Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Barnsley CCG
49-51 Gawber Road
Barnsley
S75 2PY
UK
E-mail: t.squires@nhs.net
NUTS: UKE31
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.barnsleyccg.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group
Sovereign House, Heavens Walk
Doncaster
DN4 5HZ
UK
E-mail: t.squires@nhs.net
NUTS: UKE31
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.doncasterccg.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Rotherham Clinical Commissioning Group
Oak House Moorhead Way
Rotherham
S66 1YY
UK
E-mail: t.squires@nhs.net
NUTS: UKE31
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.rotherhamccg.nhs.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.nhssourcing.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.nhssourcing.co.uk
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
NHS Barnsley CCG: Discharge Patient Transport Service (On-Day Service)
Reference number: SYPS/BARN/TS/19/40
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Patient discharge service (PDS) is a subset of Patient transport service (PTS) and renamed Discharge patient transport services (DPTS). It caters for patients who without effective, safe transport could have further problems due to difficulties returning home or to a place of care. Journeys will be required both with advance notice and ‘on the day’.
This can and should encompass a wide range of vehicle types and levels of care consistent with the patients’ medical needs.
To provide three (3) separate, dedicated discharge services that operate out of three different acute hospitals:
— Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,
— The Rotherham Hospital NHS Trust,
— Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The aim of the service is to ensure that the overarching principle of DPTS is followed and achieved; patients who are eligible for transport will receive safe, timely and comfortable transport to their destination, without detriment to their medical condition.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE31
Main site or place of performance:
Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham, South Yorkshire.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The objectives are to ensure that service delivery is high quality, responsive that, provides value for money, is environmentally efficient and is innovative in the use of information technology.
To commission a service on an hourly rate where an annual block of hours will be bought to be used when needed in each of the three (3) areas. These hours will be subject to alteration by Acute Trusts however, it will not be possible to exceed the annualised hours commissioned through this service unless prior authorisation is given formally by the relevant commissioning CCG.
To contract on an annualised operational hour’s basis for each CCG with a focus on the provider working with acute trusts to meet the varying annual demands.
To provide the safe discharge of patients to appropriate intermediate care services which includes reablement and rehabilitation functions.
Full details of the authority's requirements are set out in the Specification in Document 2.
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:
2 004 428.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 33
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Option to extend for a further 12 months. The value stated is for 45 months.
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
30/08/2019
Local time: 12:00
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
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
30/08/2019
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Improvement
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/07/2019