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# Somerset Integrated Care System - Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services, Discharge, Qualified Crew Services (including inter-trust Transfer service) and Mental Health and Secure

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/somerset-integrated-care-system-non-emergency-patient-transport-services-discharge-qualifi-ocds-h6vhtk-0301b6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Somerset Foundation Trust: "Somerset Integrated Care System - Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services, Discharge, Qualified Crew Services (including inter-trust Transfer service) and Mental Health and Secure". Published status: active. Published Value: £15,589,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Somerset Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/somerset-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-37843)
- **Published Value:** £15,589,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 January 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** For non-emergency patient, Road transport services, Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- **Delivery Location:** UKK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0301b6`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/somerset-integrated-care-system-non-emergency-patient-transport-services-discharge-qualifi-ocds-h6vhtk-0301b6#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fscwcsu%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/somerset-integrated-care-system-non-emergency-patient-transport-services-discharge-qualifi-ocds-h6vhtk-0301b6#participate

## Description
Three partners of the Somerset Integrated Care System, Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group, Somerset Foundation Trust and Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are seeking the provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services in the following two categories that are being procured as two Lots within a single process:  
Lot 1 -Patient Discharge, (inter-hospital) Transfers and Qualified Crew (DTQ)
Lot 2 - Mental Health & Secure (MH&S)
Note: This service excludes pre-planned and car services.
The County of Somerset covers a large geographical area. It has a dispersed, mainly rural population of approximately 564,000 people, with only one in four of its residents living in one of its three largest towns; Taunton; Yeovil; and Bridgwater. 
Somerset has two acute trusts within its borders (Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust) as well as 12 community hospitals (run by Somerset Foundation Trust), 64 GP practices a hospice and several care homes. The Somerset population also relies on access to services in a few neighbouring out of county trusts. These journeys, referred to as Zone B journeys, are generally for services which are more specialist in nature. 
Full details for each of the Lots including specification, activity, scope and requirements can be found within the procurement documentation. 
Bidders should be aware that Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group has appointed Somerset Foundation Trust with the responsibility of managing these non-emergency patient transport services.  The successful provider will contract directly with Somerset Foundation Trust. 
The duration of the agreement will be for 60 months, with an option to extend up to a further 24 months.
The contract value per annum for each lot is:
Lot 1 DTQ - £1,851,000 giving a contract value of £9,255,000 for the initial 60-month period
Lot 2 MH&S - £376,000 giving a contract value of £1,880,000 for the initial 60-month period
This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Discharge Transfer and Qualified Crew
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 60000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £12,957,000
- **Description:** Three partners of the Somerset Integrated Care System, Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group, Somerset Foundation Trust and Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are seeking the provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services in the fol...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Mental Health and Secure
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 60000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £2,632,000
- **Description:** Three partners of the Somerset Integrated Care System, Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group, Somerset Foundation Trust and Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are seeking the provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services in the fol...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031295-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-12-15T17:01:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T09:58:25.403Z
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