Published date: 11 September 2019

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


Closing: 20 May 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Patient-transport vehicles - 34114122

  • Special-purpose road passenger-transport services - 60130000

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£0 to £26,297,040

Procurement reference

NHS Herefordshire CCG, NHS Worcestershire CCGs & Associated Commissioners

Published date

11 September 2019

Closing date

20 May 2019

Contract start date

1 April 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2025

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

The commissioning bodies for this procurement were NHS Herefordshire CCG, NHS Redditch & Bromsgrove CCG, NHS South Worcestershire CCG, NHS Wyre Forest CCG, and Associated Commissioners.

The Department of Health's Guidance 'Eligibility Criteria for Patient Transport Service' (2007) definition of a Patient Transport Service is to provide an NHS funded mechanism for patients with non-emergency, urgent unplanned and planned medical needs to be transported from either their place of residence (or a community/acute NHS healthcare provider location) to a community or acute setting and returned to either
their original place of residence or to their new place of residence/healthcare provision.

The above named commissioning bodies were seeking to jointly procure a Non-Emergency Patient Transportation Service (NEPTS) for eligible patients within the local healthcare area that would safely, effectively and sustainably transport eligible patients between their nominated place of residence to, from and between NHS-funded healthcare facilities in a timely manner, insupport of their health care.

The key aim of this service is to provide transport for patients with a medical need from a place of residence to community and acute settings and returned to their place (original or new) of residence, in comfort and without detriment to their medical condition.

The commissioning bodies have awarded one contract. The contract duration is five (5) years, with the option to extend for a further two (2) years, subject to agreement.

The date of commencement of the new service is 1st April 2020.

The Service will primarily cover Herefordshire, Worcestershire and central Powys. Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board, NHS Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS Gloucestershire Clinical
Commissioning Groups are also participants to the contract for smaller volumes of patients.


More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Non-Emergency Patient Transportation Service (NEPTS)

  • Opportunity
  • Published 24 April 2019, last edited 24 April 2019


Award information

Awarded date

12 August 2019

Contract start date

1 April 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Total value of contract

£24,942,410

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

E-ZEC MEDICAL TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD

Address

Kingsmill Lane
RH1 5YP
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 04088225

Value of contract

£24,942,410

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

The Awarded value is for the initial 5-year contract duration. There is an option to extend for an additional 2-years, subject to agreement.


About the buyer

Contact name

Lyle Lloyd

Address

NHS Midlands & Lancashire Commisioning Support Unit
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 4LX
England

Email

lyle.lloyd@nhs.net