--- title: "Specialised Critical Care Ambulance Transport Services for the East Midlands and West Midlands Regions" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02b457" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02b457" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02b457.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02b457.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS ENGLAND AND NHS IMPROVEMENT" published: "2021-07-27" --- # Specialised Critical Care Ambulance Transport Services for the East Midlands and West Midlands Regions Buyer: NHS ENGLAND AND NHS IMPROVEMENT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02b457 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02b457) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02b457.json) ## Summary NHS England and NHS Improvement is currently in the tendering stage of a procurement process titled "Specialised Critical Care Ambulance Transport Services for the East Midlands and West Midlands Regions." This tender pertains to the healthcare industry, specifically the provision of ambulance services, as classified under CPV code 85143000. The procurement aims to enhance critical care transport services and spans a contract period of approximately seven years. Bids are expected to be submitted electronically, with the revised deadline for submissions set for 12:00 pm on Friday, 2nd July 2021, following an extension from the original date of 28th June 2021. The services will be delivered across the East Midlands and West Midlands regions of the United Kingdom. This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses experienced in healthcare transport services, particularly those specialising in ambulance services. Companies that offer innovative solutions for critical care, including transport management and patient safety enhancements, will be well-positioned to compete for this contract. The successful provider will play a crucial role in improving the safety and efficiency of critical care transfers for neonatal and adult patients, which in turn could lead to growing their business by securing significant contracts with the NHS and enhancing their profile in the healthcare industry. ## Notice NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement - Specialised Commissioning Team (referred to as the Commissioner) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver the Specialised Critical Care Ambulance Transport Services for the East Midlands region and the West Midlands regional Adult Critical Care Transfer service. NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) is acting as an agent for and on behalf of the Commissioner and is supporting the procurement process. NHS England and NHS Improvement - Specialised Commissioning Team are the contracting and commissioning authority for the contract resultant from this procurement and the contract will be held between them and the successful bidder. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The key objective of this procurement is to select a provider for delivering the specialised critical care ambulance transport services, to support: * Neonatal critical care (NCC); * Paediatric critical care (PCC); and * Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) services for paediatric and adult service users. In addition, by commissioning a combined Critical Care Ambulance Transport for NCC, PCC and ECMO pathways the Commissioner(s) would like to attain the following: * Improve clinical care and safety for patients, * Improve patient experience, * Improve performance against KPIs included within the service specification, * Improve activation times as a result of dedicated ambulance resources, * Enhance mainstream 999 ambulance service performance by commissioning a dedicated service, thus reducing the demand upon emergency resources being utilised for retrieval activity, * Increase retrieval service resilience for the NCC, PCC and ECMO pathways in the East Midlands and West Midlands regions, * Increase Emergency Preparedness Resilience Response (EPRR) regional and national response capacity for Major Incidents and system capacity issues, * Connect the transfer teams to clinical hubs via secure vehicle video and telemedicine link and provide them a consultant level remote decision support. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011493-2021 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Jul 2021 | | Submission deadline | 28 Jun 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £19,250,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND AND NHS IMPROVEMENT | | Locality | LEICESTER | | Post town | Leicester | | Postcode | LE19 1SX | | 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 | Enderby | | Westminster constituency | South Leicestershire | | Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85143000 - Ambulance services ## Release History - 27 Jul 2021 at 17:14 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011493-2021 - 17 Jun 2021 at 12:36 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013756-2021 ## Notice URLs - https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/68205 - https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/supplier/publictenders?B=AGCSU - https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=UK - https://www.england.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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