Published date: 1 November 2018

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 3 December 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£390,633

Procurement reference

NECS 289

Published date

1 November 2018

Closing date

3 December 2018

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

North of England Commissioning Support working for, and on behalf of, NHS Newcastle Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Groups (the CCGs), wish to commission a Patient Transport Booking Service covering the CCGs geographical areas.
The provider will book patient transportation to non-urgent, pre-arranged appointments (subject to assessing eligibility criteria,) via the North East Ambulance Service online booking system.
The service will operate between 9-5pm Monday-Friday (excluding Bank Holidays).
If your organisation would like to submit a bid NECS utilises an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement. There will be no hard copy documents and communications including submissions, will be via an eTendering portal, PROACTIS at https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS Bidders should navigate to NECS289 Patient Transport Booking Service; the tender will be available 01 November 2018. The tender submission deadline is 12.00 noon 03 December 2018.


About the buyer

Contact name

Darren Boyd

Address

John Snow House
DURHAM
DH13YG
England

Telephone

01642 745410

Email

darren.boyd@nhs.net