Notice Information
Notice Title
Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) - Discharges and 'On the Day' Activity
Notice Description
Provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) - Discharges and 'On the Day' Activity service
Lot Information
Lot 1
Provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) - Discharges and 'On the Day' Activity service
Procurement Information
The contract with current incumbent terminates on the 24th April 2024, earlier than anticipated following a request from the current incumbent. NHS Dorset can issue an NHS contract of their choice to a new provider, in terms of value, model and activity. Under the new Provider Selection Regime there is an option to evoke the urgent award clause in urgent situations when the requirement does not follow one of the provider selection processes in the Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023, Part 2 Procurement processes. NHS Dorset intends to evoke - Regulation 14 - Urgent award or modification 14. (1) (2 a b & c) page 12 as the The Suitable Provider process was considered as it has an element of competition to it but following the eight-step process, even with no challenges it would leave a 5-week mobilisation period. This is not felt to be sufficient and would increase the cost of delivering the service. This provider already delivers a similar service within the system and therefore recent due diligence exists. Due to the circumstances there was no time to carry out a full procurement process and patient transport is a commissioner requested service and the responsibility of the ICB to commission and the system would fail without a service, leading to potential patient harm. Due to having existing service mobilising a smaller similar service alongside was felt to be achievable in the timescale available. The reasons why regulation 14 applied: 1. The early termination of the current contract by the current incumbent made the contract award urgent in order to maintain continuity of service 2. This early contract termination was not foreseen as the current incumbent only signed the contract in July 2023 and there was no indication at the time of contract signing that the current incumbent would terminate the contract early. 3. A delay in the award of the contract would likely pose a risk to patient safety 4.Timescales imposed on NHS Dorset by the early termination of the current contract mean NHS Dorset would not be able to satisfy the requirements of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 regulations 6 to 13
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0453ce
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012886-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
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
- £5,110,158 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Apr 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Mar 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- N H S DORSET
- Contact Name
- Andy Squire
- Contact Email
- andy.squire@nhsdorset.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1305368900
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DORCHESTER
- Postcode
- DT1 1TG
- Post Town
- Dorchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK64 Dorset
- Delivery Location
- TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Dorset
- Electoral Ward
- Dorchester West
- Westminster Constituency
- West Dorset
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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