Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England and NHS Improvement
Fosse House, 6 Smith Way, Enderby
Leicester
LE19 1SX
Contact
Charlotte Highcock
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF - East Midlands (England)
National registration number
na
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/supplier/publictenders?B=AGCSU
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/supplier/publictenders?B=AGCSU
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
Specialised Critical Care Ambulance Transport Services for the East Midlands and West Midlands Regions
Reference number
AG20057
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85143000 - Ambulance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement - Specialised Commissioning Team (referred to as the
Commissioner) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver the Specialised Critical Care Ambulance Transport Services for the East Midlands region and the West Midlands regional Adult Critical Care Transfer service.
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) is acting as an agent for and on behalf of the Commissioner and is supporting the procurement process. NHS England and NHS Improvement - Specialised Commissioning Team are the
contracting and commissioning authority for the contract resultant from this
procurement and the contract will be held between them and the successful bidder.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £19,250,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The key objective of this procurement is to select a provider for delivering the specialised critical care ambulance transport services, to support:
• Neonatal critical care (NCC);
• Paediatric critical care (PCC); and
• Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) services for paediatric and adult
service users.
In addition, by commissioning a combined Critical Care Ambulance Transport for NCC,
PCC and ECMO pathways the Commissioner(s) would like to attain the following:
• Improve clinical care and safety for patients,
• Improve patient experience,
• Improve performance against KPIs included within the service specification,
• Improve activation times as a result of dedicated ambulance resources,
• Enhance mainstream 999 ambulance service performance by commissioning a
dedicated service, thus reducing the demand upon emergency resources being
utilised for retrieval activity,
• Increase retrieval service resilience for the NCC, PCC and ECMO pathways in the
East Midlands and West Midlands regions,
• Increase Emergency Preparedness Resilience Response (EPRR) regional and
national response capacity for Major Incidents and system capacity issues,
• Connect the transfer teams to clinical hubs via secure vehicle video and
telemedicine link and provide them a consultant level remote decision support.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
Duration in months
84
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
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 expressions of interest
Originally published as:
Date
28 June 2021
Local time
12:00pm
Changed to:
Date
2 July 2021
Local time
12:00pm
See the change notice.
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Contracting Authority will be using an eTendering system in this procurement exercise. The services described within this notice relate to the Light Touch Regime in the Public Procurement Regulations 2015. Neither the publication of this notice nor the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations. Please see published documentation for further details.
If you wish to express an interest and view ITT documents please register on the EU Supply website https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=UK .
The project reference is Quote/tender 44448 - AG20057 - Specialised Critical Care Ambulance Transport Services for the East Midlands and West Midlands Regions. Please note the deadline for ITT submissions is 12:00pm on Monday 28th June 2021.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit
Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
Country
United Kingdom