Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS North Norfolk Clinical Commissioning Group
Lakeside 400, Broadland Business Park
Norwich
NR7 0WG
UK
Contact person: James Savill
Telephone: +44 1603595895
E-mail: agcsu.southprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKH15
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.northnorfolkccg.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/68205
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS South Norfolk Clincial Commissioning Group
Lakeside 400, Broadland Business Park
Norwich
NR7 0WG
UK
E-mail: agcsu.southprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKH15
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.southnorfolkccg.nhs.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Norwich Clinical Commissioning Group
City Hall, St Peters Street
Norwich
NR2 1NH
UK
E-mail: agcsu.southprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKH15
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.norwichccg.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS West Norfolk Clinical Commissioning Group
Kings Court, Chapel Street
Kings Lynn
PE30 1EL
UK
E-mail: agcsu.southprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKH16
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.westnorfolkccg.nhs.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
Non Emergency Patient Transport for Norfolk (1)
Reference number: 33823
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS Norwich Clinical Commissioning Group (the Lead Commissioner), NHS North Norfolk Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS South Norfolk Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS West Norfolk Clinical Commissioning Group NHS (referred to as the commissioners) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver the services, comprising non-emergency transport delivery and associated call handling for Norfolk (excluding Great Yarmouth).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
50 750 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
60130000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH1
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Non-emergency patient transport services for patients registered with Norfolk Clinical Commissioning Groups (excluding NHS Great Yarmouth and Waveney CCG). The service to include call handling. There will also be a requirement for specialist mental health patient transport.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: General service description
/ Weighting: 45.5
Quality criterion: Integration and Engagement
/ Weighting: 7.7
Quality criterion: information governance
/ Weighting: 1.4
Quality criterion: HR and workforce
/ Weighting: 7.7
Quality criterion: Mobilisation
/ Weighting: 7
Quality criterion: Social value
/ Weighting: 0.7
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
There is a 2-year extension option on this contract.
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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 248-573550
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Non Emergency Patient Transport for Norfolk
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18/10/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ERS Transition Ltd
Kemp House
London
EC1V 2NX
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 50 750 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
NHS AGCSU is managing this procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (the ‘Regulations’). The services being procured are schedule 3 services and NHS Arden and GEM CSU and the commissioner it represents are bound only by those parts of the regulations applying to the procurement of these services commonly referred to as the Light Touch Regime (LTR). Whilst the procurement process is being referred to as an open process, schedule 3 of the regulations provides the commissioner with the flexibility to define its own process as long as it complies with the provisions of Regulations 74-76 (inclusive) of the regulations. The commissioner may require that the provider and/or members of its supply chain provide guarantees, bonds or other instruments of appropriate security for the due and proper performance of its or their obligations, in such forms as may be required by the commissioner or otherwise prescribed for any such purpose. Please see published documentation for further details. The CCG reserves the right not to award the contract in whole or in part and/or to withdraw the procurement at any stage and that it shall not have any liability for any bid costs.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Arden and GEM Commissioning Support Unit
Leicester
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Arden and GEM Commissioning Support Unit
Leicester
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Arden and GEM Commissioning Support Unit
Leicester
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/01/2020