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title: "North West Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service"
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# North West Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service

Buyer: NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8bd7d593-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The North West Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service procurement, co-ordinated by NHS Blackpool CCG Ambulance Commissioning, aims to re-commission services that expired on 30th June 2016. This project involves five separate contracts across the North West region of the United Kingdom, managed under an open procurement method designed to allow fair participation. The contract period is set from 1st July 2016 to 30th June 2021, with a total value of £219.5 million. Bidders have the opportunity to submit proposals for one or more lots corresponding to each NHS area, including Cumbria, Lancashire, Cheshire, Merseyside, and Greater Manchester.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for companies in the healthcare transportation sector, particularly those capable of providing safe and reliable non-emergency patient transport services. Businesses with experience in logistics, fleet management, and patient care services are well-suited to compete. The scale of this procurement represents the largest of its kind undertaken by the NHS in England, suggesting that successful bidders could establish long-lasting relationships with NHS organisations while improving access to healthcare for patients across the North West.

## Notice

The existing five non-emergency patient transport service (PTS) contracts in the North West (NW) region are expired on 30th June 2016. NHS Blackpool CCG Ambulance Commissioning is co-ordinating the re-commissioning of these services, on behalf of the 33 NW CCGs. NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) is an agent of the Lead Commissioner, and are acting on their behalf to carry out the Procurement of the Service. This exercise will took place under an open, fair and transparent procurement process, designed to allow all potential providers or consortia, the opportunity to demonstrate approaches by which they would deliver safe, reliable and cost-effective patient transport services to eligible patients in the North West. The eligibility of patients for this service is determined by the Department of Health Eligibility Criteria. Additional information: The key strategic objectives of the procurement and subsequent service to be delivered were to: * Satisfy CCG's responsibility for the provision of suitable transport for eligible patients * Ensure patients equity of access to healthcare * Deliver measureable improvements in patient experience * Obtain best value for money PTS comprises the movement of patients whose condition is not considered an 'emergency' between patients' homes, hospitals, community settings or other treatment centres, for people referred for consultations, treatments or procedures. This can and should encompass a wide range of vehicle types and levels of care consistent with the patients' medical need(s). The procurement was split into the 5 Lots for each of the Commissioners and Bidders were able to bid for 1,2,3,4 or all 5 Lots. The Lots are as detailed below: * Lot 1 - Patient Transport Service for NHS Cumbria * Lot 2 - Patient Transport Service for NHS Lancashire * Lot 3 - Patient Transport Service for NHS Cheshire, Warrington and Wirral * Lot 4 - Patient Transport Service for NHS Merseyside * Lot 5 - Patient Transport Service for NHS Greater Manchester

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0189e1aa-d7b2-4a5c-933b-8083f012120a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Dec 2016 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Aug 2015 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Jun 2016 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2016 - 30 Jun 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £219,500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £219,500,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES |
| Locality | SALFORD |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M50 2UW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD34 Greater Manchester South West |
| Local authority | Salford |
| Electoral ward | Quays |
| Westminster constituency | Salford |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | NORTH WEST AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST; WEST MIDLANDS AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85143000 - Ambulance services

## Release History

- 12 Dec 2016 at 12:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0189e1aa-d7b2-4a5c-933b-8083f012120a
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/902a27cd-967d-44c9-9d6d-ec34717aca95

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0189e1aa-d7b2-4a5c-933b-8083f012120a
  12th December 2016 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/902a27cd-967d-44c9-9d6d-ec34717aca95
  2nd July 2015 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/65db25d1-1335-4ce3-b0e1-94b43d67705b
  Full advert wording

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