Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group
Riverside House, Goldcrest Way,
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 8NY
UK
Contact person: Procurement
E-mail: necsu.procurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.newcastlegatesheadccg.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS North Tyneside Clinical Commissioing Group
Hedley Court, 12 Orion Way,
North Shields
NE29 7ST
UK
Contact person: Procurement
E-mail: necsu.procurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.northtynesideccg.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS South Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group
Monkton Hall, Monkton Lane, Monkton Village,
Jarrow
NE32 5NN
UK
Contact person: Procurement
E-mail: necsu.procurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.southtynesideccg.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group
Pemberton House, Colima Avenue, Sunderland Enterprise Park,
Sunderland
SR5 3XB
UK
Contact person: Procurement
E-mail: necsu.procurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.sunderlandccg.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at:
https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS
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
Patient Transport Booking Service
Reference number: NECS241
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
North of England Commissioning Support working for, and on behalf of, NHS Newcastle Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Groups, wish to commission a Patient Transport Booking Service to serve these Clinical Commissioning Groups.
The provider will book patient transportation to non-urgent, pre-arranged appointments (subject to assessing eligibility criteria,) via the North East Ambulance Service online booking system. The service will operate between 9 - 5 pm Monday-Friday.
If your organization would like to submit a bid NECS utilizes an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement. There will be no hard copy documents and communications including submissions, will be via an eTendering portal, PROACTIS at:
— https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS
Bidders should navigate to NECS241 Patient Transport Booking Service. The submission deadline is 12.00 noon 12 Feb 2018.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
297 219.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
63000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
— Newcastle,
— Gateshead,
— North Tyneside,
— South Tyneside, and,
— Sunderland.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support working for, and on behalf of, NHS Newcastle Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Groups, wish to commission a Patient Transport Booking Service to serve these Clinical Commissioning Groups.
The provider will book patient transportation to non-urgent, pre-arranged appointments (subject to assessing eligibility criteria,) via the North East Ambulance Service online booking system. The service will operate between 9 - 5 pm Monday-Friday.
If your organization would like to submit a bid NECS utilizes an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement. There will be no hard copy documents and communications including submissions, will be via an eTendering portal, PROACTIS at:
— https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS
Bidders should navigate to NECS241 Patient Transport Booking Service. The submission deadline is 12.00 noon 12 Feb 2018.
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:
297 219.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
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 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:
2017/S 199-409473
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
12/02/2018
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
12/02/2018
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
VI.3) Additional information
The tender documents are scheduled to be available on the PROACTIS portal. In order to use the PROACTIS system you must register your organization (that is free of charge):
— https://www.proactisplaza.com/SuppierPortal/?CID=NECS
(MT Ref:206215).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
North of England Commissioning Support Unit
Teesdale House, Thornaby
Stockton on Tees
TS17 6BL
UK
E-mail: necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.necsu.nhs.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Contracting Authority will act in accordance with Regulation 92 of the Public Contracting Regulations 2015 provides Regulation 2009 (SI2009 No.2992).
Part 9 of these Regulations provide for appeals to be made to the High Court subject to the time limitations and other required procedural steps.
The rules relating to appeals are complex and a dissatisfied tenderer is advised to take their own prompt legal advice.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
The Royal Courts of Justice - The Hiigh Court
The Strand
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/01/2018