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# Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/non-emergency-patient-transport-service-ocds-h6vhtk-032ff2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group: "Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £6,600,000. 4 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dorset-clinical-commissioning-group-GB-FTS-50873)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £6,600,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** For non-emergency patient, For transport, Health and social work services, Patient-transport vehicles
- **Delivery Location:** UKK25
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-032ff2`

## 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/non-emergency-patient-transport-service-ocds-h6vhtk-032ff2#tl-md)

## Description
The service will provide a responsive, fair, and sustainable NHS funded Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) to those registered with a GP in NHS Dorset meeting the Eligibility Criteria as set down by the Department of Health.
Dorset CCG is issuing this PIN to invite suppliers to a Market Engagement Event to be held on the morning of Tuesday 17th May 2022 via MS Teams. The purpose of which is to gather market intelligence and information; to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering the proposed services; to establish an appropriate financial model for the service; and to determine a suitable contract length with which to optimise a cost-effective solution.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Planned Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 34114122
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** The provision of Planned Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services. Additional information: The Dorset Procurement Service (DPS) is a distinct and separate section of the University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust (UHD) strategic procurement tea...

### Lot 2: Patient Transport Advice Centre (PTAC)
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 34114122
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** The provision of a Patient Transport Advice Centre. Additional information: The DPS is managing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) for a Market Engagement Event for Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) on behalf of DCCG. The proposed ser...

### Lot 3: Time Critical Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 34114122
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** The provision of Time Critical Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services. Additional information: It is important to note that this PIN is NOT a Call for Competition, and as such potential providers will need to be aware that this market engagement ev...

### Lot 4: Unplanned Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 34114122
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** The provision of Unplanned Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services. Additional information: Dorset CCG would welcome responses from organisations who may be interested in attending the Market Engagement Event. The agenda and supporting information w...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F010580-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-04-25T11:05:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T01:19:13.696Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-032ff2