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title: "Transportation and related services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-037791"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST"
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# Transportation and related services

Buyer: OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-037791

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## Summary

The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust has initiated a public procurement process for transportation and related services through a competitive dialogue. The contract, valued at £400 million, will involve a single supplier framework to consolidate all transportation requirements for a 48-month duration starting from April 2024. The procurement method is selective, and the submission deadline is June 19, 2023. The Trust will award the framework agreement followed by individual contracts under the framework to various public sector organisations within the relevant area.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses interested in providing transportation and related services to access a significant contract within the healthcare sector. Suitable businesses should have expertise in transport management software, consultancy services, and IT services hosting. The successful supplier will act as a prime contractor responsible for integrating and managing the Trust's transportation operations. This scalable model will start with couriers, staff transport, and taxis, expanding to include non-emergency patient transport in subsequent phases, offering potential for long-term collaboration and growth.

## Notice

The single supplier framework will consolidate all the relevant Contracting Authority's transportation and related service requirements for a single supplier to integrate and manage. 

The competition will result in the award of a single supplier framework for use by all Trusts in the ICS area or the ICB itself for these integrated transport services and the first call-off contract under the Framework, which will be awarded by Oxford University Hospitals Foundation Trust and is expected to be valued at PS6M per annum for 7 +3 years.

There is an opportunity to bring all transportation and related activities under a single integrated solution which is focussed on optimising the service.

The successful supplier will act as a prime supplier for all transportation and related services. Their role is to simplify and streamline the whole transportation and related functions through a SaaS platform to integrate and manage the relevant Contracting Authority's operations.

This is a scalable model that could start with Couriers, Staff Transport and Taxis and then be extended to include Non-Emergency Patient Transport in the next phase

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of transportation and related services
The purpose is to procure the services of a single supplier to integrate and manage transportation and related services pursuant to a Competitive Dialogue procedure. The supplier will act as single point of contact for the relevant Contracting Authority.

The supplier will implement and support a transport management software and system for smooth, flexible, transparent transport processes ensuring optimization of all transportation processes in a single central location and consolidate all supply chain partners' data on one platform for better, faster, data-driven decisions as a 'prime' supplier.

The scope of services that is likely to be included under the competitive dialogue process for the appointment of a supplier may include:

* The procurement and management of transport and related services (couriers, taxis, shuttle buses, patient transport, warehousing, removal services and vehicle leasing) 
* Transport consultancy services
* IT Transport Services Portal Hosting: System, consulting, software, and support.

Oxford University Hospitals will award the framework agreement and the initial contract. Further Individual contracts may be awarded pursuant to the call-off procedure where Contracting Authorities will contract directly with the supplier; but economies of scale may be sought across the whole Framework. 

The list of public sector organisations who will have access to the contract are:
-- all National Health Service (NHS) bodies within the BOB ICS
Organisations as detailed at:

https://www.bucksoxonberksw.icb.nhs.uk
https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ 
https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/ 
https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ 
https://www.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ Additional information: Suppliers must use the project reference C104603 in all correspondence. Suppliers must follow the instructions fully. Suppliers are responsible for their own tender costs. The Authority will not be responsible for any such costs, or any costs if the procurement is abandoned and/or the contract is not awarded. The Framework Agreement duration will be 48 months. The Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest offer or any offer either in part, each item for this purpose being treated as separately.

The Authority will not accept completed SQs after the stated closing date.

All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of the bidders. 

The Authority reserves the right to award the contract in whole, in part for different lots, or annul the tendering process and not award any contract. 

All documents to be priced [where applicable] in sterling and all payments made in sterling. 
In relation to Section II.1.9 above - variants will be accepted to the extent permitted in the ITPD (if at all). 

The tendering process may be undertaken in part via electronic means. 

Any specifications and additional documents will only be issued to the bidders selected at SQ Stage. 

Expressions of interest which are submitted without the information requested may not be considered. The Authority reserves the right not to proceed with the process at any stage of the procurement process and shall not be responsible for any abortive bid costs incurred.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014449-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive dialogue |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 May 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Jun 2023 |
| Future notice date | 20 Oct 2022 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2034 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £400,000,000 |
| Lots value | £400,000,000 |
| 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 | OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST |
| Locality | OXFORD |
| Post town | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX3 9DU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |
| Local authority | Oxford |
| Electoral ward | Headington Hill & Northway |
| Westminster constituency | Oxford East |
| Delivery location | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services
- 66 - Financial and insurance services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 34110000 - Passenger cars
- 34114122 - Patient-transport vehicles
- 34121000 - Buses and coaches
- 34980000 - Transport tickets
- 48100000 - Industry specific software package
- 48211000 - Platform interconnectivity software package
- 48219300 - Administration software package
- 50111100 - Vehicle-fleet management services
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 60100000 - Road transport services
- 60112000 - Public road transport services
- 60120000 - Taxi services
- 60160000 - Mail transport by road
- 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
- 60180000 - Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver
- 63100000 - Cargo handling and storage services
- 64121100 - Mail delivery services
- 66114000 - Financial leasing services
- 72212100 - Industry specific software development services
- 72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services

## Release History

- 22 May 2023 at 09:54 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014449-2023
- 20 Oct 2022 at 15:37 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029657-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/
- https://www.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/
- https://www.bucksoxonberksw.icb.nhs.uk
- https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/
- https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/

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