Official UK procurement notice
Third Party Provider Transport Framework
Authority: North East Ambulance Services NHS Foundation Trust (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought11 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNorth East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (NEAS) are the Ambulance (Blue Light) Emergency Service for the North East of England. As one of 10 English NHS Ambulance Trusts, we work across the region to provide emergency ambulance care and patient transport services to over 2.7 million people. We also provide the regions 999 and NHS 111 non-emergency phone lines, provide medical cover at events, and deliver first aid training to businesses and communities in the North East.
We operate from 60+ sites and cover almost 3,500 square miles, including the counties of Durham, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, and the boroughs of Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar, Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees.
We employ more than 3,000 people and respond to approx 400,000 emergency and urgent incidents each year.
During periods of peak demand and maximum capacity, NEAS call upon third party provider partners to support our response to emergencies and patient transport requirements. Currently we have contracts in place with partner organisations until 31st March 2025, including regional taxi services which play an important role in transporting patients to and from appointments.
The purpose of this PIN is to inform the market of our current position, and our intention to carry out a procurement exercise to retender these services. Our intention is to publish this tender opportunity 1st July 2024.
This will provide sufficient time between tender issue and end date of the current contracts in which to complete the tender and award process, as well as required mobilisation of any newly appointed providers.
Providers with the capacity and capability to provide emergency response, patient conveyance and/or taxi services within the North East of England are asked to note this PIN and the planned tender issue date (1st July 2024). An outline of the proposed lot structure is provided further within this PIN, with detailed specifications of each lot to be included within the tender documents when published.
CPV: Ambulance services · For patient · Paramedical services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services · Taxi services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Lots and requirements (11)Procurement structure
11 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Taxi Services - Walking Patients only
This Lot 1 is for the provision of Taxi Service for walking patients only.
Based on the NEAS operational regions, this Lot is broken down into 3 sub-lots as follows:
1A - North - (Northumberland & North of Tyne)
1B - Central - (South of Tyne & North Durham)
1C - South - (South Durham & Teesside)
Lot #2Taxi Services - Wheelchair & Walking Patients
This Lot 2 is for the provision of Taxi Service for wheelchair and walking patients.
Based on the NEAS operational regions, this Lot is broken down into 3 sub-lots as follows:
2A - North - (Northumberland & North of Tyne)
2B - Central - (South of Tyne & North Durham)
2C - South - (South Durham & Teesside)
Lot #3Patient Transport Services (Single Crewed) - Walking Patients only
This Lot 3 is for the provision of single crewed Patient Transport Services (PTS) for walking patients only.
Based on the NEAS operational regions, this Lot is broken down into 3 sub-lots as follows:
3A - North - (Northumberland & North of Tyne)
3B - Central - (South of Tyne & North Durham)
3C - South - (South Durham & Teesside)
Lot #4Patient Transport Services (Single Crewed) - Wheelchair & Walking Patients
This Lot 4 is for the provision of single crewed Patient Transport Services (PTS) for wheelchair and walking patients.
Based on the NEAS operational regions, this Lot is broken down into 3 sub-lots as follows:
4A - North - (Northumberland & North of Tyne)
4B - Central - (South of Tyne & North Durham)
4C - South - (South Durham & Teesside)
Lot #5Patient Transport Services (Double Crewed) - Walking Patients only
This Lot 5 is for the provision of double crewed Patient Transport Services (PTS) for walking patients only.
Based on the NEAS operational regions, this Lot is broken down into 3 sub-lots as follows:
5A - North - (Northumberland & North of Tyne)
5B - Central - (South of Tyne & North Durham)
5C - South - (South Durham & Teesside)
Lot #6Patient Transport Services (Double Crewed) - Wheelchair & Walking Patients
This Lot 6 is for the provision of double crewed Patient Transport Services (PTS) for wheelchair and walking patients.
Based on the NEAS operational regions, this Lot is broken down into 3 sub-lots as follows:
6A - North - (Northumberland & North of Tyne)
6B - Central - (South of Tyne & North Durham)
6C - South - (South Durham & Teesside)
Lot #7Patient Transport Services (Double Crewed) - Stretcher Patients
This Lot 7 is for the provision of double crewed Patient Transport Services (PTS) for stretcher patients, with capacity for up to two (2) stretcher patients.
Based on the NEAS operational regions, this Lot is broken down into 3 sub-lots as follows:
7A - North - (Northumberland & North of Tyne)
7B - Central - (South of Tyne & North Durham)
7C - South - (South Durham & Teesside)
Lot #8Rapid Emergency Response - Single Crewed Paramedic Led
This Lot 8 is for the provision of single crewed (Paramedic) Emergency Rapid Response services.
Vehicle type: - Emergency (Blue Light) Rapid Response Vehicle (RRV)
Based on the NEAS operational regions, this Lot is broken down into 3 sub-lots as follows:
8A - North - (Northumberland & North of Tyne)
8B - Central - (South of Tyne & North Durham)
8C - South - (South Durham & Teesside)
Lot #9Urgent Care (Non-Paramedic) Double Crewed Ambulance (DCA) - Stretcher Patients
This Lot 9 is for the provision of urgent care, non-paramedic double crewed Ambulance (DCA) with the capacity for up to two stretcher patients.
Based on the NEAS operational regions, this Lot is broken down into 3 sub-lots as follows:
9A - North - (Northumberland & North of Tyne)
9B - Central - (South of Tyne & North Durham)
9C - South - (South Durham & Teesside)
Lot #10Emergency Response (Double Crewed Ambulance) - Technician Led for Stretcher Patients
This Lot 10 is for the provision of Emergency double crewed Ambulance (DCA) services for stretcher patients. To be Technician led and with the capacity for up to two stretcher patients.
Based on the NEAS operational regions, this Lot is broken down into 3 sub-lots as follows:
10A - North - (Northumberland & North of Tyne)
10B - Central - (South of Tyne & North Durham)
10C - South - (South Durham & Teesside)
Lot #11Emergency Response (Double Crewed Ambulance) - Paramedic Led for Stretcher Patients
This Lot 11 is for the provision of Emergency double crewed Ambulance (DCA) services for stretcher patients. To be Paramedic led and with the capacity for up to two stretcher patients.
Based on the NEAS operational regions, this Lot is broken down into 3 sub-lots as follows:
11A - North - (Northumberland & North of Tyne)
11B - Central - (South of Tyne & North Durham)
11C - South - (South Durham & Teesside)
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- “Third Party Provider Transport Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 May 2024, 13:05 BST
- Last source update
- 15 May 2024, 13:05 BST
- Authority reference
DN708582- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-015438- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0459c3Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 30 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
15 May 2024 → 30 Aug 2024 · 2 dates- Notice published15 May 2024, 13:05 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown30 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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- No contract published
- Bid statistics
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
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