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Patient Transport Service

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board

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Planning

12 Apr 2023 at 16:57

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process is for the provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) across Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Merseyside and Cumbria. The buying organisation, Midlands and Lancashire CSU, in collaboration with several NHS Integrated Care Boards, is planning this tender titled "Patient Transport Service". The industry category is transport services. The procurement stage is planned, with a future notice date of 6th June 2023. The total contract value is approximately £59 million per year for 5 years, extendable for 2 or 3 years. The engagement meeting for potential bidders is scheduled for 25th April 2023 in the North West of England.

This procurement process offers opportunities for businesses in the transport services sector to compete for the contract to provide NEPTS in the specified regions. Companies with experience in planned and unplanned patient transport services, as well as enhanced priority service transport for critical treatments, would be well-suited to bid. The contracting authority, comprising multiple NHS Integrated Care Boards, will be evaluating bids based on the geographical LOTs within Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Merseyside, and Cumbria. Businesses interested in participating should request attendance for the engagement meeting by 21st April 2023 to discuss the tender requirements and potential contract terms.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Patient Transport Service

Notice Description

Midlands and Lancashire CSU is working with NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB); NHS Greater Manchester ICB; NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB; and NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB who are looking to undertake a future procurement for the provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) to cover Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Merseyside and Cumbria.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Midlands and Lancashire CSU is working with NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB); NHS Greater Manchester ICB; NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB; and NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB who are looking to undertake a future procurement for the provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) to cover Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Merseyside and Cumbria delivering:

- Planned Patient Transport - for routine outpatient appointments
- Unplanned Patient Transport - for discharges / short notice bookings
- Enhanced Priority Service Transport - for time critical transport for patients attending for haemodialysis or oncology treatments

The ICBs plan to divide the geographical footprint into LOTs based on either existing County or ICB areas. When the Invitation to Tender is published, bidders will be invited to bid for one, more or all of the LOTs available.

The ICBs are inviting any organisation who would wish to bid for the service to a virtual bidder engagement meeting to discuss the requirements of the service and answer any questions that any potential bidder may have. The engagement meeting is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 25th April 2023.

The draft specification will be made available to participants in the engagement meetings. All questions and answers will be recorded and share with any participating organisation.

If you wish to participate in the engagement meetings, please e-mail mlcsu.tendersnorth@nhs.net to arrange attendance and receive further details. The deadline for requesting attendance is 12pm on Friday 21st April 2023.

The potential contract will be valued at approximately PS59 million per year across all the ICB areas; and the contract duration will be for 5 years with the potential to extend for a further period of 2 or 3 years (to be confirmed).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03be2f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010550-2023
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

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£472,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Apr 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
6 Jun 2023Expired
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
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Additional Buyers

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board

NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
PR2 8DY
Postcode Area
Preston
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD45 Mid Lancashire
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Preston
Electoral Ward
Sharoe Green
Westminster Constituency
Ribble Valley

Further Information

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