--- title: "Non Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) for North West England" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-a2dea406-1685-4cc7-adaa-424d1cc32544" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a2dea406-1685-4cc7-adaa-424d1cc32544" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a2dea406-1685-4cc7-adaa-424d1cc32544.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a2dea406-1685-4cc7-adaa-424d1cc32544.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "STAFFORDSHIRE AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2023-09-01" --- # Non Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) for North West England Buyer: STAFFORDSHIRE AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a2dea406-1685-4cc7-adaa-424d1cc32544 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a2dea406-1685-4cc7-adaa-424d1cc32544) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a2dea406-1685-4cc7-adaa-424d1cc32544.json) ## Summary The Staffordshire and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit is seeking tenders for Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services in North West England, split into 3 lots covering Cheshire and Merseyside, Greater Manchester, and Lancashire and Cumbria. The total contract value is £465,506,328, with a tender deadline of October 12, 2023. The procurement method is an Open tender under the Light Touch Regime, and the contract period is from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2033. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses to provide planned and unplanned patient transport services within the specified geographical areas. Companies in the transport services sector, especially those experienced in providing healthcare-related transport, may find this tender suitable for their expertise. The contract duration of 5 years, with a possible 3-year extension, offers a stable revenue stream and potential for long-term business growth for successful bidders across the outlined regions in North West England. ## Notice Midlands and Lancashire CSU is working with NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB); NHS Greater Manchester ICB; NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB; and NHS North East and North CUMBRIA ICB who are looking to undertake a procurement for the provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) to cover Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Merseyside and Cumbria delivering: - Planned Patient Transport - for routine outpatient appointments - Unplanned Patient Transport - for discharges / short notice bookings - Enhanced Priority Service Transport -for time critical transport for patients attending for haemodialysis or oncology treatments The contract is to be split into 3 LOTs covering the following geographical areas: LOT 1 - Cheshire and Merseyside LOT 2 - Greater Manchester LOT 3 - Lancashire and Cumbria Bidders are invited to bid for one, two or all of the LOTs available. The value of the contract isPS58,188,291 per annum across all 3 LOTs. A further breakdown of the contract values per LOT is below: LOT 1: Cheshire and Merseyside Annual Value: PS21,786,724; Total Contract Value: PS174,293,792 LOT 2: Greater Manchester Annual Value: PS17,314,806; Total Contract Value: PS138,518,448 LOT 3: Lancashire and Cumbria Annual Value: PS19,086,761; Total Contract Value: PS152,694,088 TOTAL OF ALL LOTs Annual Value:PS58,188,291 TOTAL OF ALL LOTs Total Value:PS465,506,328 For this procurement, the Authority may seek clarification on bids that are more than 10% lower or 10% higher than the financial envelope per LOT quoted above. Following clarification, it will reserve the right not to consider Bids that are either above the affordability threshold or unusually low. The awarded contract(s) will be for an initial 5-year period with the option to extend for a further 3-year period. To access the tender documentation and apply for this opportunity, please visit https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Additional information: This procurement is for Social and other specific services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations ('Regulations') http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedule/3/made Accordingly, the Contracting Authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regime Section 7 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/part/2/chapter/3/made The Contracting Authority is not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. As the ICB is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement. Right to Cancel: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process at any time, which shall include the right not to award a contract or contracts, and does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender, or any tender received, and reserves the right to award a contract in part, or to call for new tenders should it consider this necessary. The Contracting Authority shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any candidate or tenderer in connection with the completion and return of the information requested in this Contract Notice, or in the completion or submission of any tender, irrespective of the outcome of the competition or if the competition is cancelled or postponed. All dates, time periods and values specified in this notice are provisional and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change these. Transparency: The Contracting Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and may be required to disclose information received in the course of this procurement under FOIA or the EIR. In addition, and in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency, the contracting authority intends to publish procurement documentation and the text of any resulting contractual arrangements, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the Contracting Authority. Any redactions, whether in relation to information requests under FOIA, the EIR or policies on transparency will be in accordance with those grounds prescribed under the Freedom of Information Act. If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means using the internet. Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body for another NHS body with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services. Any other public-sector body detailed within this notice, wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body. Further details will be made available via documentation and information released during the tender process. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/43ae41ba-2f74-40a2-ac7a-a51e44dbdfc2 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - Open tender under Light Touch Regime | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 1 Sep 2023 | | Submission deadline | 12 Oct 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2033 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £465,506,328 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | STAFFORDSHIRE AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | Locality | PRESTON | | Post town | Preston | | Postcode | PR1 8XB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire | | ITL 3 | TLD45 Mid Lancashire | | Local authority | Preston | | Electoral ward | City Centre | | Westminster constituency | Preston | | Delivery location | TLD North West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 1 Sep 2023 at 12:30 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/43ae41ba-2f74-40a2-ac7a-a51e44dbdfc2 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/43ae41ba-2f74-40a2-ac7a-a51e44dbdfc2 1st September 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/part/2/chapter/3/made - http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedule/3/made - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome - https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a2dea406-1685-4cc7-adaa-424d1cc32544. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a2dea406-1685-4cc7-adaa-424d1cc32544.json.