Non-Emergency Ambulance Patient Transport Service [4237048]

Concepts

• ambulance services
• ambulance patient transport service
• non-emergency ambulance patient transport service
• belfast
• antrim
• ballymena
• portadown
• londonderry
• transport services
• road transport

Location

Northern Ireland:

Description

Non-Emergency Ambulance Patient Transport Service [4237048]

Lot Division

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85143000 - Ambulance services
• 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
• 60100000 - Road transport services
• 60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
• 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

Indicators

• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** In section I.2 it is stated that this is a joint procurement and contract award is by a central purchasing body. This Framework Agreement is not a joint contract, it is a central purchasing body Framework Agreement operated by Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland. The Contracting Authority will identify the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) on the basis of the Price 90% and Social Value 10% once full compliance has been demonstrated with all of the elements of the specification, including Quality - Pass/Fail and any other requirements as listed in the tender documentation. This tender contains 12 Lots, Tenderers can bid for one Lot, more than one Lot or all Lots. It is the intention to make award of a place on the Framework Agreement to all Tenderers where sufficient compliant bids are received for the applicable Lot(s). Should there be no compliant bids received for a Lot(s) this will result in a no award for that Lot(s). Tenderers must bid for all Lines listed within Section 1 for Lots 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9. Tenderers are encouraged to complete Section 2 for Lots 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 which will not be included in the evaluation however will form part of the Framework Agreement. Tenderers must bid for all Lines within Lots 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11 and 12. The 10% for Social Value and details of the Quality split and the evaluation process incorporating Price, Quality, Social Value and Compliance are provided as part of the Tender Evaluation Methodology and Marking Scheme (TEMMS) (SS20b). The value shown in II.1.5 shows the estimated total value which has been calculated on the basis of a maximum 4 year Call-Off Contract(s) with the option of 24 month extension period(s), contingency for Secondary Competition(s), potential extension(s) for procurement exercises, potential price increases during the Framework Agreement and any Call-Off Contract. Please note that in regard to IV.1.3 where it states, “Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 84”, this should read, ‘Envisaged minimum number of participants to the framework agreement: 84’. Under this Framework Agreement and Call-Off Contract(s) the Framework Provider/Contractor will be required to support the Client's social benefit objectives. Accordingly, Call-Off Contract performance conditions will relate, in particular, to social value for all Lots. LATE TENDERS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED..