Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group
Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road,
Ipswich
IP1 2BX
Contact
Sarah Skilton
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH14 - Suffolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
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
Secure Patient Transport Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
We are currently reviewing our existing Secure Patient Transport Services and are developing a specification with a view to going out to the market via a procurement in the near future.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH14 - Suffolk
Main site or place of performance
To be confirmed.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Secure Patient Transport Services are defined, currently, as: A requirement to transfer patients from one facility to another for the purposes of, for example, relocation or in order to receive acute or primary care treatment. Transport may also be required for a variety of other reasons including to and from Law Courts, Police Stations, private or NHS secure units and home addresses, when detained in the community, and may be required to and from any area of the United Kingdom.It is to be expected that patients being transferred within this service are at the time of the journey, or are likely to be, sectioned under the Mental Health Act and as such, there is a requirement that trained escorts will accompany all patients.We are looking to co-develop the specification with the market to ensure that what we’re asking for is realistic and achievable. If you’re a provider of these types of services and would be interested in assisting us with the specification development please contact Sarah Skilton, sarah.skilton@suffolk.nhs.uk. Further details will be shared with those who express an interest.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 September 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: No