Notice Information
Notice Title
CLOSURE OF DPS: Dynamic Purchasing System to provide Extra Vehicle and Staff Capacity to deliver Non-emergency Patient Transport Services. Reference number: RBA/TS/LOC/0342
Notice Description
This notice closes the abovenamed DPS with immediate effect.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport (NEPT) services for Somerset is delivered by different suppliers under contracts awarded through the Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) for use by Acute and Non Acute hospital Trusts, Community Hospitals and other non-acute care establishments and GP Practices within Somerset. Transport is provided depending on patient needs and eligibility for the NEPT service together with the supplier's capacity and availability to supply service.
The DPS will be available for use by all public sector bodies within Somerset, the CCG, Community Hospitals and other Care Providers and other organisations approved by the CCG. All call off contracts will be administered by Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust through the Atamis e-Tendering Portal. Additional information: This DPS was previously advertised via OJEU. Notice number 2016/S 127-227772. The Authority has changed e-tendering portal and is unable to amend the original notice now the UK has left the EU.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-042936
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000266-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Dynamic, Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted 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
- £1,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Aug 20267 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2016 - 31 Aug 2026 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Transport Buyer
- Contact Email
- servicesteam.procurement@somersetft.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TAUNTON
- Postcode
- TA1 5DA
- Post Town
- Taunton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK62 Somerset
- Delivery Location
- TLK23 Somerset CC
-
- Local Authority
- Somerset
- Electoral Ward
- Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
- Westminster Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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