Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Level 3, Christ Church Precinct, County Hall,Fishergate Hill
Preston
PR1 8XB
Contact
Helen Graham
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD4 - Lancashire
NHS Organisation Data Service
QE1
Internet address(es)
Main address
www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
No. 1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park
Warrington
WA1 1QY
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD61 - Warrington
NHS Organisation Data Service
QYG
Internet address(es)
Main address
www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
4th Floor, Piccadilly Place
Manchester
M1 3BN
Contact
Helen Graham
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD33 - Manchester
NHS Organisation Data Service
QOP
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://gmintegratedcare.org.uk
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 8NY
Contact
Helen Graham
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
NHS Organisation Data Service
QHM
Internet address(es)
Main address
www.nenc-northcumbria.icb.nhs.uk
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
Non-Emergency Patient Transport (NEPTS) for North West England
Reference number
WHISP-145
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Midlands and Lancashire CSU is working with NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB); NHS Greater Manchester ICB; NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB; and NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB who are looking to award a contract for the provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) to cover Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Merseyside and Cumbria delivering:
- Planned Patient Transport - for routine outpatient appointments
- Unplanned Patient Transport - for discharges / short notice bookings
- Enhanced Priority Service Transport - for time critical transport for patients attending for haemodialysis or oncology treatments
The contract is to be split into 3 LOTs covering the following geographical areas:
LOT 1 - Cheshire and Merseyside
LOT 2 - Greater Manchester
LOT 3 - Lancashire and Cumbria
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Non-Emergency Patient Transport (NEPTS) for Cheshire & Merseyside
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD6 - Cheshire
- UKD7 - Merseyside
Main site or place of performance
Cheshire, Warrington, Wirral and Merseyside
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) will deliver:
- Planned Patient Transport - for routine outpatient appointments
- Unplanned Patient Transport - for discharges / short notice bookings
- Enhanced Priority Service Transport -for time critical transport for patients attending for haemodialysis or oncology treatments.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 30
Cost criterion - Name: Financial Risk / Weighting: 10
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Non-Emergency Patient Transport (NEPTS) for Greater Manchester
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Main site or place of performance
Greater Manchester
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) will deliver:
- Planned Patient Transport - for routine outpatient appointments
- Unplanned Patient Transport - for discharges / short notice bookings
- Enhanced Priority Service Transport -for time critical transport for patients attending for haemodialysis or oncology treatments.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 30%
Cost criterion - Name: Financial Risk / Weighting: 10%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Non-Emergency Patient Transport (NEPTS) for Lancashire & Cumbria
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD1 - Cumbria
- UKD4 - Lancashire
Main site or place of performance
Lancashire and Cumbria
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) will deliver:
- Planned Patient Transport - for routine outpatient appointments
- Unplanned Patient Transport - for discharges / short notice bookings
- Enhanced Priority Service Transport -for time critical transport for patients attending for haemodialysis or oncology treatments.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 30%
Cost criterion - Name: Financial Risk / Weighting: 10%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: 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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-025810
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
ALL LOTs
Title
Non-Emergency Patient Transport (NEPTS) for North West England
A contract/lot is awarded: No
five.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This procurement is for Social and other specific services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations ('Regulations') http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedule/3/made
Accordingly, the Contracting Authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regime Section 7 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/part/2/chapter/3/made
The Contracting Authority is not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations.
As the ICB is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement.
The Authority has taken the decision not to award any contract under the Procurement and not to proceed with the Procurement for the following reasons:
• The design of the procurement has inadvertently prevented effective competition so that the most economically advantageous tender cannot be identified.
• There is an unacceptable risk of legal challenge by tenderers involved in the procurement which will result in costs and delay in procuring and mobilising a service which is critical to patient safety.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Lancashire & SouthCumbria Integrated Care Board
Level 3, Christ Church Precinct, County Hall,Fishergate Hill
Preston
PR1 8XB
Country
United Kingdom