Market Engagement - Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services for NHS Herts Valleys (HVCCG), NHS East and North Hertfordshire (ENHCCG) and NHS West Essex (WECCG) Clinical Commissioning Groups

Market Engagement - Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) for NHS Herts Valleys (HVCCG), NHS East and North Hertfordshire (ENHCCG) and NHS West Essex (WECCG) Clinical Commissioning Groups

NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of the Commissioners, NHS Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group (HVCCG) (Lead Commissioner), NHS East and North Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (ENHCCG) and NHS West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (WECCG), as part of the Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care System (ICS) and collectively referred to as "the Commissioners", would like to invite interested Providers, to take part in a further market engagement process. This process will further inform an anticipated contract offer and associated procurement process.

Following the market engagement exercise held in Autumn / Winter 2021 the Commissioners are seeking to engage with the marketplace to seek feedback on the proposed contract and procurement structure(s), including Bidding requirements, and to investigate market development requirements, if any.

To allow for an appropriate commissioning, procurement, and mobilisation process (following the feedback gained during the previous market engagement), the Commissioners are seeking to undertake a tendering exercise commencing in June 2022. With a view to awarding a contract in March/ April 2023 to allow for a potential 12 month mobilisation period following on from Contract Award. Note that this has not been finalised due to seeking feedback via this engagement.

This engagement is taking place via completion of a form on Microsoft Forms. The information provided will be kept confidential where possible. However, if information is gained that results in changes made to the draft service specification, performance metrics, other contract documentation or any of the associated tender documentation, then an audit trail that may detail the Provider could be deemed releasable under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act or any other applicable request mechanisms for the NHS.

If you have not already done so and would like to informally register your interest in the procurement process and be added to a delegate list whom courtesy emails will be sent with updates on the procurement, then please complete the relevant questions on the form linked below.

The Microsoft Form to submit your views and feedback is at the following link:

forms.office.com/r/iBmTrNt3DR ↗

The deadline to submit your completed form is 5pm 27th April 2022. You can submit more than one form, but you are not able to edit what you may have already submitted. If you think of further information you would like to share please just submit a new form.

Please note any financial or service information contained within this advert are not final and you must take proper care to read any final tender if / when published.

Responding to this advert, registering to take part in this engagement or registering your interest does not commit any Provider to taking part in any anticipated procurement process or count as a formal expression of interest. This advert also does not commit the Commissioners to continuing this project and / or publishing any procurement or tendering process(es).