Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
2nd floor Gail House Lower Stone Street
Maidstone
ME15 6NB
Contact
William Clark
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ41 - Medway
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.kentandmedway.icb.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
https://www.kentandmedway.icb.nhs.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
Southwark Council 160 Tooley Street
London
SE1 2QH
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.selondonics.org/icb
Buyer's address
https://www.selondonics.org/icb
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law
UK
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
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 Service for Kent & Medway
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Kent & Medway Integrated Care Board (acting as the Co-ordinating Commissioner) and NHS South East London Integrated Care Board (acting as the Associate Commissioner) are undertaking a procurement process and
are inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to bid for a Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service. The contract duration will be for an initial period of 5 years with an option to extend for up to a further 3 years as required.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £213,448,424
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ4 - Kent
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Kent & Medway Integrated Care Board (acting as the Co-ordinating Commissioner) and NHS South East London Integrated Care Board (acting as the Associate Commissioner) are undertaking a procurement process and are inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to bid for a Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service. The aim of the Kent and Medway Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service is to provide non-urgent, planned transportation of eligible Kent and Medway patients with a medical need for transport to and from premises providing NHS healthcare, and/or between providers of NHS-funded healthcare. This encompasses a wide range of vehicle types and levels of care consistent with the patients’ medical needs. The service consists of journeys for patients requiring renal dialysis, outpatient appointments, transfers and discharges. The service is critical to support patients and to ensure that health services can work effectively and on time by transporting patients to healthcare appointments and supporting hospital discharges. The model is based on a single point of access where journey requests are made directly by patients/carers and or appropriate healthcare professionals.
The geographical scope of this contract includes the transport of all Kent and Medway patients to points of care within Kent, Medway, Bromley, Bexley and also King’s College Hospital and Guy’s and St Thomas’ (GSTT) hospital sites.
The Transport Provider will ensure that patients access their hospital treatment on time and that the wider system has timely access to patient transport that supports patient care and flow. The contract duration will be 5 years with an option to extend once for a period of 3 years.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
96
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Contract may be extended by up to 3 years.
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: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
31 January 2025
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
31 January 2025
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
To access the eProcurement portal to access relevant documentation relating this
opportunity, please follow the instructions below:
1. Go to https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome (and click the link to register (If your
organisation has not registered previously)
2. Once registered, login into the system and look for 'Quote/tender C308001 'Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service for Kent and Medway'
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is
subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the
avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to
this award.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS England
7&8 Wellington Place
Leeds
LS1 4AP
Country
United Kingdom