Notice Information
Notice Title
Non-Emergency Patient Transport
Notice Description
***This advert is for market engagement only***<br/><br/>NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board intends to undertake a procurement process for the provision of non-emergency patient transport services. <br/><br/>The commissioner has published this Prior Information Notice to support market engagement only at this stage.
Lot Information
Lot 1
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board intends to undertake a procurement process for the provision of non-emergency patient transport services. The aim of the Kent and Medway Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service is to provide non-urgent, planned transportation of eligible Kent and Medway patients with a medical need for transport to and from premises providing NHS healthcare, and/or between providers of NHS-funded healthcare. This encompasses a wide range of vehicle types and levels of care consistent with the patients' medical needs. The service consists of journeys for patients requiring renal dialysis, outpatient appointments, transfers and discharges. The service is critical to support patients and to ensure that health services can work effectively and on time by transporting patients to healthcare appointments and supporting hospital discharges.
The model is based on a single point of access where journey requests are made directly by patients/carers and or appropriate healthcare professionals.
The geographical scope of this contract includes the transport of all Kent and Medway patients to points of care within Kent, Medway, Bromley, Bexley and also King's College Hospital and Guy's and St Thomas' (GSTT) hospital sites.
The Transport Provider will ensure that patients access their hospital treatment on time and that the wider system has timely access to patient transport that supports patient care and flow.
The contract duration is expected to be 5 years with an option to extend once for a period of 3-years.
The commissioner has published this Prior Information Notice to support market engagement only at this stage.
The objective of this engagement is to help the commissioner finalise the service model and procurement strategy.
Providers are invited to attend a virtual market engagement event which will focus on the service specification/requirements and an overview of the procurement process. The event is scheduled for 2nd September at 9.30am. Providers will also be invited to schedule 1:1 meetings with the commissioner following this event to further discuss the service model and procurement strategy. Further event details will be communicated to registered providers.
Providers are asked to complete a short questionnaire as part of the registration process.
The service that this Prior Information Notice (PIN) relates is within scope of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). The Commissioner(s) and AGCSU are bound only by the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply. The Commissioner does not bind itself to commencing or running any public procurement procedure further to, or as a result of, this market engagement. Any subsequent procurement, if undertaken, will be commenced by way of a separate call for competition via a relevant notice published in Find a Tender. Any and all information/documents are draft and subject to change. Additional information: To register to attend the event and access further details please go to the following
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome, register on the system as appropriate,
access project Ref No. C297849 Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service Market Engagement- Kent & Medway' and complete the short questionnaire to register your attendance.
Please register by 5pm on 23.08.2024
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-048535
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023492-2024
- 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
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85100000 - Health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Jul 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 6 Oct 2024Expired
- 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 KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- William Clark
- Contact Email
- william.clark7@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MAIDSTONE
- Postcode
- ME15 6NB
- Post Town
- Rochester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ45 Mid Kent
- Delivery Location
- TLJ4 Kent
-
- Local Authority
- Maidstone
- Electoral Ward
- High Street
- Westminster Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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