Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West ICB and NHS Frimley ICB Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service

Concepts

• health services
• amersham
• frimley integrated care board
• nhs frimley integrated care board
• berkshire west integrated care board
• non-emergency patient transport services
• nhs frimley icb non-emergency patient transport service
• berkshire west icb
• eligible patients
• berkshire west

Location

Amersham

Description

NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board and NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board are seeking to secure a Prime Provider who has the capability and capacity to deliver Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services in line with the specified requirements from 1 April 2025. The aim of this service is to provide transport for eligible patients within Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire West, and Frimley with a medical need, between their places of residence, primary, community, social care and acute settings transporting patients in safe, timely, comfortable, and clinically appropriate transport without detriment to their medical condition.The contract period offered will be for a period of 5 years commencing 1st April 2025. The Commissioners at their sole discretion, will have an option to extend for a further 5 years (5+5).

Total Quantity or Scope

A standard NHS contract will be used for this service.Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board is the Lead Commissioner and Frimley Integrated Care Board is an Associate Commissioner to these Services.Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board is conducting this procurement in accordance with Regulation 11 The Competitive Process of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (PSR Regulations)The annual financial envelope is £22,601,647 per year, and a total financial envelope of £226,016,470 over the maximum 10-year duration.The deadline for receipt of tenders is 12 Noon 02 April 2024.TUPE is likely to apply, and TUPE information is available on request.This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Project Reference: C246132.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.

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

A standard NHS contract will be used for this service.Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board is the Lead Commissioner and Frimley Integrated Care Board is an Associate Commissioner to these Services.The annual financial envelope is £22,601,647 per year, and a total financial envelope of £226,016,470 over the maximum 10-year duration.The deadline for receipt of tenders is 12 Noon 02 April 2024.TUPE is likely to apply, and TUPE information is available on request.This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome The award criteria and weightings for this procurement is:Quality & Innovation 40%Value 10%Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability 22%Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice 18%Social Value 10%Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the ‘Health Family’ e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on ‘View our Live Opportunities’ from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. The project reference is C246132.Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the bid documentation (including questionnaires), you will need to click on ‘Register interest’ - this will take you to the log-in page. If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and be able to submit a bid. 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.