Provision of Secure Patients Transport

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  "description": "The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by the 15th of June 2026 midnight. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; <br/><br/>This notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR to MedExpress Ltd as Primary Provider and Prometheus Safe and Secure Ltd as Secondary Provider.<br/><br/>Any representations should be sent via email to armelle.wollo@uhb.nhs.uk<br/><br/>The award decision makers: <br/>Kamran Yousaf\tContract Manager (BSMHFT)<br/>Jason Nash\t           Transformation Lead (BSMHFT)<br/>Marcin Klein\t            Logistics Manager(BSMHFT)<br/>Oscar Willard\t            Interventions (BSMHFT)<br/>Amilia Smith\t            Finance & Business Manager (BSMHFT)<br/>Sarah Hughes              Senior Finance Business Partner (UHB)<br/>Vivek Nelliyote             Operations Manager - Emergency Department QEH (UHB)<br/><br/>No conflicts of interests have been identified in respect of this award.<br/><br/>The relative importance of the key criteria used for this award are reflected in the evaluation weighting below.<br/><br/>Key criteria weightings:<br/><br/>Criterion 1: Quality and innovation 40%<br/>Criterion 2: Value 10%<br/>Criterion 3: Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability 25%<br/>Criterion 4: Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice. 5%<br/>Criterion 5: Social value and sustainability 20%<br/>TOTAL 100%<br/><br/>Bids were evaluated using a £ per assessment benefit, as shown in the following calculation (A).<br/>A: (Bidder Cost)/(Bidder Technical, Quality ,Social Value Score )<br/><br/>The proposed providers achieved the most economically advantageous bid (the lowest £ per assessed benefit) following the completion of the evaluation process.",
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