- Scope of the procurement
- Lot 1. Non Emergency Patient Transport Services - Lancashire and South Cumbria
- Lot 2. Non Emergency Patient Transport Services - Cumbria ICB
- Lot 3. Non Emergency Patient Transport Services - Cheshire and Merseyside ICB
- Lot 4. Non Emergency Patient Transport Services - Greater Manchester ICB
Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Leyland
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD - North West (England)
NHS Organisation Data Service
00X
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk/
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 Service
Reference number
C162564
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) are publishing on behalf of 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 have awarded contracts for the provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) to cover Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cumbria delivering:
- Planned Patient Transport - for routine outpatient appointments
- Unplanned Patient Transport - for discharges / short notice bookings, and
- Enhanced Priority Service Transport - for time critical transport for patients attending for haemodialysis or oncology treatments.
This contract award notice is for the direct award of contracts with the existing provider, North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) for a period of 12 months from 1st April 2023 to the 31st March 2024.
The current NEPTS contracts were originally procured by competitive tender. There was then a delay in the recommissioning of these services due to the COVID-19 pandemic however work is now underway to develop a North West strategic approach to patient transport being commissioned by the newly formed ICBs that will meet both local and national requirements. To allow the timescales to complete this work and reprocure the service an extension of 12 months is required with the existing provider.
A review of the North West specifications is required to ensure it meets the evolving needs of the ICBs. In addition the National Review of NEPTS produced its final report on patient eligibility criteria in May 2022. This has broadened the criteria under which patients are able to access NHS funded transport and has required additional work on the specifications. The National Review has produced, and continues to produce, additional guidance to be adopted which will impact the North West specifications.
The rationale for the 12 month extension with the existing provider is that it will maintain the continuity of service until such time as a new service can be commissioned that will meet local requirements and incorporate any new national requirements. The extension is only a temporary arrangement to allow the appropriate timescales to re-procure the service (which have previously been delayed due to the pandemic and therefore events that were unforeseeable to the commissioners).
The commissioners intend to engage with the provider market to support the development of the new North West specifications and a provider engagement event will be advertised via a PIN.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £49,914,935
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Non Emergency Patient Transport Services - Lancashire and South Cumbria
Lot No
1
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
Within the boundaries of the Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - Lancashire and south Cumbria
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Extension of the existing contract for a further 12 months until 31 March 2024
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Non Emergency Patient Transport Services - Cumbria ICB
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD1 - Cumbria
Main site or place of performance
Within the boundaries of the North Cumbria
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Extension of the existing contract for a further 12 months until 31 March 2024
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Non Emergency Patient Transport Services - Cheshire and Merseyside ICB
Lot No
3
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
Within the boundaries of the Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Cheshire, Merseyside and the Wirral
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Extension of the existing contract for a further 12 months until 31 March 2024
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Non Emergency Patient Transport Services - Greater Manchester ICB
Lot No
4
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
Within the boundaries of the Greater Manchester ICB
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Extension of the existing contract for a further 12 months until 31 March 2024
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
There was an initial delay in the recommissioning of these services due to the COVID-19 pandemic which was an event unforeseeable by the contracting authority. In addition the existing provider is considered to be the only provider that can offer a continuity of service to patients over the next 12 months, without creating a significant operational risk and disruption to service whilst allowing the timescales for the new service to be planned and implemented safely.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
1
Lot No
1
Title
Non Emergency Patient Transport Services - Lancashire and South Cumbria
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 February 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Bolton
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD - North West (England)
NHS Organisation Data Service
RX7
Internet address
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Bolton
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD - North West (England)
NHS Organisation Data Service
RX7
Internet address
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £14,994,759
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £14,994,759
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
2
Lot No
2
Title
Non Emergency Patient Transport Services - Cumbria ICB
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 February 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Bolton
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD - North West (England)
NHS Organisation Data Service
RX7
Internet address
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Bolton
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD - North West (England)
NHS Organisation Data Service
RX7
Internet address
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £8,019,067
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
3
Lot No
3
Title
Non Emergency Patient Transport Services - Cheshire and Merseyside ICB
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 February 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Bolton
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD - North West (England)
NHS Organisation Data Service
RX7
Internet address
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Bolton
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD - North West (England)
NHS Organisation Data Service
RX7
Internet address
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £9,909,898
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
4
Lot No
4
Title
Non Emergency Patient Transport Services - Greater Manchester ICB
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 February 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Bolton
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD - North West (England)
NHS Organisation Data Service
RX7
Internet address
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Bolton
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD - North West (England)
NHS Organisation Data Service
RX7
Internet address
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £16,991,211
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU
Heron House
Stoke on Trent
ST4 4LG
Country
United Kingdom