Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England - East Midlands Specialised Commissioning
County Hall, Leicester Road
Glenfield
LE3 8RA
Contact
Josselin Canevet
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF - East Midlands (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/spec-services/
Buyer's address
https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=agcsu
Additional information can be obtained from 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 Transport Co-ordination Service - East Midlands
Reference number
54523
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75122000 - Administrative healthcare services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU), on behalf of NHS England East Midlands Specialised Commissioning (referred to as the Commissioner), is undertaking a market engagement exercise to understand the current and future capacity and capability of the providers and potential providers within this specialised area. Interested parties are encouraged to register their interest and participate in the market questionnaire which will provide feedback to commissioners.
The service provider will receive and coordinate urgent and emergency requests made via telephone and digital routes 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year from specialised service leads who require advice on resuscitation and stabilisation, the sourcing of cots/beds from within and outside the East Midlands region, and/or to facilitate patient transfers to and from general hospitals to specialist treatment centres via the commissioned Ambulance Transport Provider.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU), on behalf of NHS England (referred to as the Commissioner), is undertaking a market engagement exercise to understand the current and future capacity and capability of the providers and potential providers within this specialised area. Interested parties are encouraged to register their interest and participate in the market questionnaire which will provide feedback to commissioners.
The procurement is to commission a service that is able to receive and coordinate all urgent and emergency requests via telephone and digital routes for intra-uterine, neonatal transfer (CenTre), paediatric critical care (CoMET - Children's Medical Emergency Transport Service), and ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) advice on resuscitation and stabilisation and/or patient transfers to and from general hospitals to specialist treatment centres.
The service will manage requests according to agreed protocols and act as a conduit to support the provision of advice, patient referrals and transfers being processed.
The service will be delivered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The service will respond to all requests within the Key Performance Indicators.
This notice is to advise prospective providers in the market of the commissioner's intention to commission this service and to provide an opportunity to engage with and participate in a market engagement questionnaire. The outcome of this market engagement will help inform commissioners of the current and future capacity and capability of the market and will be considered with other evidence to inform the commissioning approach.
NHS England East Midlands Specialised Commissioning is the contracting and commissioning authority for this service and wishes to commission centres across England to be delivered as part of a network arrangement.
The questionnaire is available through the EU Supply portal: https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=agcsu
There will also be an opportunity to attend a market engagement event via Microsoft Teams at 9.30am - 10.30am on Tuesday 12th July 2022. If you would like to participate in this event, please email josselin.canevet@nhs.net by 12pm on Monday 11th July 2022. All slides and questions and responses will be made available to all bidders following the event.
The reference is 54523 and the closing date for submission of the completed questionnaire will be: 12:00 Monday 25th July 2022.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
7 October 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes