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Published 2 Aug 2023, 13:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision Cardiac transport · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NWSSP Cardiff and Vale NHS trust (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£465,696exc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Sept 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cardiff and Vale University Hospital of Wales (UHW) Cardiology department is seeking to procure a contract for transportation of Cardiac patients between hospital sites in South Wales.

CPV: Ambulance services · Ambulances · Patient-transport vehicles

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Cardiff and Vale University Hospital of Wales Cardiology department currently has a…Renewal

Cardiff and Vale University Hospital of Wales Cardiology department currently has a designated ambulance solely for themselves that must be available for use Monday to Friday between the hours of 6:30am - 6pm. Providing a level of flexibility dependent on service demand is highly desirable in terms of providing a service between the times listed above.

The ambulance will be required to transfer cardiology patients from the local district general hospitals (DGH) which include The Grange Hospital ABHB, Llandough hospital UHB, Prince Charles hospital Cwm Taff UHB, Royal Glamorgan UHB Cwm Taff, and the Princess of Wales UHB Cwm Taff. On very rare occasions the Health Board may request a transfer to hospitals outside of Wales.

Delivery: Wales · University Hospital Of Wales
Extensions: the contract will be an ongoing requirement.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Provider must ensure that all transport has two skilled staff every shift with at least one patient transport assistant trained in basic life support, along with one emergency transport assistant trained in advanced life support.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

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
Closed
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
2 Aug 2023, 13:44 BST
Last source update
2 Aug 2023, 13:44 BST
Award evaluation window
13 Sept 2023 – …
Authority reference
CAV-OJEU-PROJECT_54101
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-022461
Classification (CPV)
Ambulance servicesAmbulancesPatient-transport vehicles
Delivery area
Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ec67 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Bidders must adhere to NHS Wales terms & conditions

Publisher note: Please note additional information on this procurement: 1. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract in whole, in part or annul the tendering process and not award any contract. 2. Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into terms and conditions of contract as set out in the ITT and that save for matters of clarification or consistency the Contracting Authority will not negotiate the terms. 3. The Contracting Authority will not accept completed ITT's after the stated closing date. 4. All documents to be priced (where applicable) in sterling and all payments made in sterling. 5. All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of the bidders. 6. Prospective suppliers should note that NHS Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services is acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board. NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=133517 (WA Ref:133517)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
13 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
13 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 Aug 2023 → 13 Sept 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    2 Aug 2023, 13:44 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    13 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    13 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NWSSP Cardiff and Vale NHS trust

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Woodland House, Maes-Y coed Road, Cardiff, UK, CF14 4HHContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria