Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
05280446
Chorley New Road
Bolton
BL1 5DD
UK
Contact person: Linda Sutcliffe
Telephone: +44 1204498400
E-mail: linda.sutcliffe@nwas.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKD
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.nwas.nhs.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=39367&B=NHSSBS
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=39367&B=NHSSBS
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of an Ambulance Vehicle Hire Service
Reference number: NWAS-TR-20-20
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50111100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The purpose of this Invitation to Apply (ITA) is to provide Applicants with sufficient information to enable them to compile a comprehensive Application that meets the requirements of the Procurement to establish a framework for the provision of a Ambulance Vehicle Hire Service (for the purpose of driver training) (“the Service”).
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
8 400 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
34114100
34114120
34114122
34144200
50111000
66114000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
Main site or place of performance:
Bolton
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The purpose of this Invitation to Apply (ITA) is to provide Applicants with sufficient information to enable them to compile a comprehensive Application that meets the requirements of the Procurement to establish a framework for the provision of a Vehicle Hire Service (for the purpose of driver training) (“the Service”). The North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust (NWAS) is one of fourteen ambulance services in the UK. We provide paramedic emergency ambulance services (PES), patient transport services (PTS), emergency contact centre and 111 services to diverse communities covering the whole of the North West of England. NWAS handles around 800,000 emergency calls and 3 million patient journeys per year. This comprises 17% of national activity for ambulance service trusts. Within this total activity, NWAS provide over 2 million patient transport journeys for patients travelling to hospitals and healthcare centres for treatment. The purpose of this procurement is to establish a framework agreement (“Framework Agreement”) for the provision of an Ambulance Vehicle Hire Service (for the purpose of driver training). It is anticipated that the Authority will appoint all organisations as ‘Framework Providers’ who shall be eligible to receive orders from the named Authorities for the term of the Framework.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
8 400 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Quality requirements are defined in the Specification which can be found in ITA Document 2.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 40
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
28/09/2021
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
31/01/2022
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
28/09/2021
Local time: 17:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Bolton
BL1 5DD
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
North West Ambulance NHS Trust
Bolton
BL1 5DD
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Bolton
BL1 5DD
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/08/2021