Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Secure Vehicle and Escorts: Non-Emergency Patient Transport ELFT
Authority: East London NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA responsive and proportionately secure mental health transport service that conveys Service Users with dignity and respect and responds to their individual needs by providing the right vehicle and the right crew.<br/>The safe transportation of Service Users who are detained under the Mental Health Act and informal Service Users who may be at risk of absconding, causing harm to themselves, and/or causing harm to others.
CPV: Patient-transport vehicles · Road transport services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provider Selection Regime: Direct Award Process CAwarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Aug 2024, 12:34 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Aug 2024, 12:34 BST
- Authority reference
C294981- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-024124- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0486b8Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
Provider Selection Regime: Direct Award Process C
- Review procedure
17/07/2024 at 00:00Hrs
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| VKL HEALTHCARE LTDSME | £350,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Patient Transport (UK) ltdSME | £650,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 024124-2024-1 · VKL HEALTHCARE LTDSME
- Signed
- 22 Jul 2024
- Value
- £350,000
- Status
- active
Contract 024124-2024-2 · Patient Transport (UK) ltdSME
- Signed
- 22 Jul 2024
- Value
- £650,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS North East London Integrated Care BoardReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Patient Transport (UK) LtdAwarded supplier
- VKL HEALTHCARE LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.