Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS London Procurement Partnership (Hosted by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS FT)
200 Great Dover Street
London
SE1 4YB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
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
Staff Taxi Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of Staff Transport services for multiple NHS Trusts in London.
The purpose of the Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to notify the market of an upcoming requirement and also to act as pre-market engagement exercise in the form of a Request For Information (RFI).
The RFI will help inform the specification, the strategy, the structure of the contract and help to identify the optimal route to market.
A potential Route To Market (RTM) is the NHS London Procurement Partnership Non-Emergency Transport and Other Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Category 5: Taxi and Passenger Transport Services Ref: LPP/2019/007
In anticipation of the DPS as a potential RTM we suggest that suppliers that wish to apply to the DPS do so as soon as possible and register through the DPS Landing page that is hosted by 365 Response Ltd, complete and submit their application via this link : https://eprocure.365smartplatform.net/SignUp/Supplier
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60120000 - Taxi services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service is for the transportation of staff, mostly within London and the M25, and includes some travel to Kent and other parts of the country. Some historical data can be found in volume data file.
The transport services required includes:
Taxi Services
Home Visit Transportation
Inter-site Staff Transport
The main objectives are to identify and look for innovative ways to work in partnership with a Taxi supplier to reduce the overall transport costs and actively work towards reducing the NHS Carbon Footprint, in line with the Greener NHS strategy for delivering a Net Zero National Health Service https://www.england.nhs.uk/greenernhs/publication/delivering-a-net-zero-national-health-service/
It is currently envisaged that the contract will be for a fully managed service with a single provider to deliver staff only taxi/transport services for the named Trusts.
It is envisaged that the main specification will be standard across the NHS Trusts named below with site specifics to be issued at the time of the procurement. *The London Hospital Trusts that are expected to participate: (*subject to change)
Barts Health NHS Trust
https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
https://www.clch.nhs.uk/
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/
We welcome the views of the market and is inviting interested taxi service providers to provide their feedback by completing the RFI.
The Authority is using the Health Family Atamis e-tendering portal to conduct the pre-market engagement process ("the e-Tendering Portal").
The e-Tendering Portal can be accessed via the link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
You will need to search for Project reference number C49076 to access the RFI question set and other documents listed below.
All communications (including submission of pre-market questionnaires) should be carried out via the e-Tendering Portal. The pre-market engagement documents are available for unrestricted full direct access, free of charge via the e-Tendering Portal.
two.2.14) Additional information
Further details of the requirement can be found in the draft specification document
The historic volume data is provided as a guide to the number of journeys that were undertaken and should provide an indication of potential volumes.
Suppliers should read the all attached documents prior to completing and submitting responses to the RFI questions.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
28 February 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
We welcome the views of the market and is inviting interested taxi service providers to provide their feedback by completing the RFI.
The RFI can be found and completed in the Atamis Portal and accessed via the link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
You will need to search for Project reference number C49076 (Project/Contract Provision of Taxi Service - Pre-Market Engagement) to access the RFI question set, draft spec and volume data.
All communications (including submission of pre-market questionnaires) should be carried out via the e-Tendering Portal. The pre-market engagement documents are available for unrestricted full direct access, free of charge via the e-Tendering Portal.
The deadline for responses will be Wednesday the 9th of February at 11:00 hrs