Published date: 23 October 2017
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Patient-transport vehicles - 34114122
Location of contract
East of England
Value of contract
£25,890,188
Procurement reference
tender_142588/624767
Published date
23 October 2017
Closing date
29 September 2017
Contract start date
13 October 2017
Contract end date
12 October 2019
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Award of contract without prior publication of a contract notice
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) for NHS Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Luton Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group, and NHS East and North Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group.
A procurement process was initiated by Luton and Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Groups on 1 September 2017 (OJEU reference 2017/S 167-343841). A separate procurement process was initiated by Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Groups on 18 September 2017 (OJEU reference 2017/S 179-366553).
Both contracts resulting from the procurement were due to 'go live' on 1st April 2018.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the incumbent provider Private Ambulance Service (PAS) has gone into administration, and is no longer trading, therefore there was a significant risk that there would be no provision of non-emergency patient transport services across Bedfordshire, Luton and Hertfordshire jeopardising the health and well-being of patients (to a potentially fatal degree). Therefore this contract had to be placed urgently.
The contract duration will be for an initial 2 years, starting on 13th October 2017, with the option to extend by a further year. Maximum contract duration will be 3 years.
Given the nature of business modelling involved and the associated resource implications for the potential provider it is necessary for the contingency contract to be for a minimum 24 months, in order for this to be a financially viable proposition. Otherwise the costs of a short-term contract would be prohibitive and would potentially negatively impact on the wider health care system.
Based on a 2-year + 1 year extension, the new indicative procurement timelines (high level) would be as follows:
* Indicative timeline based on a 2 year term (contract term 13th October 2017 to 12th October 2019):
- Pre-procurement activities (incl. market engagement) from August to October 2018
- Formal Procurement Process (2 stage, 'Restricted' procedure) from November 2018 to March 2019
- Mobilisation Period from April to October 2019.
* Indicative timeline based on a 2 year term + 1 year extension (contract term 13th October 2017 to 12th October 2020):
- Pre-procurement activities (incl. market engagement) from August to October 2019
- Formal Procurement Process (2 stage, 'Restricted' procedure) from November 2019 to March 2020
- Mobilisation Period from April to October 2020.
Award information
Awarded date
29 September 2017
Contract start date
13 October 2017
Contract end date
12 October 2019
Total value of contract
£25,890,188
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Address
Headquarters, Melbourn Ambulance Station, Whiting Way, Cambridgeshire SG8 6NA.
Reference
None
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Additional details
About the buyer
Address
NHS Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group, Hemel One, Boundary Way
Hemel Hempstead
HP2 7YU
England
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