Official UK procurement notice
NECS522 NEAS TPP Framework - ITT
Authority: North East Ambulance Services NHS Foundation Trust (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought11 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNorth of England Commissioning Support (NECS) working for and on behalf of NHS North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) have established a Framework Agreement to cover the provision of services across all NEAS operational areas inclusive of:
North - Northumberland and North of Tyne
Central - South of Tyne and North Durham
South - South Durham and Teesside
The framework agreement (framework) is set out into eleven (11) distinct lots, each broken down to ensure coverage across the above geographical/operational areas.
CPV: Ambulance services · For patient · Paramedical services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services · Taxi services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 22 bids received · 19 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (11)Procurement structure
11 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Taxi Services - Unscheduled Care and PTS - Patient Mobility - Walking Patients OnlyAwarded
The Framework Agreement has been set up to cover the provision of Taxi Services - Unscheduled Care and PTS - Walking Patients Only across all NEAS operational areas inclusive of:
North - Northumberland and North of Tyne
Central - South of Tyne and North Durham
South - South Durham and Teesside
Lot #2Taxi Services - Unscheduled Care and PTS - Patient Mobility: Wheelchair and Walking patientsAwarded
The Framework Agreement has been set up to cover the provision of Taxi Services - Unscheduled Care and PTS Wheelchair and Walking patients across all NEAS operational areas inclusive of:
North - Northumberland and North of Tyne
Central - South of Tyne and North Durham
South - South Durham and Teesside
Lot #3Single Crewed Vehicle - PTS Walking Patients OnlyAwarded
The Framework Agreement has been set up to cover the provision of ingle Crewed Vehicle - PTS - walking Patients only across all NEAS operational areas inclusive of:
North - Northumberland and North of Tyne
Central - South of Tyne and North Durham
South - South Durham and Teesside
Lot #4Single Crewed Vehicle - PTSAwarded
The Framework Agreement has been set up to cover the provision of ingle Crewed Vehicle - PTS - Wheelchair and Walking patients across all NEAS operational areas inclusive of:
North - Northumberland and North of Tyne
Central - South of Tyne and North Durham
South - South Durham and Teesside
Lot #5Double Crewed Vehicle - PTSAwarded
The Framework Agreement has been set up to cover the provision of ingle Double Crewed Vehicle - PTS - Walking patients only across all NEAS operational areas inclusive of:
North - Northumberland and North of Tyne
Central - South of Tyne and North Durham
South - South Durham and Teesside
Lot #6Double Crewed Vehicle - PTSAwarded
The Framework Agreement has been set up to cover the provision of ingle Double Crewed Vehicle - PTS - Wheelchair and walking patients only across all NEAS operational areas inclusive of:
North - Northumberland and North of Tyne
Central - South of Tyne and North Durham
South - South Durham and Teesside
Lot #7Double Crewed Vehicle - PTSAwarded
The Framework Agreement has been set up to cover the provision of ingle Double Crewed Vehicle - PTS - stretcher patients across all NEAS operational areas inclusive of:
North - Northumberland and North of Tyne
Central - South of Tyne and North Durham
Lot #8Single Crewed Vehicle - Unscheduled CareAwarded
The Framework Agreement has been set up to cover the provision of Single Crewed Vehicle - Unscheduled Care Clinical Skill Level: Paramedic : Emergency Response Rapid Response Vehicle (RRV) across all NEAS operational areas inclusive of:
North - Northumberland and North of Tyne
Central - South of Tyne and North Durham
Lot #9Double Crewed Ambulance (DCA) - Unscheduled CareAwarded
The Framework Agreement has been set up to cover the provision of Double Crewed Ambulance (DCA) - Unscheduled Care Clinical Skill Level: Non-Paramedic Patient Mobility: Stretcher Patients
Additional Descriptor: Urgent Care acoss all NEAS operational areas inclusive of:
North - Northumberland and North of Tyne
Central - South of Tyne and North Durham
Lot #10Double Crewed Ambulance (DCA) - Unscheduled CareAwarded
The Framework Agreement has been set up to cover the provision of Double Crewed Ambulance (DCA) - Unscheduled Clinical Skill Level: Technician-led Patient Mobility: Stretcher patients
Additional Descriptor: Emergency Response across all NEAS operational areas inclusive of:
North - Northumberland and North of Tyne
Central - South of Tyne and North Durham
Lot #11Double Crewed Ambulance (DCA) - Unscheduled CareAwarded
The Framework Agreement has been set up to cover the provision of Double Crewed Ambulance (DCA) - Unscheduled Care Clinical Skill Level: Clinical Skill Level: Paramedic-led Patient Mobility: Stretcher patients Additional Descriptor: Emergency Response across all NEAS operational areas inclusive of:
North - Northumberland and North of Tyne
Central - South of Tyne and North Durham
Central - South of Tyne and North Durham
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- “NECS522 NEAS TPP Framework - ITT” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 29 Jul 2024, 13:49 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Jan 2025, 15:09 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 30 Aug 2024 – …
- Authority reference
NECS522- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-000106- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04857aFind a Tender
Publisher note: Please note the values of contracts provided are totals of a number of related lots and are broken down as follows Lot 1 and 2 (Taxi Services) - £6,912,000 Lots 3 - 7 (Patient Transport Services) - £24,624,000 Lots 8 - 11 (Unscheduled Care Services) - £50,008,000 There is no guaranteed spend under this framework
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 29 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 30 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
29 Aug 2024 → 3 Jan 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown29 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened30 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published3 Jan 2025, 15:09 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jan 2025- Status changed to complete3 Jan 2025, 15:09 GMT
- Buyer details updated3 Jan 2025, 15:09 GMT
Published amendments (2)
The framework shall be awarded for an initial 24 months at the fixed rates defined within accepted bids, uplifted annually at the rate of the national NHS inflation and efficiency assumptions, with the option to extend for a further 24-month period under the same terms.
Estimated values to cover four years of the framework are listed below. Please note these figures are an indicative value based on estimates and are subject to change; Lot 1 and 2 (Taxi Services) - £6,912,000 Lots 3 - 7 (Patient Transport Services) - £24,624,000 Lots 8 - 11 (Unscheduled Care Services) - £50,008,000
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-07: 1 release · 29 Jul 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast109 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 10 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £24,624,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lot 1 Taxi Services - Unscheduled Care and PTS
- Signed
- 10 Dec 2024
- Value
- £6,912,000
- Status
- active
Lot 3 Single Crewed Vehicle - PTS Walking Patients Only
- Signed
- 10 Dec 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 10 Double Crewed Ambulance (DCA) - Unscheduled Care
- Signed
- 10 Dec 2024
- Value
- £50,008,000
- Status
- active
Lot 10 Double Crewed Ambulance (DCA) - Unscheduled Care
- Signed
- 10 Dec 2024
- Value
- £50,008,000
- Status
- active
Lot 11 Double Crewed Ambulance (DCA) - Unscheduled Care
- Signed
- 10 Dec 2024
- Value
- £50,008,000
- Status
- active
Lot 11 Double Crewed Ambulance (DCA) - Unscheduled Care
- Signed
- 10 Dec 2024
- Value
- £50,008,000
- Status
- active
Lot 11 Double Crewed Ambulance (DCA) - Unscheduled Care
- Signed
- 10 Dec 2024
- Value
- £50,008,000
- Status
- active
Lot 11 Double Crewed Ambulance (DCA) - Unscheduled Care
- Signed
- 10 Dec 2024
- Value
- £50,008,000
- Status
- active
Lot 11 Double Crewed Ambulance (DCA) - Unscheduled Care
- Signed
- 10 Dec 2024
- Value
- £50,008,000
- Status
- active
Lot 11 Double Crewed Ambulance (DCA) - Unscheduled Care
- Signed
- 10 Dec 2024
- Value
- £50,008,000
- Status
- active
Lot 11 Double Crewed Ambulance (DCA) - Unscheduled Care
- Signed
- 10 Dec 2024
- Value
- £50,008,000
- Status
- active
Lot 3 Single Crewed Vehicle - PTS Walking Patients Only
- Signed
- 10 Dec 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 3 Single Crewed Vehicle - PTS Walking Patients Only
- Signed
- 10 Dec 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 3 Single Crewed Vehicle - PTS Walking Patients Only
- Signed
- 10 Dec 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 3 Single Crewed Vehicle - PTS Walking Patients Only
- Signed
- 10 Dec 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 3 Single Crewed Vehicle - PTS Walking Patients Only
- Signed
- 10 Dec 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 3 Single Crewed Vehicle - PTS Walking Patients Only
- Signed
- 10 Dec 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 3 Single Crewed Vehicle - PTS Walking Patients Only
- Signed
- 10 Dec 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 3 Single Crewed Vehicle - PTS Walking Patients Only
- Signed
- 10 Dec 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 3 Single Crewed Vehicle - PTS Walking Patients Only
- Signed
- 10 Dec 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Taxi Services - Unscheduled Care and PTS - Patient Mobility - Walking Patients Only | 9bids · 9 electronic | — | — | — |
| 2 · Taxi Services - Unscheduled Care and PTS - Patient Mobility: Wheelchair and Walking patients | 4bids · 4 electronic | — | — | — |
| 3 · Single Crewed Vehicle - PTS Walking Patients Only | 22bids · 22 electronic | — | — | — |
| 4 · Single Crewed Vehicle - PTS | 22bids · 22 electronic | — | — | — |
| 5 · Double Crewed Vehicle - PTS | 22bids · 22 electronic | — | — | — |
| 6 · Double Crewed Vehicle - PTS | 20bids · 20 electronic | — | — | — |
| 7 · Double Crewed Vehicle - PTS | 22bids · 22 electronic | — | — | — |
| 8 · Single Crewed Vehicle - Unscheduled Care | 12bids · 12 electronic | — | — | — |
| 9 · Double Crewed Ambulance (DCA) - Unscheduled Care | 14bids · 14 electronic | — | — | — |
| 10 · Double Crewed Ambulance (DCA) - Unscheduled Care | 14bids · 14 electronic | — | — | — |
| 11 · Double Crewed Ambulance (DCA) - Unscheduled Care | 12bids · 12 electronic | — | — | — |
| Whole notice | 22bids · 22 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS North East Ambulance ServiceContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of Justice - The High CourtReview body
- Royal Courts of Justice - The High Court Strand,Review body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
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Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.