Contract

Provision of a Secure Vehicle and Escorts: Non-Emergency Patient Transport ELFT

  • East London NHS Foundation Trust

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-024124

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0486b8

Published 1 August 2024, 12:34pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

East London NHS Foundation Trust

9 Alie Street

London

E1 8DE

Email

tania.antony2@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI42 - Tower Hamlets

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.elft.nhs.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.elft.nhs.uk/

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

Provision of a Secure Vehicle and Escorts: Non-Emergency Patient Transport ELFT

Reference number

C294981

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 60100000 - Road transport services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

A responsive and proportionately secure mental health transport service that conveys Service Users with dignity and respect and responds to their individual needs by providing the right vehicle and the right crew.
The safe transportation of Service Users who are detained under the Mental Health Act and informal Service Users who may be at risk of absconding, causing harm to themselves, and/or causing harm to others.

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: £5,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 34114122 - Patient-transport vehicles
  • 34114122 - Patient-transport vehicles

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI4 - Inner London – East

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provider Selection Regime: Direct Award Process C

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

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

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services

Explanation:

Provider Selection Regime: Direct Award Process C

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

22 July 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

VKL HEALTHCARE LTD

Crossoaks Farm, Crossoaks Lane

Borehamwood

WD6 5PH

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI4 - Inner London – East
National registration number

05587615

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £5,000,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £350,000


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

22 July 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Patient Transport (UK) Ltd

17 Pennine Parade, Pennine Drive, London, NW2 1NT

London

NW2 1NT

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI4 - Inner London – East
National registration number

06125783

Internet address

www.patienttransport.co.uk

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £5,000,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £650,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NHS North East London Integrated Care Board

UNEX Tower 5 Station Street

London

E15 1DA

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.northeastlondon.icb.nhs.uk

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

17/07/2024 at 00:00Hrs

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

NHS North East London Integrated Care Board

UNEX Tower 5 Station Street

London

E15 1DA

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.northeastlondon.icb.nhs.uk