Official UK procurement notice
Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) on behalf of NHS Derby & Derbyshire ICB
Authority: NHS Derby & Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Derby & Derbyshire Integrated Care Board sought to commission Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS). NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) acted as an agent for and on behalf of the Commissioner and supported the procurement process. The service was procured under the Light Touch Regime (LTR) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The process was a One Stage process.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1CancelledPublished value£59,255,000
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 (2)
- Quality (Technical): 80%
- Price (Cost / Commercial): 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality (Technical): 80
- Price (Cost / Commercial): 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 24 Nov 2023, 15:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 May 2025, 16:42 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Jan 2024 – …
- Authority reference
C226040- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-024279- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041cc2Find a Tender
Publisher note: Due to the increase in AfC pay awards and NI uplifts, delivery within the advertised financial envelope was not financially viable. No contract award has been made. <br/><br/>Existing arrangements will remain in place whilst the commissioner considers future requirements for these services.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
- 5 Jan 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 8 Jan 2024, 09:00 GMT
Timeline
5 Jan 2024 → 21 May 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline5 Jan 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Bids opened8 Jan 2024, 09:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until30 Apr 2024, 23:59 BST
- Notice published21 May 2025, 16:42 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2025- Status changed to cancelled21 May 2025, 16:42 BST
- Buyer details updated21 May 2025, 16:42 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
- The High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.