Planning

Patient Transport for Transplant Patients

  • Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-028712

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05297f

Published 30 May 2025, 11:16am



Scope

Description

Patient transport service for transplant patients, which provides for the collection of recipients on a regional and national basis, bringing them into the Hospital at short notice and with O2 capacity. This is an urgent transport service rather than a fully equipped ambulance service.

Total value (estimated)

  • £670,000 excluding VAT
  • £804,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 September 2025 to 31 July 2030
  • 4 years, 11 months

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 60100000 - Road transport services
  • 85100000 - Health services

Engagement

Engagement deadline

30 June 2025

Engagement process description

Pre-Market Engagement to be undertake during the month of June 2025, inviting suppliers to respond to a registration of interest document including basic information of the suppliers' capacity and capability to deliver the requirements of service. Further details of the description of services are outlined in the registration of interest document available in the Health Family portal opportunity. The Trust will communicate further information regarding additional supplier engagement sessions. These sessions are anticipated to take place virtually, how the Trust retains the right to undertake further sessions via alternative methods if desired.


Participation

Particular suitability

Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

1 July 2025


Contracting authority

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDNZ-7768-RRQQ

Papworth Road Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

United Kingdom

Contact name: Andrew Moore

Telephone: 07745649631

Email: purchasing.papworth@nhs.net

Website: https://www.royalpapworth.nhs.uk

Region: UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC

Organisation type: Public authority - central government