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Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) - Discharges and 'On the Day' Activity
Ambulance services
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: N H S Dorset: "Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) - Discharges and 'On the Day' Activity". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | N H S Dorset | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: N H S Dorset
Market Analytics
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Published history for N H S Dorset. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
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Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
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Coverage: 1 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityN H S Dorset | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published19 Apr 2024, 16:34 BST | Last source update19 Apr 2024, 16:34 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationAmbulance services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0453ce | ||
What is being bought
Provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) - Discharges and 'On the Day' Activity service
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
19 Apr 2024, 16:34 BST - Official notice release published
19 Apr 2024, 16:34 BST - Buyer information updated
19 Apr 2024, 16:34 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedStatus not publishedPublished valueNot publishedProvision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) - Discharges and 'On the Day' Activity serviceContract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
19 Apr 2024, 16:34 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 18 Mar 2024, 00:00 GMT · £5,110,158
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Health Transportation Group UK Limited Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Contract £5,110,158 · signed 18 Mar 2024, 00:00 GMT · active |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
N H S Dorset
Contracting authority GB-FTS-111471Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleThe contract with current incumbent terminates on the 24th April 2024, earlier than anticipated following a request from the current incumbent. NHS Dorset can issue an NHS contract of their choice to a new provider, in terms of value, model and activity.
Under the new Provider Selection Regime there is an option to evoke the urgent award clause in urgent situations when the requirement does not follow one of the provider selection processes in the Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023, Part 2 Procurement processes.
NHS Dorset intends to evoke - Regulation 14 - Urgent award or modification 14. (1) (2 a b & c) page 12 as the The Suitable Provider process was considered as it has an element of competition to it but following the eight-step process, even with no challenges it would leave a 5-week mobilisation period. This is not felt to be sufficient and would increase the cost of delivering the service.
This provider already delivers a similar service within the system and therefore recent due diligence exists. Due to the circumstances there was no time to carry out a full procurement process and patient transport is a commissioner requested service and the responsibility of the ICB to commission and the system would fail without a service, leading to potential patient harm. Due to having existing service mobilising a smaller similar service alongside was felt to be achievable in the timescale available.
The reasons why regulation 14 applied:
1. The early termination of the current contract by the current incumbent made the contract award urgent in order to maintain continuity of service
2. This early contract termination was not foreseen as the current incumbent only signed the contract in July 2023 and there was no indication at the time of contract signing that the current incumbent would terminate the contract early.
3. A delay in the award of the contract would likely pose a risk to patient safety
4.Timescales imposed on NHS Dorset by the early termination of the current contract mean NHS Dorset would not be able to satisfy the requirements of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 regulations 6 to 13 |