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title: "NHS Surrey Heartlands Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) Market Engagement Event"
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# NHS Surrey Heartlands Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) Market Engagement Event

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nhs-surrey-heartlands-non-emergency-patient-transport-service-nepts-market-engagement-even-ocds-h6vhtk-039954). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board (ICB): "NHS Surrey Heartlands Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) Market Engagement Event". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board (ICB)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/surrey-heartlands-integrated-care-board-icb-GB-FTS-73340)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services, Recruitment services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-039954`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nhs-surrey-heartlands-non-emergency-patient-transport-service-nepts-market-engagement-even-ocds-h6vhtk-039954#tl-md)

## Description
NHS Surrey Heartlands 
Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS)
Individual provider market engagement sessions
In December 2022, Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board (ICB) delivered an initial pre-market engagement event whereby interested parties were invited to learn more about our plans for the future of Non-Emergency Patient Transport (NEPTS) and share relevant feedback and information to support next steps.
We are now pleased to be in a position to invite further engagement, and would welcome attendance at individual provider level sessions by interested parties with experience and expertise in the delivery of; transport, logistics, technology solutions (such as dynamic route planning, booking and customer SMS text notifications), call centre operations, customer services and other provisions relevant to the delivery of NEPTS, to provide feedback on our draft NEPTS service specification and anticipated financial model.
This is an opportunity to engage in an exciting piece of work that seeks to deliver innovative solutions and collaborative ways of working to respond to client and service user needs, creating a sustainable solution for the future.
Click on the links below to take up this opportunity and book an individual provider level meeting, in person, with members of the Surrey Heartlands NEPTS procurement team.  If you are unable to book a slot this is because it has already been taken.  Please try an alternative time.  Should you find that all sessions have been booked please email syheartlandsicb.ptstransformation@nhs.net. We will endeavour to arrange an alternative time for you, but this will be a virtual MS Teams meeting.
Following registration, early in the week commencing 13th February, you will be sent the draft service specification and some questions for consideration.  
Thank you in advance for your efforts in reviewing the document and your willingness to discuss it with us.
20th February 2023
at Surrey Heartlands ICB, 1st Floor, Dukes Court, Duke St, Woking GU21 5BH
•	9.30am to 10.30am
o	https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/516666081157
•	11am to 12pm
o	https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/519000292847
•	12.30pm to 1.30pm
o	https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/519001957827
•	2pm to 3pm
o	https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/519002740167
•	3.30pm to 4.30pm
o	https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/519004465327
23rd February 2023
at Surrey Heartlands ICB, 1st Floor, Dukes Court, Duke St, Woking GU21 5BH
•	9.30am to 10.30am
o	https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/519005638837
•	11am to 12pm
o	https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/519007554567
•	12.30pm to 1.30pm
o	https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/519008928677
•	2pm to 3pm
o	https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/519010202487
•	3.40pm to 4.30pm
o	https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/519011977797
Please note: No parking is available at this location.  There are plentiful public car parks in the local vicinity, the nearest being Victoria Way car park | Woking Borough Council

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** NHS Surrey Heartlands 
Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS)
Individual provider market engagement sessions
In December 2022, Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board (ICB) delivered an initial pre-market engagement event whereby interested ...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001866-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-01-20T15:03:48.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T10:00:15.860Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-039954