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title: "Hospital Transport and Support Service - Wakefield District Health and Care Partnership"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03a4a6"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD: WAKEFIELD DISTRICT HEALTH AND CARE PARTNERSHIP"
published: "2023-02-10"
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# Hospital Transport and Support Service - Wakefield District Health and Care Partnership

Buyer: NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD: WAKEFIELD DISTRICT HEALTH AND CARE PARTNERSHIP  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03a4a6

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## Summary

The Wakefield District Health and Care Partnership, operated by NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, has awarded a contract for Hospital Transport and Support Service. This procurement falls under the Health services category and was conducted as a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition. The contracting authority's rationale for the direct contract award was based on the existing service meeting quality standards and being critical for vulnerable individuals needing support from busy A&E departments. The contract, valued at £781,364 GBP, was signed on 3rd February 2023.

This tender for Hospital Transport and Support Service in Wakefield District offers opportunities for businesses, with Age UK Wakefield District being the current supplier. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) providing non-medical transport services with a focus on patient care and support could find this procurement suitable for business growth. The service entails short-term support for stable patients returning home, necessitating basic care services alongside transportation, creating a niche market for compassionate service providers in the healthcare industry.

## Notice

A non-medical transport and support model for patients that are stable and fit to return to their own home, which provides a focus on admission avoidance from assessment areas such as the Emergency Departments, Acute Assessment Unit and Ambulatory Emergency Care. The service will also support discharge from the base wards and the Wakefield Intermediate Care Unit when needs are determined as low level and do not meet the thresholds for statutory health and social care services.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

A non-medical transport and support model for patients that are stable and fit to return to their own home, which provides a focus on admission avoidance from assessment areas such as the Emergency Departments, Acute Assessment Unit and Ambulatory Emergency Care. The service will also support discharge from the base wards and the Wakefield Intermediate Care Unit when needs are determined as low level and do not meet the thresholds for statutory health and social care services. Patients should require in addition to transport some basic 1:1 care, which as examples could include, but will not be limited to, food and drink preparation, contacting family, ensuring the house is warm and food in the fridge etc. Support will be provided on a short term basis (from 1 to 5 days maximum, when other onward services cannot be offered) with signposting to other voluntary and statutory services.

### Procurement Information

It is the Contracting Authority's intention to directly award a contract as the delivery of the existing service meets all defined quality standards and is both stable and consistent. The review of the service has found it to be effective and to benchmark well with similar provision. The proposed approach therefore is to continue with this service with a further review planned. Further, the rationale for the proposed direct award of contract is to maintain the continuity established with the existing service provider, who meets all defined quality standards. This is within the context of the service being of critical importance to support vulnerable people home from busy A&E departments. This and the quality of service provided is felt to outweigh any benefit from a process of procurement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004159-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Feb 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £781,364 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD: WAKEFIELD DISTRICT HEALTH AND CARE PARTNERSHIP |
| Locality | WAKEFIELD |
| Post town | Wakefield |
| Postcode | WF1 1LT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE45 Wakefield |
| Local authority | Wakefield |
| Electoral ward | Wakefield North |
| Westminster constituency | Wakefield and Rothwell |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AGE UK WAKEFIELD DISTRICT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 10 Feb 2023 at 12:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004159-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://www.ageuk/wakefielddistrict/
- https://www.wypartnership.co.uk

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