Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU on behalf of NHS Shropshire Telford and Wrekin CCG and Powys Teaching Health Board
Heron House, 120 Grove Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 4LX
Contact
Hayley Smith
Telephone
+44 782872500
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group
Halesfield 6, Halesfield
Telford
TF7 4BF
Contact
Hayley Smith
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.shropshiretelfordandwrekinccg.nhs.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Powys Teaching Health Board
Glasbury House, Bronllys Hospital, Bronllys
Powys
LD3 0LU
Contact
Hayley Smith
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL24 - Powys
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.powysthb.wales.nhs.uk/home
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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 - NHS Shropshire CCG, Telford & Wrekin CCG and Powys THB
Reference number
STW-20-03
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
- EA27 - For non-emergency patient
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group and Powys Teaching Health Board have jointly awarded a contract for Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) for eligible patients within the local healthcare population following a successful procurement.
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: £34,200,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 34114122 - Patient-transport vehicles
- 60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
- 85100000 - Health services
- 85143000 - Ambulance services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin
- UKG22 - Shropshire CC
- UKL24 - Powys
Main site or place of performance
Services to be provided across the County of Shropshire and Powys.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group and Powys Teaching Health Board have jointly awarded a contract for Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) for eligible patients within the local healthcare population following a successful procurement.
A non-emergency transport service is provided for patients, both adults and children, who have a medical condition which prevents them from using other forms of transport to travel to and from healthcare appointments. It is not for people who require transport for financial or social reasons, or for
those requiring an immediate or emergency response.
The Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service will provide 24/7, 365 days per year transportation services to patients assessed as eligible for the service.
The objectives of the service are to:
— Provide transportation booking facilities e.g. telephone line, email, online system etc which are compliant with the accessible information standard.
— Provide a dedicated local booking team(s) for patients of Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and Powys.
— Conduct patient eligibility assessments and manage demand on the service in line with commissioned activity levels.
— Determine patient’s mobility and moving and handling requirements to identify the type of vehicle and specialist equipment to be used for transportation/movement.
— Determine patient’s mental health needs for example determine the support a dementia patient would require.
— Provide vehicles and transport suitable for our eligible patients according to the patient medical condition/mobility.
— Provide patient transport management and liaison with the NHS providers to ensure integration and system flow.
— Provide local patient travel advice and sign-posting for patients assessed as not eligible to access the transportation service.
The CCG’s are appointing a service provider to deliver this service for a period of 5 years with an optional 24 months extension available.
The successful provider will be required to sign the prevailing NHS Standard Contract for the service and accept all terms and conditions.
Please note this contract will service the newly created/merged organisations (previously) NHS Shropshire CCG and NHS Telford and Wrekin CCG from 1st April 2021 and Powys Teaching Health Board.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Overall Quality / Weighting: 60%
Cost criterion - Name: Overall Cost / Weighting: 40%
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
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-002849
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
STW-20-03
Title
Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13 July 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 6
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
E-zec Medical Transport Services Ltd
Surrey
RH1 5YP
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £34,200,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU conducted this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body for another NHS body with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services.
This tender was conducted in line with the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
As the CCCs are a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group
Halesfield 6, Halesfield
Telford
TF7 4BF
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.shropshiretelfordandwrekinccg.nhs.uk/
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group
Halesfield 6, Halesfield
Telford
TF7 4BF
Country
United Kingdom