--- title: "Specialised Transport Co-ordination Service - East Midlands." ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7c27fff2-751b-4a26-a1ff-f6115ae58f48" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7c27fff2-751b-4a26-a1ff-f6115ae58f48" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7c27fff2-751b-4a26-a1ff-f6115ae58f48.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7c27fff2-751b-4a26-a1ff-f6115ae58f48.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2022-06-28" --- # Specialised Transport Co-ordination Service - East Midlands. Buyer: NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7c27fff2-751b-4a26-a1ff-f6115ae58f48 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7c27fff2-751b-4a26-a1ff-f6115ae58f48) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7c27fff2-751b-4a26-a1ff-f6115ae58f48.json) ## Summary The NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for the "Specialised Transport Co-ordination Service" in the East Midlands region. The market engagement exercise aims to gauge the capacity and capabilities of potential providers for a service that coordinates urgent and emergency transport requests. Interested parties should submit their completed questionnaires by 12:00 noon on 25th July 2022. An engagement event via Microsoft Teams is scheduled for 12th July 2022 from 9:30 am to 10:30 am, allowing for direct interaction with the commissioners. This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses engaged in healthcare logistics and emergency medical services, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations. Companies with experience in urgent transport services, coordination of medical transfers, or those equipped to meet the demands of a 24/7 operational environment are well-positioned to compete for this contract. Participation in the market questionnaire and engagement events can provide valuable insights into the commissioners' needs, making it essential for interested businesses to actively engage with the process. ## Notice NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU), on behalf of NHS England (referred to as the Commissioner), is undertaking a market engagement exercise to understand the current and future capacity and capability of the providers and potential providers within this specialised area. Interested parties are encouraged to register their interest and participate in the market questionnaire which will provide feedback to commissioners. The procurement is to commission a service that is able to receive and coordinate all urgent and emergency requests via telephone and digital routes for intra-uterine, neonatal transfer (CenTre), paediatric critical care (CoMET - Children's Medical Emergency Transport Service), and ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) advice on resuscitation and stabilisation and/or patient transfers to and from general hospitals to specialist treatment centres. The service will manage requests according to agreed protocols and act as a conduit to support the provision of advice, patient referrals and transfers being processed. The service will be delivered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The service will respond to all requests within the Key Performance Indicators. This notice is to advise prospective providers in the market of the commissioner's intention to commission this service and to provide an opportunity to engage with and participate in a market engagement questionnaire. The outcome of this market engagement will help inform commissioners of the current and future capacity and capability of the market and will be considered with other evidence to inform the commissioning approach. NHS England East Midlands Specialised Commissioning is the contracting and commissioning authority for this service and wishes to commission centres across England to be delivered as part of a network arrangement. The questionnaire is available through the EU Supply portal: https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=agcsu There will also be an opportunity to attend a market engagement event via Microsoft Teams at 9.30am - 10.30am on Tuesday 12th July 2022. If you would like to participate in this event, please email josselin.canevet@nhs.net by 12pm on Monday 11th July 2022. All slides and questions and responses will be made available to all bidders following the event. The reference is 54523 and the closing date for submission of the completed questionnaire will be: 12:00 Monday 25th July 2022. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc02d75b-5409-4a61-b18b-f20a4f909470 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Jun 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 25 Jul 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | Locality | LEICESTER | | Post town | Leicester | | Postcode | LE3 8RA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland | | Local authority | Blaby | | Electoral ward | Glenfield Faire | | Westminster constituency | Mid Leicestershire | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services ### Codes - 75122000 - Administrative healthcare services ## Release History - 28 Jun 2022 at 09:25 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc02d75b-5409-4a61-b18b-f20a4f909470 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc02d75b-5409-4a61-b18b-f20a4f909470 28th June 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=agcsu - https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/spec-services/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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