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Published 16 Jul 2024, 16:28 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Secure Patient Transport · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable
Awarded value£1,294,744published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 24 Jun 2024no call for competition
Awarded to Prometheus Safe & Secure Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This covers the service for Secure Patient Transport

CPV: Ambulance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1This covers Secure Patient Transport of Patients of Mental Health patientsAwarded

This covers Secure Patient Transport of Patients of Mental Health patients <br/>The service provides patients with a secure vehicle to and from a location <br/>This is a regulated service and providers must hold registration with the Care Quality Commission <br/><br/><br/>The Authority intend to award this contract to the existing Provider using the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award C for a period of 12 months from July 24-25 with an option to extend for a maximum of up to 6 months<br/>The anticipated value of the contract is circa £1,294,744 ex vat <br/><br/>A new procurement process will commence using the PSR Competitive process for this service

Delivery: West Midlands · Birmingham
Extensions: The contract may be extended for up to a maximum of 6 months upon the expiry of the initial term

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Jul 2024, 16:28 BST
Last source update
29 Jul 2024, 07:26 BST
Authority reference
PROC.90.0017
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-023506
Classification (CPV)
Ambulance services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG3)
Official registry OCID
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Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 17th July 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded, this notice services as an intention to award under the PSR.

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. 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. <br/><br/>The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 26th July 2024 . This contract has not yet formally been awarded, this notice services as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/><br/>Written representations should be sent to [email protected]<br/><br/>The decision maker in respect of this award are : Angela Preston : General Manager ED & Acute Medicine UHB NHSFT / Annie Cheatham : General Manager : Birmingham Womens & Children NHSFT : Kamran Yousaf : Contract Performance Manager : Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHSFT / Marimouttou Coumarassamy: Deputy Chief Operating Officer &<br/>Associate Director of Operations Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHSFT<br/><br/><br/>Conflicts of Interest Declarations have been received and no conflicts have been identified in respect of this proposed award.<br/><br/>The provider has been chosen because of their continued capacity, capability, and experience to provide a CQC regulated service for Secure patient transport service for mental health patients. <br/><br/>The rationale for award is based on the organisation being a Care Quality Commission rated service and has a proven and responsive track record of providing Secure Patient Transport services across Birmingham and Solihull for mental Health patients together with robust clinical governance, Quality Assurance processes and Mental Health training and awareness across all the NHS Trusts this service provides for. <br/><br/>The contract will be re-procured using the PSR Competitive process

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1)

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C.’ The date of contract aw…

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,294,7441 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Jun 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Prometheus Safe & Secure LtdSME£1,294,744 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2GWContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.