Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
TEES ESK & WEAR VALLEYS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
West Park Hospital Edward Pease Way
Darlington
DL22TS
Contact
Julie Fretter
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC - North East (England)
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
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
202324-016 Secure Patient Transport (TEWV)
Reference number
SP1887
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust have a requirement for a Secure Patient Transport Service. The service will be a Trust wide service to provide 'hospital to hospital' transport, this will also incorporate Humber and North Yorkshires ICB service 'community to hospital' transport. The service is required to transfer service users from one facility to another for the purposes of relocation or to receive treatment in an inpatient setting.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,400,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 34114121 - Ambulances
- 34114122 - Patient-transport vehicles
- 34114210 - Prisoner-transport vehicles
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
Main site or place of performance
The Trust footprint includes the North East of England, North Yorkshire and York however the Contractor is expected to cover
England, Scotland and Wales as required.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust have a requirement for a Secure Patient Transport Service. The service will be a Trust wide service to provide 'hospital to hospital' transport, this will also incorporate Humber and North Yorkshires ICB service 'community to hospital' transport. The service is required to transfer service users from one facility to another for the purposes of relocation or to receive treatment in an inpatient setting.
The service must be available at any time of day or night, including weekends, bank holidays etc. 24/7 365 days a year.
The Procurement process is a competitive one stage process under the Provider Selection Regime. The contract is for a period of 36 months (plus 2x1year extension) with a contract value of approximately £1.4 million over a period of 3 years. The estimated start date is 1st January 2025 with a mobilisation period from the contract award date of 1st November 2024.
The successful provider must meet all Care Quality Commission (CQC) national standards and must be registered with the Care Quality Commission.
The types of vehicles required for this contract are: Secure Car (including People Carrier), Medium sized minibus and Secure Ambulance.
Tenders will be submitted electronically via the Cardea Portal.
Please see Tender documents for more information via Cardea Portal:
https://www.cardea.nhs.uk/cardea/
For the expressions of interest, please click the following link
EOI (expression of Interest) closes on 23rd August at 12 Noon.
Tender closes on 2nd September 2024 at 12 Noon.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality and Innovation / Weighting: 22%
Quality criterion - Name: Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice / Weighting: 8%
Quality criterion - Name: Integration, Collaboration And Service Sustainability / Weighting: 17%
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10%
Price - Weighting: Value: 43%
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
2 x 1 year extension available
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Originally published as:
Date
2 September 2024
Local time
12:00pm
Changed to:
Date
20 January 2025
Local time
12:00pm
See the change notice.
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
2 September 2024
Local time
12:01pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Liz Romaniak
West Park Hospital, Edward Pease Way
Darlington
DL2 2TS
Country
United Kingdom