--- title: "London Region Adult Critical Care Patient Transfer Service" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-036bb8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-036bb8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-036bb8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-036bb8.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS ENGLAND - LONDON (SPECIALISED COMMISSIONING)" published: "2022-09-27" --- # London Region Adult Critical Care Patient Transfer Service Buyer: NHS ENGLAND - LONDON (SPECIALISED COMMISSIONING) Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-036bb8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-036bb8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-036bb8.json) ## Summary The NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU), on behalf of NHS England, London Region, is conducting a tender process for the provision of a Specialised Adult Critical Care Patient Transfer Service. The contract is expected to last for 5 years with a possible extension of up to 2 years, with services slated to commence from 1st April 2023. The anticipated contract value is £4.4 million annually. Interested parties are encouraged to engage in a market questionnaire to aid in the selection of a Lead Provider to establish, deliver, and maintain the service. The submission deadline for the questionnaire is 12pm on Thursday 18th October 2022. This tender opportunity presents the chance for businesses providing ambulance or hospital-related services to compete for a significant public procurement contract. The procurement process involves a selective competitive procedure with negotiation. Businesses with expertise in critical care patient transfer services or healthcare provision are well-suited to participate in this tender. The contracting authority for this service is NHS England (London Region), and interested parties can access further details and submit bids via the EU Supply portal. A market engagement event is also scheduled for Friday 7th October 2022, offering prospective bidders the opportunity to interact with the commissioner and get clarifications. Overall, this procurement process aims to establish a high-quality service that ensures standardised care, enhanced patient experience, and equitable access for all patients within the London region. ## Notice NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU), on behalf of NHS England, London Region (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 to establish, deliver and maintain a Specialised Adult Critical Care Patient Transfer service (ACCTS) for London region. Interested parties are encouraged to register their interest and participate in the market questionnaire which will provide feedback to commissioners. The contract duration is expected to be five years with an option to extend the Contract for up to a further two years (Maximum contract duration seven years). The successful provider is expected to be fully operational, providing services from 1st April 2023. It is anticipated that the service provision resultant of this procurement with have a maximum annual value of PS4.4 million per annum. ### Lot Information Lot 1 NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU), on behalf of NHS England, London Region (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 to deliver a Specialised Adult Critical Care Patient Transfer service (ACCTS) for London region. Interested parties are encouraged to register their interest and participate in the market questionnaire which will provide feedback to commissioners. The key objective of the anticipated procurement is to select a Lead Provider responsible for establishing, delivering and maintaining a regional ACCTS for London. The service would provide coordination, triage, decision-support and transfer of critically ill patients between hospitals for escalation to specialist care, repatriation and capacity reasons. It is primarily focused on intra region transfers but must be capable of delivering inter regional transfers and have the ability to surge capacity when the Adult Critical Care (ACC) service is under pressure. By commissioning a regional ACCTS for London, the Commissioner would like to attain the following: * Standardised clinical care and safety for all patients, * Improved and consistent patient experience, * Improved equity in access for all patients across the region * Improved activation times as a result of dedicated ambulance resources, * Collaborative working arrangements between all London ICS's and the NHS ambulance provider * Improved data reporting and monitoring systems throughout the whole patient journey that are utilised to continuously evaluate and improve service delivery * Improved governance framework and processes for the entire service It is anticipated that the Lead Provider would hold overall accountability for the regional ACCTS and contract but would work closely with their identified partners across London to align service delivery with service and population requirements; understand variation and local population needs in each of the five London ICS; and co-ordinate consistent, high-quality patient care across London. The Commissioners therefore actively encourage partnership applications that adopt a collaborative approach in working with key partners across London. 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 commissioner seeks to understand from the market what might be the most attractive and feasible commissioning approach for an effective, efficient and high-quality pan-London delivery model that provides equity of access and outcomes for the population it serves. 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 (London Region) is the contracting and commissioning authority for this service and wishes to commission centres in London region as part of a collaborative pan-London 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 1pm on Friday 7th October 2022. If you would like to participate in this event, please email anna.salt@nhs.net by 5pm on Thursday 6th October 2022. All slides and questions and responses will be made available to all bidders following the event. The reference is 59135 and the closing date for submission of the completed questionnaire will be: 12pm midday on Thursday 18th October 2022. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027008-2022 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Sep 2022 | | Submission deadline | 18 Oct 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | 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 | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND - LONDON (SPECIALISED COMMISSIONING) | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South East London | | Postcode | SE1 8UG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth | | Local authority | Lambeth | | Electoral ward | Waterloo & South Bank | | Westminster constituency | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85110000 - Hospital and related services - 85143000 - Ambulance services ## Release History - 27 Sep 2022 at 10:07 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027008-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=53002&B=AGCSU - https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/68205 - https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=agcsu - https://www.england.nhs.uk/london/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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