Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Wilmslow Road
Manchester
M20 4BX
Contact
Mr Chris Robson
Telephone
+44 1614468531
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's 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
On site rapid discharge ambulance transport service
Reference number
DN582707
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60100000 - Road transport services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is a NHS Tertiary Level Cancer, with no on-site A&E department. The trust provides a whole range of cancer therapies for a broad range of oncological diseases both solid tumour and Haematology. Due to the patients disease or treatment (e.g. tracheostomy, radiotherapy, myelosuppressive chemotherapy), there is need for some degree of rapid discharge ambulance transport resource on site made available to support our patients who are in their last days or hours of life or those with a complex discharge in place following high level of coordination with medical and nursing teams, intermediate services and health & social care providers who need to be at their place of discharge at a preferred time.
Patients who are on the pathway for care in the last days or hours of life, or complex care plans in place ready for discharge should have access to appropriate intermediate non-emergency ambulance transport with a specifically trained crew to transfer them safely in a timely manner to their home or place of preferred healthcare/community setting in a timely and compassionate way. The majority of these transfers can be local with the Manchester area, or further afield (generally within England/Wales).
There is also a need for patients to be transferred to other sites within the North West of England Region for urgent and planned specialist treatment/assessment that is not provided at the Christie site. We are experiencing longer waiting times for such transfers, which has an impact on our patients, as well as on staffing resources.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £400,000 / Highest offer: £450,000 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 34114121 - Ambulances
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is a NHS Tertiary Level Cancer, with no on-site A&E department. The trust provides a whole range of cancer therapies for a broad range of oncological diseases both solid tumour and Haematology. Due to the patients disease or treatment (e.g. tracheostomy, radiotherapy, myelosuppressive chemotherapy), there is need for some degree of rapid discharge ambulance transport resource on site made available to support our patients who are in their last days or hours of life or those with a complex discharge in place following high level of coordination with medical and nursing teams, intermediate services and health & social care providers who need to be at their place of discharge at a preferred time.
Patients who are on the pathway for care in the last days or hours of life, or complex care plans in place ready for discharge should have access to appropriate intermediate non-emergency ambulance transport with a specifically trained crew to transfer them safely in a timely manner to their home or place of preferred healthcare/community setting in a timely and compassionate way. The majority of these transfers can be local with the Manchester area, or further afield (generally within England/Wales).
There is also a need for patients to be transferred to other sites within the North West of England Region for urgent and planned specialist treatment/assessment that is not provided at the Christie site. We are experiencing longer waiting times for such transfers, which has an impact on our patients, as well as on staffing resources.
Further details to be found within the tender documentation
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 40
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-028932
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Lot No
1
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23 May 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 10
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ambulnz Community Partners Limited
5e Arrow Trading Estate, Corporation Road, Audenshaw
Manchester
M34 5LR
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £400,000 / Highest offer: £500,000 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester
Country
United Kingdom