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OPPORTUNITY NOTICE - PROVISION OF PATIENT TRANSPORT SERVICES (PTS) FOR THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBROUGH INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (ICB)

  • NHS CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (ICB)

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-017257

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03d73d

Published 16 June 2023, 5:55pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (ICB)

Heron House,120 Grove Road

STOKE ON TRENT

ST44LX

Contact

Paulo Sousa-Cabral

Email

paulo.sousa-cabral@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC

NHS Organisation Data Service

Y61

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.cpics.org.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.cpics.org.uk/

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

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

OPPORTUNITY NOTICE - PROVISION OF PATIENT TRANSPORT SERVICES (PTS) FOR THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBROUGH INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (ICB)

Reference number

WHISP-187

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board (CP ICB) is seeking to commission a provider or providers to deliver their Patient Transport Services (PTS), to include Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS).

The ICB wishes to receive responses to the Invitation to Tenders (ITTs) from suitably qualified and experienced Providers with the necessary skill and experience (or a demonstrable ability to provide the skill and experience) to provide the range of services required.

The ICB has re-designed the way Patient Transport Services are specified in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. They are looking for stand-alone services for specific cohorts of patients which have varying needs.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £87,677,043

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 3

The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:

The re-procurement will be split into 3 lots so 3 separate contracts may be awarded; however, bidders will have the opportunity to bid for all of the lots or any combination of lots. For the avoidance of doubt each bid will be scored on their individual merit. Therefore, it is possible that contracts could be issued to a single provider.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Specialist Transport and Non-planned (STAN)

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH11 - Peterborough
  • UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Main site or place of performance

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

High Dependency, Bariatric, End of Life, Discharges, Ambulatory Care Pathway transport, and Interfacility transfers transport services.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £23,859,787

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

1 October 2024

End date

30 September 2034

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Each contract will be awarded for a term of five (5) years from the Service start date with an indicative contract value of £41m (see table below for lot specific values) with the possibility of extending the term for another 5 years beyond the initial contracted term at the ICB's discretion and bringing the indicative Total Contract Value to circa £87m

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

Lot 2 - Planned Patients Transport Service (PPTS)

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH11 - Peterborough
  • UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Main site or place of performance

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Renal Dialysis, Outpatients, and Admissions patient transport service.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £50,265,420

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

1 October 2024

End date

30 September 2034

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Each contract will be awarded for a term of five (5) years from the Service start date with an indicative contract value of £41m (see table below for lot specific values) with the possibility of extending the term for another 5 years beyond the initial contracted term at the ICB's discretion and bringing the indicative Total Contract Value to circa £87m.

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

Lot 3 - Booking and Eligibility Centre

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH11 - Peterborough
  • UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Main site or place of performance

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Call centre function that provides telephony access to the Patient Transport service, completing Eligibility Assessments, Bookings and Customer Service to all.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £13,551,836

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

1 October 2024

End date

30 September 2034

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Each contract will be awarded for a term of five (5) years from the Service start date with an indicative contract value of £41m (see table below for lot specific values) with the possibility of extending the term for another 5 years beyond the initial contracted term at the ICB's discretion and bringing the indicative Total Contract Value to circa £87m.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

16 August 2023

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

16 August 2023

Local time

12:01pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board (CP ICB)

Ely

Country

United Kingdom