VEAT - Non Emergency Passenger Transport Services

Official notice

Authority: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: UK

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Awarded 15 Mar 2021no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The contract is managed by BHRUT and this includes provision for Barking Havering and Redbridge Clinical Commissioning Group (BHRCCG) Partners.

NEPT services annually complete circa 80 000 journeys covering outpatients, discharges, transfers, admissions, home assessments and mental health/secure patient transport.

The duration of the current contract is 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2021. The proposal is to award a 1 year contract extension from the 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 with the option to extend for a further two 12 month periods (maximum 36 months in total). Future Extension periods will be established upon review of the NEL collaborative process and Covid-19 pandemic response ensuring continuity of service.

The value of the proposed twelve month term is circa GBP 4.5 million based on current cost/activity.

CPV: Metal · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services · Taxi services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Non Emergency Patient Transport

Delivery: UK

60120000 Taxi services 60130000 Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

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: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 15 Mar 2021, 16:20 GMT
Last source update: 15 Mar 2021, 16:20 GMT
Authority reference: DN532547
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-005213
Classification (CPV): MetalSpecial-purpose road passenger-transport servicesTaxi servicesTransport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029bce Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The additional 12-month contract is sought for the following reasons:
¬— To ensure a responsible and agile service is in place whilst the Trust manages its response to the ongoing COVID19 pandemic safeguarding Patients journeys.
— To ensure that the Trust maintains a compliant contractual position whilst work continues in parallel to procure a new Integrated Care Solution (ICS) Managed Patient Transport Service (MPTS) and Non-emergency Patient transport (NEPT).
— In order to facilitate and combine spend and volume commitment across the ICS North East London footprint, there are ongoing discussions and significant engagement regarding the procurement process, contractual terms, specification requirements, contract management models and financial and quality outcomes that are required by all stakeholders.
— Given that this is one of the first large scale ICS procurement projects across the BHR/NEL System, ongoing discussions are both complicated and time consuming, requiring engagement with multiple internal and external stakeholders as well as legal advice at key stages of the journey. These discussions have resulted in some delays. There is therefore a need to seek an extension to the current contract between BHRUT and G4S Facilities Management (UK) Ltd. Similarly ongoing discussions are required between the other ICS Partner Trusts and their respective third party NEPT providers.
— An extension of contract is required to ensure business/service continuity for a vital service. Other options were appraised but were not operationally/financially viable. It is the trust’s intention to procure, award and go live with a new contract during the 12-month extension period; having fully mobilised and gone live for a new contract start date of 1 April 2021. There will be a robust procurement process in line with public contracts 2015 (or successor legislation) requirements.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Contracts signed 1latest 15 Mar 2021

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Contract 005213-2021-1
Signed
15 Mar 2021
Value
£4,500,000
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Queens Hopsital, Rom Valley Way, Romford, UK, RM7 0AGContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High Court of JusticeReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

G4S Facilities Management (UK) LtdFramework contractor Carlton House, Carlton Road, Worksop, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.