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Published 27 Sept 2022, 10:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Specialised Critical Care Transport Services – London Region

Official notice

Authority: NHS England - London (Specialised Commissioning) (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: London (UKI)

Published estimate£22,015,000≈ £3.1m / year · 1 value update0.1% below published estimate

Submissions closed 25 Nov 2022awarded 1 Apr 2023

Awarded to Barts Health NHS Trust

Contract term 7 yrsends 31 Mar 2030 · starts 1 Apr 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Following a market engagement exercise, NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU), on behalf of NHS England, London Region (referred to as the Commissioner), is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to respond to this invitation to tender (ITT) exercise to deliver a Specialised Adult Critical Care Patient Transfer service (ACCTS) for London region.

The key objective of the procurement is to select a Lead Provider responsible for establishing, delivering and maintaining a regional ACCTS for London. The service will provide coordination, triage, decision-support and transfer of critically ill patients between hospitals for escalation to specialist care, repatriation and capacity reasons. It is primarily focused on intra region transfers but must be capable of delivering inter regional repatriations where required.

CPV: Ambulance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 7 yrsPublished value£22,015,000

Contract period: 1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2030 (7 yrs)

Delivery: London

Variant bids: not allowed

85143000 Ambulance services

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

How bids were scored

Price: 90%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Technical and Commercial: 90%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Technical and Commercial: 90
Social Value: 10
Price: 0

Conditions of participation3

Suitability
All professional and/or trade registrations is specified within the tender documentation.
Economic & financial standing
Financial standing requirements for the Procurement are outlined within Document 1 - ITT Process Overview
Minimum: Financial standing requirements for the Procurement are outlined within Document 1 - ITT Process Overview
Technical & professional ability
All technical capacity and its evaluation criteria are specified within the tender documentation.

What this means for your bid

Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 27 Sept 2022, 10:52 BST
Last source update: 19 May 2023, 12:24 BST
Award evaluation window: 25 Nov 2022 – …
Authority reference: 57931
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-014324
Classification (CPV): Ambulance services
Delivery area: London (UKI)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-036bb7 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 25 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 25 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT

Timeline

26 Oct 2022 → 19 May 2023 · 5 dates

Next notice expected
26 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST
Submission deadline
25 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Bids opened
25 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Contract starts
1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
Notice published
19 May 2023, 12:24 BST

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Oct 2022

Published value published: £22,015,000
26 Oct 2022, 15:37 BST
Status changed to active
26 Oct 2022, 15:37 BST
Procurement method changed
26 Oct 2022, 15:37 BST
Deadline published: 25 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
26 Oct 2022, 15:37 BST
Buyer details updated
26 Oct 2022, 15:37 BST
Status changed to complete
19 May 2023, 12:24 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £22,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Barts Health NHS TrustQualification Questionaire	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Qualification Questionaire · Barts Health NHS Trust
Signed
1 Apr 2023
Value
£22,000,000
Period
… – 31 Mar 2030
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS England - London (Specialised Commissioning)

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth na Wellington House, London, London, SE1 8UGContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Arden & GEM Commissioning Support UnitMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point Derby

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Barts Health NHS TrustAwarded supplier Trust Offices, Pathology and Pharmacy, The Royal London Hospital, 80 Newark St, London, London, E1 2ES

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.