Published date: 9 November 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 9 December 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Patient-transport vehicles - 34114122

Location of contract

BA228HR

Value of contract

£3,120,406

Procurement reference

11X-RO-15-13264

Published date

9 November 2021

Closing date

9 December 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Direct Award

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Somerset CCG is to award a contract to Somerset County Council -Transporting Somerset (SCCTS) to source and provide medical need Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services. It requires the use of volunteer car and taxi services as well as the provision of limited support for the social need Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme.

The commissioners undertook a thorough market analysis to review different operating models against market offerings for Somerset requirements. The outcome of which concluded that Somerset County Council offered the best financial value and functionality in line with the long-term plan and the ongoing development of the Somerset Integrated Care System of which Somerset County Council is a key partner.

SCCTS provides support across both the health and social care sectors and delivers significant efficiencies through the joined up working arrangement between health and the local authority. The contract operates on a cost recovery basis only with the fleet of volunteer drivers prioritised over the taxi operators. Where journeys are allocated to taxi companies, Somerset County Council use a combination of a dynamic purchasing system and regular market price testing to ensure best value for money against requirements.

The new contract period is 1st April 2022 - 31st March2023 and will include the option to extend for up to a further year (to 31st March 2024) at an annualised contract value of circa £1,560k.

The services are deemed to be subject to the full regime of current procurement legislation and governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The Commissioner has voluntarily advertised this notice of intention to award this contract to reach as wide an audience as possible and to promote transparency and in line with regulation 32(2)(b)(ii). The Commissioner is firmly of the view that competition is absent for technical reasons, and that the organisation listed above is the only provider capable of meeting the CCG's needs with its cost-effective journey allocation process and resourcing model.

Award information

Awarded date

9 November 2021

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Total value of contract

£3,120,406

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Somerset County Council

Address

Transporting Somerset
County Hall
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 4DY

Reference

No reference - other

Value of contract

£3,120,406

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

angela Mortley

Address

Wynford House, Lufton Way
Yeovil
BA228HR
England

Telephone

07990551036

Email

angelamortley@nhs.net