Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group
Ipswich
IP8 4DE
UK
Contact person: Jane Garnett
E-mail: jane.garnett@suffolk.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKH14
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/westsuffolkcommissioning/aspx/Home
Address of the buyer profile: www.westsuffolkccg.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group
Ipswich
IP8 4DE
UK
Contact person: Jane Garnett
E-mail: jane.garnett@suffolk.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKH14
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/westsuffolkcommissioning/aspx/Home
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Great Yarmouth and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group
1 Common Lane North
Beccles
NR34 9BN
UK
Contact person: Jane Garnett
E-mail: jane.garnett@suffolk.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKH14
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/westsuffolkcommissioning/aspx/Home
I.1) Name and addresses
Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust
Heath Rd
Ipswich
IP4 5PD
UK
Contact person: Jane Garnett
E-mail: jane.garnett@suffolk.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKH14
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/westsuffolkcommissioning/aspx/Home
I.1) Name and addresses
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Hardwick Lane
Bury St Edmunds
IP33 2QZ
UK
Contact person: Jane Garnett
E-mail: jane.garnett@suffolk.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKH14
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/westsuffolkcommissioning/aspx/Home
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:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/westsuffolkcommissioning/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/westsuffolkcommissioning/aspx/Home
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/westsuffolkcommissioning/aspx/Home
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 Services.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
60130000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group, Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, NHS West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group, West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust and NHS Great Yarmouth and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group are issuing this invitation to tender in connection with the competitive procurement of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services. The scope of the service will include assessment of eligibility, call handling, booking and the provision of safe non-emergency patient transport to eligible patients. The commissioners are looking to establish a contract for five (5) years with a potential extension of up to two (2) years. The services which are the subject of this notice will be awarded under 2 contracts, one for the delivery of services within the Great Yarmouth and Waveney locality and one for Ipswich, east Suffolk and west Suffolk locality.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
47 936 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85142000
85143000
85100000
34114122
60120000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH13
UKH14
Main site or place of performance:
The contract would cover journeys involving eligible patients; which could include journeys within, in to or out of this locality.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The aim of this procurement is to establish non-emergency patient transport services across the two localities of; locality 1 — Ipswich, east Suffolk and west Suffolk, and locality 2 — Great Yarmouth and Waveney. The tender exercise will result in two contracts being awarded; one for each locality.
Locality 1 which covers Ipswich, east Suffolk and west Suffolk will be commissioned by NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group,NHS West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group, Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust and West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.
Locality 2 which covers Great Yarmouth and Waveney will be commissioned by NHS Great Yarmouth and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group.
Further information regarding the contents of the procurement can be found within the procurement documentation which is available at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/westsuffolkcommissioning/aspx/Home
The procurement will be undertaken using an Open Process and the eligibility and award criteria are outlined within the procurement documentation at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/westsuffolkcommissioning/aspx/Home
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Depending on Contract extensions and depending on Service reviews, likely dates for the renewal process to commence will be either be 2022 or 2023.
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:
Yes
Description of options:
An option to extend for an additional 24 months. The aforementioned estimated contract value is for the 5+2 and consists of an estimation of the total value of both contracts which are the subject of this procurement.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Full details of the commissioner's requirements are set out in the documentation which is available by registering for free at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/westsuffolkcommissioning/aspx/Home
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:
Selection and award criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
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.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 020-033445
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
21/07/2017
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:
21/07/2017
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process at any time, which shall include the right not to award contract/s and does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender, or any tender received, and reserves the right to award contract/s in part, or to call for new tenders should it consider this necessary. The contracting authority shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any candidate in connection with the completion and return of the information requested in this Contract Notice, or in participating in this procurement process, irrespective of the outcome of the competition or if the competition is cancelled or postponed.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group
Ipswich
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/05/2017