Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board
Endeavour House
Ipswich
IP1 2BX
Telephone
+44 7943503293
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH14 - Suffolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://suffolkandnortheastessex.icb.nhs.uk/
one.3) Communication
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
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
The NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board are looking to engage with interested parties of non-emergency patient transport services (NEPTS). This notice is to invite interested organisations to attend a NEPTS workshop on the 27th September 2022.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH14 - Suffolk
- UKH3 - Essex
Main site or place of performance
Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care System locality
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) are due to be recommissioned by the NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (SNEE ICB) at a time of considerable change in the way in which health and social care services are being commissioned and delivered. The NEPTS services are also expected to develop and deliver differently in order to adapt to the changing health and social care landscape and to deliver the national requirements which have been released.The SNEE ICB want to better understand the changing landscape from all perspectives before looking to recommission the NEPTS and are therefore holding an engagement event with all parties interested in the service. This will include local stakeholders, such as Acute Trusts, Commissioners, Service Users, Voluntary and Community Sector partners and NEPTS Providers. This event is intended to inform the future commissioning of these services locally and therefore if your organisation is interested in being part of this delivery moving forward it is imperative that you look to attend.In order to register to attend the NEPTS Engagement Event which will take place on the 27th September 2022 please register on the In-tend portal via the following address and Express an interest on the opportunity under current tenders. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/snee-icb/aspx/HomeThe location of the event and an agenda will be provided to parties who have expressed an interest nearer the time through the In-tend portal.If you have any questions regarding this event please send them as a correspondence through the In-tend portal or via email to jane.garnett@suffolk.nhs.uk
two.2.14) Additional information
The services to which this procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the Regulations). The Contracting Authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 Services.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 November 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: No