Official UK procurement notice
Procurement for the provision of a Haemodialysis Transport Service to NHS Bristol North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board
Authority: NHS Bristol North Somerset & South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) went out to tender for the provision of a Haemodialysis Transport Service ('the Service').
The purpose of the Haemodialysis Transport Service is to ensure that there is an equitable and accessible transport service to all eligible patients based on their medical need. The Service transports BNSSG patients to/from in-centre haemodialysis treatment only, and this will generally be between their places of residence and haemodialysis units. Full details for the requirement, including specification, activity, scope and requirements could be found within the procurement documentation.
The duration of the agreement will be for a period of 5 years, with an option to extend up to a further 2 years at the discretion of the commissioner. The maximum contracted value of the requirement was £796,138per annum, giving a contract value of
£3,980,690 for the initial 5-year period and
£5,572,966 if the full extension period of 2 Year is adopted.
Interested providers were able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis.
This procurement was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.
CPV: Health services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Interested providers were able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities…Awarded
Interested providers were able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system.
The services were deemed to be subject to the full regime of current UK 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 observed the provisions and 10-day standstill period described in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Unsuccessful Bidders and applicants receives their scores and reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the Bidder/applicant was unsuccessful
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Suitability
As set out in the Invitation to Tender documentation.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 19 Sept 2023, 12:10 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Mar 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Oct 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-009051- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0401e9Find 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: Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the bid documentation (including questionnaires), you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page. If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and be able to submit a bid. The services are deemed to be subject to the full regime of current UK 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 will observe the provisions and 10-day standstill period described in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Unsuccessful Bidders and applicants will receive scores and reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the Bidder/applicant was unsuccessful.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 19 Oct 2023, 13:00 BST
Timeline
19 Oct 2023 → 20 Mar 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline19 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened19 Oct 2023, 13:00 BST
- Notice published20 Mar 2024, 15:00 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Mar 2024- Status changed to complete20 Mar 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Buyer details updated20 Mar 2024, 15:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| A J SAFETY SERVICES LTD | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 009051-2024-1 · A J SAFETY SERVICES LTD
- Signed
- 17 Feb 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | £3,593,721 – £3,769,686 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care BoardContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICBReview body
- NHS South Central and West CSUReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Veezu LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.