Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Wilmslow Road
Manchester
M20 4BX
Contact
Mr Chris Robson
Telephone
+44 1614468531
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
On site rapid discharge ambulance transport service
Reference number
DN582707
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60100000 - Road transport services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is a NHS Tertiary Level Cancer, with no on-site A&E department. The trust provides a whole range of cancer therapies for a broad range of oncological diseases both solid tumour and Haematology. Due to the patients disease or treatment (e.g. tracheostomy, radiotherapy, myelosuppressive chemotherapy), there is need for some degree of rapid discharge ambulance transport resource on site made available to support our patients who are in their last days or hours of life or those with a complex discharge in place following high level of coordination with medical and nursing teams, intermediate services and health & social care providers who need to be at their place of discharge at a preferred time.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Patients who are on the pathway for care in the last days or hours of life, or complex care plans in place ready for discharge should have access to appropriate intermediate non-emergency ambulance transport with a specifically trained crew to transfer them safely in a timely manner to their home or place of preferred healthcare/community setting in a timely and compassionate way. The majority of these transfers can be local with the Manchester area, or further afield (generally within England/Wales).
There is also a need for patients to be transferred to other sites within the North West of England Region for urgent and planned specialist treatment/assessment that is not provided at the Christie site. We are experiencing longer waiting times for such transfers, which has an impact on our patients, as well as on staffing resources.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: Yes
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-028932
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
17 February 2022
Local time
4:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
17 February 2022
Local time
4:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Wilmslow Road
Manchester
M20 4BX
Country
United Kingdom