Notice Information
Notice Title
British Red Cross Oncology Voluntary Car Service
Notice Description
The service provides a dedicated voluntary car driver service for eligible Service Users (and their Escorts) accessing oncology services for courses of chemotherapy or radiotherapy combined with other cancer treatments. The service operates between 8am and 8pm, supporting patients traveling to Musgrove Beacon Centre and Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre The service plays a vital role in ensuring patients can access essential treatment.
Lot Information
Lot 1
NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board ("the ICB") intends to award a contract to an existing provider, British Red Cross, following a Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process C in accordance with the criteria outlined in Regulation (9) of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 whilst a competitive process is undertaken. The service provides a dedicated voluntary car driver service for eligible Service Users (and their Escorts) accessing oncology services for courses of chemotherapy or radiotherapy combined with other cancer treatments. Scope of Services A voluntary car service to transport eligible service users to their oncology related healthcare appointments. The service: * Provides and manages volunteer drivers who use their own vehicles or one provided by the organisation. * Operates between 8am and 8pm, supporting service users traveling to Musgrove Beacon Centre and Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre * Provides support for service users and carers, this may include signposting to other relevant services including those provided by British Red Cross. To prevent disruption to vital services, the ICB has taken the decision to directly award a 1 year with a possible extension of up to a further year to support continuity of service to The British Red Cross Society. The estimated contract value is PS209,425 per annum and will initially cover the period from 1st April 2025 to 31 March 2026. This advert is published NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
Options: For any number of periods up to a further 12 months.
Procurement Information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 11/06/25. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-052888
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028331-2025
- 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
85100000 - Health services
85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £418,850 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 30 Apr 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS SOMERSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- somicb.contracts-admin@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- YEOVIL
- Postcode
- BA22 8HR
- Post Town
- Bath
- 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
- Brympton
- Westminster Constituency
- Yeovil
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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