Published date: 19 February 2024
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
Health services - 85100000
Location of contract
South East
Value of contract
£226,016,470
Procurement reference
CF-2187800D0O000000rwimUAA
Published date
19 February 2024
Closing date
2 April 2024
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 April 2025
Contract end date
31 March 2035
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?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board and NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board are seeking to secure a Prime Provider who has the capability and capacity to deliver Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services in line with the specified requirements from 1 April 2025.
The aim of this service is to provide transport for eligible patients within Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire West, and Frimley with a medical need, between their places of residence, primary, community, social care and acute settings transporting patients in safe, timely, comfortable, and clinically appropriate transport without detriment to their medical condition.
The contract period offered will be for a period of 5 years commencing 1st April 2025. The Commissioners at their sole discretion, will have an option to extend for a further 5 years (5+5). A standard NHS contract will be used for this service.
Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board is the Lead Commissioner and Frimley Integrated Care Board is an Associate Commissioner to these Services.
Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board is conducting this procurement in accordance with Regulation 11 The Competitive Process of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (PSR Regulations)
The annual financial envelope is £22,601,647 per year, and a total financial envelope of £226,016,470 over the maximum 10-year duration.
The deadline for receipt of tenders is 12 Noon 02 April 2024.
TUPE is likely to apply, and TUPE information is available on request.
This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.
Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Project Reference: C246132.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
More information
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To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.
Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:
Phone: 0800 9956035
E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk
About the buyer
Contact name
Lisa Chivers SCW
Address
Omega House
Eastleigh
SO50 5PB
GB
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Closing: 2 April 2024, 12pm
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