Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
South Central Ambulance Service
Units 7&8 Talisman Business Centre
BICESTER
OX266HR
Contact
Sandra Milburn
Telephone
+44 7966558157
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
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
Invitation to tender for the provision of Emergency and Urgent Care Private Ambulance Services
Reference number
PROJ1000039
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85143000 - Ambulance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust ("SCAS" & "the Head Provider") is issuing this invitation to tender ("ITT") in connection with the competitive procurement of Emergency and Urgent Care Private Ambulances.
SCAS provides a range of emergency, urgent care and non-emergency healthcare services, along with commercial logistics services. The Trust delivers most of these services to the populations of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire as well as non-emergency patient transport services in Surrey and Sussex. The Non-emergency Patient Transport Service is out of scope for this work.
SCAS' 999 Emergency Service operates around the clock and serves a population of more than four million people across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire. Following the strategic review of existing Private Provider (PP) 999 services, the Trust has decided to develop longer term strategic partnerships to meet its continuing requirements for PP 999 services over the next 5 years.
SCAS is seeking the provision of a range of A&E Private Ambulance Services ("the Services").
The tender comprises two categories of contracts:
3 core Regional Lots of c2,000 hours per week in each lot. Regional Lot contracts will be let for 5 years with an option to extend by two further periods of 1 year without re-competition. Based on current demand estimates the territories for each Regional Lot will be:
Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire
East Berkshire and South Buckinghamshire
Hampshire
A "Capacity Fill" Lot to supplement the core Lots. The Capacity Fill Lot will have multiple contracts which will normally be let for a period of 1 year (initial contracts may be let for 6 months to align end dates with Head Provider Financial Year). Based on current demand estimates, the total requirement for these will be around 3,000 hours per week.
The Head Provider is seeking bids from those organisations that can evidence the capacity to mobilize to meet the requirements for the Lots they bid for.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £200,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Region 1 - Oxfordshire, Milton Keynes & North Buckinghamshire and West Berkshire
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85143000 - Ambulance services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Oxfordshire, MIlton Keynes & North Buckinghamshire and West Berkshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
As per the header description
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: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Region 2 - East Berkshire and South Buckinghamshire
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85143000 - Ambulance services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
East Berkshire and South Buckinghamshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
As per the header description
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: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Region 3 - Hampshire
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85143000 - Ambulance services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Hampshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
As per the header description
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: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Capacity Fill
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85143000 - Ambulance services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Oxfordshire, Milton Keynes, North Buckinghamshire, West Berkshire, East Berkshire, South Buckinghamshire, Hampshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
As per header description
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: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
1 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.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Bicester
Country
United Kingdom