Opportunity

Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services to NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board

  • NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (contract notice)

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-006640

Published 7 March 2023, 4:11pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board

THREE SIX ZERO

BRISTOL

BS13NX

Contact

Angela Mortley

Email

Angelamortley@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://bnssg.icb.nhs.uk/contact-us

Buyer's address

https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to 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

Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services to NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board

Reference number

WA13336(NEPTS)

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

NHS Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) are seeking the provision of a Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) in the following two categories which will be procured as 2 separate lots within a single process.

Lot 1 - Haemodialysis Car Service

Lot 2 - Planned NEPTS Services

The NEPT Service promotes access to healthcare provision through an NHS funded transport service for those patients registered with a GP in NHS Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board who meet the eligibility criteria as set down by NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). This includes vulnerable people by reason of mental health or learning disability, children, and eligible escorts.

Full details for each of the Lots including specification, activity, scope and requirements can be found within the procurement documentation.

The duration of the agreement will be for a period of 5 years, with an option to extend up to a further 2 years at the discretion of the commissioner.

• Lot 1 Haemodialysis Car Service - £796,138pa giving a contract value of £3,980,690 for the initial 5-year period and £5,572,966 if the full extension period of 2 Year is adopted.

• Lot 2 Planned NEPTS Services - £5,238,164 pa giving a contract value of £26,190,820 for the initial 5-year period and £36,667,148 if the full extension period of 2 Year is adopted.

This Tender relates to Lot 1 and 2 only as detailed in the above list. Those Bidders that are intending to bid to provide services against Lots 1 and 2 must do so in line with the instructions contained herein

A separate procurement is being undertaken for the Patient Transport Hub. Bidders intending to bid for the Patient Transport Hub must do so against the separate Contract Notice and Invitation to Tender that is has been released.

This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £42,240,114

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2

The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:

Lot 1 - Hemodialysis Car Service

Lot 2 - Planned NEPTS Services

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 1 - Haemodialysis car service

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 34114122 - Patient-transport vehicles

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NHS Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) are seeking the provision of a Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS).

This lot, is.

Lot 1 - Haemodialysis Car Service

The NEPT Service promotes access to healthcare provision through an NHS funded transport service for those patients registered with a GP in NHS Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board meeting the eligibility criteria as set down by NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). Including vulnerable people by reason of mental health or learning disability, children, and eligible escorts.

Full details for each of the Lots including specification, activity, scope and requirements can be found within the procurement documentation.

The duration of the agreement will be for a period of 5 years, with an option to extend up to a further 2 years at the discretion of the commissioner.

• Lot 1 Haemodialysis Car Service - £796,138pa giving a contract value of £3,980,690 for the initial 5-year period and £5,572,966 if the full extension period of 2 Year is adopted.

This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £5,572,966

two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

Duration in months

84

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 2 - Planned NEPTS

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 34114122 - Patient-transport vehicles

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NHS Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) are seeking the provision of a Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS). This lot, is.

Lot 2 - Planned NEPTS Services

The NEPT Service promotes access to healthcare provision through an NHS funded transport service for those patients registered with a GP in NHS Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board meeting the eligibility criteria as set down by NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). Including vulnerable people by reason of mental health or learning disability, children, and eligible escorts.

Full details for each of the Lots including specification, activity, scope and requirements can be found within the procurement documentation.

The duration of the agreement will be for a period of 5 years, with an option to extend up to a further 2 years at the discretion of the commissioner.

• Lot 2 Planned NEPTS Services - £5,238,164pa giving a contract value of £26,190,820 for the initial 5-year period and £36,667,148 if the full extension period of 2 Year is adopted.

This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £36,667,148

two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

Duration in months

84


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation

List and brief description of rules and criteria

As set out in the Invitation to Tender documentation.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form of procedure

Open procedure

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

17 April 2023

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.

Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the bid documentation (including questionnaires), you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page.

If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and be able to submit a bid.

The services are deemed to be subject to the full regime of current UK procurement legislation and as such this tender will be conducted in accordance with, and governed by, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This contract will therefore be awarded in accordance with the provisions applicable in Section 5 (sub-section 7) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

The contracting authority will observe the provisions and 10-day standstill period described in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Unsuccessful Bidders and applicants will receive scores and reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the Bidder/applicant was unsuccessful.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

As described in VI.3, deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the 2015 Regulations.