Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
BRISTOL & WESTON NHS PURCHASING CONSORTIUM
CHRISTOPHER HANCOCK BUILDING
BRISTOL
BS105NB
Contact
BWPC Procurement
Telephone
+44 1174142000
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK11 - Bristol, City of
NHS Organisation Data Service
RA7
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Critical Care Transfer Services Call Handling
Reference number
BWPCID000001-8
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75122000 - Administrative healthcare services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Bristol and Weston Purchasing Consortium ("BWPC") is working together with University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust ("UHBW") to put a contract in place to provide Call Handling services for the management of referrals for advice and critical care transfers for Southwest Neonatal Advice and Retrieval (SoNAR), Wales and West Acute Transport for Children (WATCh), Retrieve Adult Critical Care Transfer Service, Bristol Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Service (ECMO) and Paediatric Major Trauma Service across Peninsula and Severn regions (to note WATCh also covers South Wales)
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: £177,364
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
To provide Call Handling services for the management of referrals for advice and critical care transfers for Southwest Neonatal Advice and Retrieval (SoNAR), Wales and West Acute Transport for Children (WATCh), Retrieve Adult Critical Care Transfer Service, Bristol Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Service (ECMO) and Paediatric Major Trauma Service across Peninsula and Severn regions (to note WATCh also covers South Wales)
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40%
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10%
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 50%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
3 years with the option to extend for 1 year (3+1)
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: 2024/S 000-016530
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
BWPCID000001-8
Title
Critical Care Transfer Services Call Handling
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26 September 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BAEMS Limited (T/A Bristol Ambulance EMS)
Jacwyn House Kings Business Park, 1 Kings Park Avenue, St Phillips
Bristol
BS2 0TZ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Companies House
07407241
Internet address
https://bristolambulance.co.uk/
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £177,364
Total value of the contract/lot: £177,364
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The contract has been awarded for 3 years with the option to extend for 1 year (3+1)
The annual contract value is, £44,341 Ex VAT
The total contract value including the optional extension is £177,364
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
BWPC
Christopher Hancock Building
Bristol
BS10 5NB
Country
United Kingdom