Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS HUMBER AND NORTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Health House, Grange Park Lane, Willerby
East Riding of Yorkshire
HU106DT
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
NHS Organisation Data Service
QOQ
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://humberandnorthyorkshire.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 Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Non-emergency Patient Transport (NEPTS) provides pre-planned and on-day (unplanned) transport to support eligible patients to access NHS funded care. NEPTS caters for those patients who are either too ill to get to hospital without assistance or for whom travelling may cause their condition to deteriorate. The service provides for a wide range of patient mobilities, requiring a variety of vehicle types and levels of care consistent with the patient's medical needs - including specialist moving and handling or support during transport such as provision of oxygen.
The service covers East Riding of Yorkshire, Hull, North Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire and York.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £16,403,006
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE11 - Kingston upon Hull, City of
- UKE12 - East Riding of Yorkshire
- UKE13 - North and North East Lincolnshire
- UKE21 - York
- UKE22 - North Yorkshire CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Non-emergency Patient Transport (NEPTS) provides pre-planned and on-day (unplanned) transport to support eligible patients to access NHS funded care. NEPTS caters for those patients who are either too ill to get to hospital without assistance or for whom travelling may cause their condition to deteriorate. The service provides for a wide range of patient mobilities, requiring a variety of vehicle types and levels of care consistent with the patient's medical needs - including specialist moving and handling or support during transport such as provision of oxygen.
The service covers East Riding of Yorkshire, Hull, North Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire and York.
NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB is providing notice of an urgent award under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
Approximate lifetime value of the contract is £16,403,006
Contract term - 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2026.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion - Name: To address immediate risks to safety and quality of care / Weighting: 100
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:
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) urgent award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
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
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 March 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Yorkshire Ambulance Trust NHS Trust
Wakefield
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKE45 - Wakefield
NHS Organisation Data Service
RX8
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £16,403,006
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The contract has been awarded under the urgent award provision of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
The contract was awarded under Regulation 14(2)(a) an award must be made urgently, and 14(2)(c) to ensure patient safety was not compromised.
The contract award was approved by the Finance, Performance and Delivery Committee. No conflicts of interest have been declared in relation to the contract award.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS England Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel
London
Country
United Kingdom