Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
QE1
Level 3, Christ Church Precinct, County Hall,Fishergate Hill
Preston
PR1 8XB
UK
Contact person: Helen Graham
E-mail: mlcsu.tendersnorth@nhs.net
NUTS: UKD4
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
QYG
No. 1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park
Warrington
WA1 1QY
UK
E-mail: mlcsu.tendersnorth@nhs.net
NUTS: UKD61
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
QOP
4th Floor, Piccadilly Place
Manchester
M1 3BN
UK
Contact person: Helen Graham
E-mail: mlcsu.tendersnorth@nhs.net
NUTS: UKD33
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://gmintegratedcare.org.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
QHM
Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 8NY
UK
Contact person: Helen Graham
E-mail: mlcsu.tendersnorth@nhs.net
NUTS: UKC2
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.nenc-northcumbria.icb.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 (NEPTS) for North West England
Reference number: WHISP-145
II.1.2) Main CPV code
60000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Midlands and Lancashire CSU is working with NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB); NHS Greater Manchester ICB; NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB; and NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB who are looking to award a contract for the provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) to cover Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Merseyside and Cumbria delivering:
- Planned Patient Transport - for routine outpatient appointments
- Unplanned Patient Transport - for discharges / short notice bookings
- Enhanced Priority Service Transport - for time critical transport for patients attending for haemodialysis or oncology treatments
The contract is to be split into 3 LOTs covering the following geographical areas:
LOT 1 - Cheshire and Merseyside
LOT 2 - Greater Manchester
LOT 3 - Lancashire and Cumbria
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Non-Emergency Patient Transport (NEPTS) for Cheshire & Merseyside
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
60000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD6
UKD7
Main site or place of performance:
Cheshire, Warrington, Wirral and Merseyside
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) will deliver:
- Planned Patient Transport - for routine outpatient appointments
- Unplanned Patient Transport - for discharges / short notice bookings
- Enhanced Priority Service Transport -for time critical transport for patients attending for haemodialysis or oncology treatments.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 30
Cost criterion: Financial Risk
/ Weighting: 10
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Non-Emergency Patient Transport (NEPTS) for Greater Manchester
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
60000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD3
Main site or place of performance:
Greater Manchester
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) will deliver:
- Planned Patient Transport - for routine outpatient appointments
- Unplanned Patient Transport - for discharges / short notice bookings
- Enhanced Priority Service Transport -for time critical transport for patients attending for haemodialysis or oncology treatments.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 30%
Cost criterion: Financial Risk
/ Weighting: 10%
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
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Non-Emergency Patient Transport (NEPTS) for Lancashire & Cumbria
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
60000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD1
UKD4
Main site or place of performance:
Lancashire and Cumbria
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) will deliver:
- Planned Patient Transport - for routine outpatient appointments
- Unplanned Patient Transport - for discharges / short notice bookings
- Enhanced Priority Service Transport -for time critical transport for patients attending for haemodialysis or oncology treatments.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 30%
Cost criterion: Financial Risk
/ Weighting: 10%
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-025810
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: ALL LOTs
Title: Non-Emergency Patient Transport (NEPTS) for North West England
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This procurement is for Social and other specific services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations ('Regulations') http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedule/3/made
Accordingly, the Contracting Authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regime Section 7 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/part/2/chapter/3/made
The Contracting Authority is not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations.
As the ICB is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement.
The Authority has taken the decision not to award any contract under the Procurement and not to proceed with the Procurement for the following reasons:
• The design of the procurement has inadvertently prevented effective competition so that the most economically advantageous tender cannot be identified.
• There is an unacceptable risk of legal challenge by tenderers involved in the procurement which will result in costs and delay in procuring and mobilising a service which is critical to patient safety.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Lancashire & SouthCumbria Integrated Care Board
Level 3, Christ Church Precinct, County Hall,Fishergate Hill
Preston
PR1 8XB
UK
E-mail: lscicb.contactus@nhs.net
Internet address(es)
URL: www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/02/2025