Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Yorkshire Ambulance Authority NHS Trust
Units 2 and 3, Trinity Business Park, Turner Way
Wakefield
WF2 8EE
UK
Contact person: yas.procurement@nhs.net
Telephone: +44 07747898362
E-mail: yas.procurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKE45
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.yas.nhs.net
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.yas.nhs.net
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
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
YAS 118 2021_22 Non Emergency Patient Transport Service (PTS)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85143000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust (YAS) seeks to establish a Framework Agreement consisting of a range of patient-focused transport suppliers who are suitably qualified. <br/><br/>The service provided shall be used mostly by our Patient Transport Service (PTS), for patients eligible for NHS-funded transport who are unable to travel to their healthcare appointments by other means due to their medical condition. This includes, but is not limited to, discharges, transfers, admissions, outpatient appointments and low acuity transport.<br/>The service shall also be required, on occasion, by our Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) and 111 where transport is required to convey a patient to an Emergency Department within a thirty (30) or sixty (60) minute timeframe from the request for the journey. <br/><br/>This procurement exercise is divided into eight (8) lots; these being based upon the type of vehicle and the level of patient mobility which can be allocated to each vehicle type.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85143000
85143000
60120000
34114121
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust (YAS) seeks to establish a Framework Agreement consisting of a range of patient-focused transport suppliers who are suitably qualified. <br/><br/>The service provided shall be used mostly by our Patient Transport Service (PTS), for patients eligible for NHS-funded transport who are unable to travel to their healthcare appointments by other means due to their medical condition. This includes, but is not limited to, discharges, transfers, admissions, outpatient appointments and low acuity transport.<br/><br/>The service shall also be required, on occasion, by our Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) and 111 where transport is required to convey a patient to an Emergency Department within a thirty (30) or sixty (60) minute timeframe from the request for the journey. <br/><br/>This procurement exercise is divided into eight (8) lots; these being based upon the type of vehicle and the level of patient mobility which can be allocated to each vehicle type for the conveyance of patients within the following areas listed below (please note that additional areas may be introduced during the duration of the framework agreement):<br/><br/>• North Yorkshire<br/>• East Yorkshire<br/>• North Lincolnshire<br/>• West Yorkshire<br/>• South Yorkshire<br/><br/>This will include travel both within and, on occasions, outside these regions. <br/><br/>All the parties shall agree that this agreement does not guarantee the volume of services which may be required from the supplier by YAS. <br/><br/>Framework Agreement suppliers shall be offered bookings which meet the requirements of the vehicle type required, hours of operation and operational capabilities of their service. Please note, where a supplier is carrying out fixed shifts within an area, travel time to and from the area is not payable by YAS.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Price
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
48 000 000.00
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 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.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
07/07/2022
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
Tender must be valid until:
07/07/2022
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
06/06/2022
Local time: 16:00
Place:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the list on the e-procurement system Atamis. <br/>Anyone wishing to submit a bid will need to be registered on the e-procurment system, this can be done via the link https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
E-mail: website.enquiries@judiciary.gsi.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.justice.gov.uk/
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Yorkshire Ambulance Authority NHS Trust
Units 2 and 3, Trinity Business Park, Turner Way
Wakefield
WF2 8EE
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.yas.nhs.net
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/06/2022