Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB
Block C, 1st Floor,Dukes Court, Duke Street
WOKING
KT229AE
Contact
Peter Carvalho
Telephone
+44 3005612500
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ26 - East Surrey
NHS Organisation Data Service
QXU
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
NHS
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
South East Coast Ambulance - Emergency 999 Service
Reference number
SECAmb 999 2024-2025
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85143000 - Ambulance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Delivery of the following 24/7 response services 365 days per year:
• 999-responses, including healthcare and other professional activity.
• Emergency Operations / Clinical Co-ordination Centres.
• Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) and similar services to support EPRR. Such services are detailed separately in accordance with the current published national specification.
The service is provided for people with life threatening emergencies and urgent health care needs. It is accessed through the following routes:
• Direct access via a 999 call for ambulance service assistance by a person who is in the geographical area of the South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust.
• A request from a healthcare professional (HCP) for the urgent transfer of a patient to a healthcare setting on the grounds of an urgent clinical need, such as medically expected patients who have been assessed by the HCP and require transportation to an acute facility within specified timescales.
• Calls received via a Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) link or direct line from other emergency services (e.g., other ambulance services, police, or fire services).
• NHS 111 calls passed to the 999 ambulance service.
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: £290,706,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ - South East (England)
Main site or place of performance
Frimley, Kent, Sussex and Surrey
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Description of the services to be provided:
999 Emergency Services (as previously mentioned and below)
Delivery of the following 24/7 response services 365 days per year:
• 999-responses, including healthcare and other professional activity.
• Emergency Operations / Clinical Co-ordination Centres.
• Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) and similar services to support EPRR. Such services are detailed separately in accordance with the current published national specification.
The service is provided for people with life threatening emergencies and urgent health care needs. It is accessed through the following routes:
• Direct access via a 999 call for ambulance service assistance by a person who is in the geographical area of the South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust.
• A request from a healthcare professional (HCP) for the urgent transfer of a patient to a healthcare setting on the grounds of an urgent clinical need, such as medically expected patients who have been assessed by the HCP and require transportation to an acute facility within specified timescales.
• Calls received via a Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) link or direct line from other emergency services (e.g., other ambulance services, police, or fire services).
• NHS 111 calls passed to the 999 ambulance service.
PSR Direct Award Process A has been used to appoint this contract with the following rationale as per the PSR Regulations 6(3) and Reg
• SECAmb is the existing provider of the health care services to which the proposed contracting arrangements relate.
• Surrey Heartlands ICB is satisfied that the health care services to which the proposed contracting arrangements relate are capable of being provided only by the existing provider due to the nature of the health care services, which in this case is the provision of Emergency 999 services across Surrey, Frimley, Kent and Sussex.
• There are no legal/outstanding major issues with the current service or service provider from a quality perspective.
• SECAmb remain an integral part of the ICS and are system partners both locally and cross county.
• Service developments and future works such as Integrated Hub work is only viable with the existing provider, SECAmb.
The lifetime value of the contract is £290,706,000 for the period 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025.
Details of the award decision-makers are:
FKMSS Strategic Ambulance Commissioning Group (SCG)
FKMSS SECAmb Contract Review Meeting (CRM)
FKMSS Ambulance Commissioners Group
No Conflicts or Potential Conflicts of Interest were declared.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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.
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) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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: No
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
SECAmb 999 2024-2025
Title
South East Coast Ambulance - Emergency 999 Service
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14 June 2024
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
South East Coast Ambulance Service
Nexus House, 4 Gatwick Rd
Crawley
RH10 9BG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ - South East (England)
NHS Organisation Data Service
RYD
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £290,706,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £290,706,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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.
Award decision-makers are:
FKMSS Strategic Ambulance Commissioning Group (SCG)
FKMSS SECAmb Contract Review Meeting (CRM)
FKMSS Ambulance Commissioners Group
No conflicts of interest have been raised in relation to this contract award.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB and FKMSS Strategic Ambulance Commissioning Group (SCG)
TW17 9EJ
Woking
GU21 5BH
Telephone
+44 7585996337
Country
United Kingdom