender ("ITT") in connection with the competitive procurement of Emergency and Urgent Care Private Ambulances. SCAS provides a range of emergency, urgent care and non-emergency healthcare services, along with commercial logistics services. The Trust delivers most of these services to the populations of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire as well as non-emergency patient transport services in Surrey and Sussex. The Non-emergency Patient Transport Service is out of scope for this work. SCAS' 999 Emergency Service operates around the clock and serves a population of more than four million people across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire. Following the strategic review of existing Private Provider (PP) 999 services, the Trust has decided to develop longer term strategic partnerships to meet its continuing requirements for PP 999 services over the next 5 years. SCAS is seeking the provision of a range of A&E Private Ambulance Services ("the Services"). The tender comprises two categories of contracts: 3 core Regional Lots of c2,000 hours per week in each lot. Regional Lot contracts will be let for 5 years with an option to extend by two further periods of 1 year without re-competition. Based on current demand estimates the territories for each Regional Lot will be: Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire East Berkshire and South Buckinghamshire Hampshire A "Capacity Fill" Lot to supplement the core Lots. The Capacity Fill Lot will have multiple contracts which will normally be let for a period of 1 year (initial contracts may be let for 6 months to align end dates with Head Provider Financial Year). Based on current demand estimates, the total requirement for these will be around 3,000 hours per week. The Head Provider is seeking bids from those organisations that can evidence the capacity to mobilize to meet the requirements for the Lots they bid for.

Lot Information

Region 1 - Oxfordshire, Milton Keynes & North Buckinghamshire and West Berkshire

As per the header description

Region 2 - East Berkshire and South Buckinghamshire

As per the header description

Region 3 - Hampshire

As per the header description

Capacity Fill

As per header description

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b076
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006710-2023
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive dialogue
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
£200,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Mar 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
1 Apr 2023Expired
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
SOUTH CENTRAL AMBULANCE SERVICE
Contact Name
Sandra Milburn
Contact Email
sandra.milburn@scas.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7966558157

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
Not specified

Local Authority
Cherwell
Electoral Ward
Bicester South and Ambrosden
Westminster Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock

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