Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services

Concepts

• ambulance services
• eastleigh
• health services
• non-emergency patient transport services
• wight patients
• day patients
• patients
• patient transport services
• south central ambulance service
• the non-emergency patient transport services

Location

Eastleigh

Description

The service will provide Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) and will be typified by the non-urgent, planned transportation of patients with a medical need for transport, to and from a premises providing NHS funded healthcare, and between NHS Healthcare Providers.

Total Quantity or Scope

The service will include inpatients, out-patients and day patients. The service will include transfer of Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton patients from domicile/ place of residence and/or return and inter-hospital transfers within Hampshire and nationally. In addition it will include the repatriation of Isle of Wight patients from the mainland to the Island. NEPTS must be seen as part of an integrated Programme of care. A non-emergency patient is one who, whilst requiring treatment, which may or may not be of a specialist nature, does not require an immediate or urgent response. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (ICB) intend to award a contract to South Central Ambulance Service for the Non-emergency Patient Transport Services, following direct award process C of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. The contract term is 48 months, expiring on 31st March 2026 with a value of £30,279,150.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85143000 - Ambulance services
• 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price.

Legal Justification

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 9th October 2024 . This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR

Other Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 9th October 2024 . This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Email address for representations: nathan.barnard@soeprocurement.nhs.uk The award decision was approved by the following boards: HIOW ICB Executive Management Group HIOW ICB Delivery Group HIOW ICB Spending Control Group HIOW ICB Procurement Group Conflict of interest assessment was completed with no conflicts identified. Quality and innovation; value; and Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice, were viewed as the most important of the key criteria due to the nature of the services provided. Integration, collaboration and service sustainability; and social value were also considered within the assessment.