Published date: 1 June 2017

This notice was replaced on 17 November 2017

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 17 November 2017)

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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Patient-transport vehicles - 34114122

  • Taxi services - 60120000

  • Special-purpose road passenger-transport services - 60130000

    • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£0 to £47,936,000

Procurement reference

WSCCG - 00000031

Published date

1 June 2017

Closing date

21 July 2017

Contract start date

1 April 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group, Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, NHS West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group, West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust and NHS Great Yarmouth and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group are issuing this invitation to tender in connection with the competitive procurement of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services. The scope of the service will include assessment of eligibility, call handling, booking and the provision of safe non-emergency patient transport to eligible patients.
The commissioners are looking to establish a contract for five (5) years with a potential extension of up to two (2) years. The services which are the subject of this notice will be awarded under two contracts, one for the delivery of services within the Great Yarmouth and Waveney locality and one for Ipswich, east Suffolk and west Suffolk locality.
The aim of this procurement is to establish non-emergency patient transport services across the two localities of; locality 1 - Ipswich, east Suffolk and west Suffolk, and locality 2 - Great Yarmouth and Waveney. The contract would cover journeys involving eligible patients; which could include journeys within, in to or out of these localities.
The tender exercise will result in two contracts being awarded; one for each locality.
Locality 1 which covers Ipswich, east Suffolk and west Suffolk will be commissioned by NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group,NHS West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group, Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust and West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.
Locality 2 which covers Great Yarmouth and Waveney will be commissioned by NHS Great Yarmouth and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group.
Further information regarding the contents of the procurement can be found within the procurement documentation which is available at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/westsuffolkcommissioning/aspx/Home
The procurement will be undertaken using an Open Process and the eligibility and award criteria are outlined within the procurement documentation at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/westsuffolkcommissioning/aspx/Home

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The contracting authority reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process at any time, which shall include the right not to award contract/s and does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender, or any tender received, and reserves the right to award contract/s in part, or to call for new tenders should it consider this
necessary. The contracting authority shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any candidate in connection with the completion and return of the information requested in this Contract Notice, or in participating in this procurement process, irrespective of the outcome of the competition or if the competition is cancelled or postponed.

About the buyer

Contact name

Jane Garnett

Address

Rushbrook House, Papermill Lane, Bramford
Ipswich
IP8 4DE
England

Email

jane.garnett@suffolk.nhs.uk