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Published 19 Jun 2024, 14:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Agreement for the supply of a interhospital Passenger Transport Service (Transport Services)

Official notice

Authority: HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf of East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust ("Authority") (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Jul 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Tender is to establish a Agreement for the supply of an interhospital passenger transport service. (“Agreement”)

The Agreement will cover the provision of transport services between the Authorities main hospital sites on completion of the ‘Meeting Patient’s Needs’ Project. The Shuttle Bus Service will operate between the Royal Blackburn Hospital (RBH) and Burnley General Hospital (BGH), carrying staff, visitors and independent patients attending outpatient / diagnostic service departments.

There is a full service that runs Monday through to Friday inclusively with a slightly reduced service Saturday and Sunday. The Shuttle Bus will operate daily 365 days per year.

The scope of this Agreement covers the provision of the full passenger transport service including vehicles and drivers.

CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver · Hire of passenger cars with driver · Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver · Road transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Under this Agreement the Supplier will provide Passenger Transport ServicesRenewal

Under this Agreement the Supplier will provide Passenger Transport Services.

The current annual spend through the Agreement is estimated to be £1,000,000 based on spend data for 12 months).

TERMS AND CONDITIONS / ACTIVITY BASED INCOME (ABI) The terms and conditions of this Agreement and any resulting call-off contract is appended to the ITT. These terms include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the award of this Agreement, the management and administration by HTE of the overall contract structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management information to HTE. SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST AND PROCUREMENT INFORMATION This exercise will be conducted on the HTE Bravo portal. Candidates wishing to be considered must register expressions of interest as follows: Register on the HTE portal at healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk ↗. Login to the portal with username/password. Click the SQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers link. These are the SQs/ITTs open to any registered supplier. Click on the relevant SQ/ ITT to access the content. Click the Express Interest button at the top of the page. This will move the SQ/ITT into your My SQs/My ITTs page. You can access any attachments by clicking Buyer Attachments in the SQ/ITT Details box. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the SQ/ITT. Submit your reply using the Submit Response button at the top of the page. If you require any further advice, contact the Bravo e- Tendering Help Desk at [email protected].

HealthTrust Europe utilises the Supplier Registration Service information database, formally known as sid4gov. Candidates are requested to register on the Supplier Registration service at Supplier Registration Service (cabinetoffice.gov.uk) and submit their sid4gov company profile for publication on the database. Candidates already registered on Supplier Registration Service must ensure that information is up to date. Where access to sid4gov is unavailable, please contact the helpdesk at [email protected].

Please note that, at present, sid4gov does not prepopulate any fields of the SQ on the Portal, and therefore Potential Providers must complete the Qualification and Selection Envelopes of the SQ in Bravo in full.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Extension of up to 24 months · Following the Initial Term, at the Authority’s absolute discretion, there will be an option to extend for up to 24 months.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    HTE may request such information as may be requested pursuant to Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. 7. Details are provided in the Selection Questionnaire.

  • Technical & professional ability

    HTE may request such information as may be requested pursuant to Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Details are provided in the Selection Questionnaire.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
19 Jun 2024, 14:29 BST
Last source update
19 Jun 2024, 14:29 BST
Award evaluation window
19 Jul 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-018917
Classification (CPV)
Hire of buses and coaches with driverHire of passenger cars with driverHire of passenger transport vehicles with driverRoad transport servicesTransport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047129 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

HTE will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
19 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bids opened
19 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Jun 2024 → 19 Jul 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    19 Jun 2024, 14:29 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    19 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    19 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf of East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust ("Authority")

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth 19 George Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK, B15 1NUContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Legal Department, HealthTrust EuropeReview body Edgbaston, BirminghamContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.