Official UK procurement notice
NHS Sussex Non-Emergency Patient Transport service (NEPTS) 23.922 CAN
Authority: NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Sussex ICB (covering the patient population of West Sussex, Brighton & Hove, and East Sussex) are pleased to announce the award of a contract for a new Non-Emergency Patient
Transport Service from 1st April 2025.
- Recurrence: 1/4/2031
CPV: Call centre · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1NHS Sussex ICB (covering the patient population of West Sussex, Brighton & Hove, and…AwardedRenewal
NHS Sussex ICB (covering the patient population of West Sussex, Brighton & Hove, and East Sussex) are pleased to announce the award of contract of a new Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service from 1st April 2025.
The aim of this service is to provide transport for eligible Sussex patients with a medical need, between their places of residence, primary, community, social care and acute settings transporting patients in safe, timely, comfortable and clinically appropriate transport without detriment to their medical condition. There is a need for the NEPTS Provider in the post-COVID pandemic to be able to respond to rapidly changing regional demand patterns to cater for the patient, the Acute Trusts and stakeholder partners.
The contract period will be for a period of 5 years commencing 1st April 2025. The Commissioners at their sole discretion, have an option to extend for a further 5 years (5+5). A standard NHS contract will be used for this service.
The annual financial envelope is £23 million pounds per year, so a total financial envelope of £230 million pounds over the maximum 10 year duration.
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).
Published sub-criteria (8)
- Service Delivery: 42%
- Mobilisation: 10%
- Reporting: 5%
- Communications and Engagement: 10%
- Workforce: 8%
- Digital: 10%
- Business Resilience and Service Continuity: 10%
- Sustainability and Social value (also covered elsewhere): 5%
Published award criteria (9)
- Service Delivery: 42
- Mobilisation: 10
- Reporting: 5
- Communications and Engagement: 10
- Workforce: 8
- Digital: 10
- Sustainability and Social value (also covered elsewhere): 5
- Business Resilience and Service Continuity: 10
- Assurance: Pass/Fail
- Suitability
Appropriate CQC registration
- Economic & financial standing
Bidders are required to have a minimum annual turnover of £23 milllion (2022/23) to be eligible for award for this 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 1/4/2031
- First published
- 3 Jul 2023, 14:49 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Aug 2024, 18:31 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Sept 2023 – …
- Authority reference
23.922 CAN- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-027359- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03de4dFind a Tender
- Review procedure
As described in VI.3, deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the 2015 Regulations.
Publisher note: This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner. Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. This opportunity is titled 'Sussex ICB Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS)' and Contract Ref C190470. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. The services are deemed to be subject to the full regime of current EU procurement legislation and as such this tender will be conducted in accordance with, and governed by, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This contract will therefore be awarded in accordance with the provisions applicable in Section 5 (sub-section 7) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The contracting authority intends to observe the provisions and 10 day standstill period described in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 4 Sept 2023, 12:01 BST
Timeline
4 Sept 2023 → 27 Aug 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline4 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened4 Sept 2023, 12:01 BST
- Notice published27 Aug 2024, 18:31 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete27 Aug 2024, 18:31 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERS Transition Limited trading as EMED Group LimitedSubcontracting: Elite Medical and Ambulance Services Ltd Registration number: 08510248 Registered or head office address: Unit 51 Granary Business Centre Broad Farm Hellingly, BN27 4DU Role: To provide Time-bound, same-day Discharge & transfer service as part of the RDTS requirements. Approximate % of contractual obligations assigned: ~ 19% of total annual contract value | £230,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 027359-2024-1 · ERS Transition Limited trading as EMED Group Limited
- Signed
- 26 Jul 2024
- Value
- £230,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ERS Transition (trading as EMED Group Ltd)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria