Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
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.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 have completed 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 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 are awarded under 2 contracts, 1 for the delivery of services within the Great Yarmouth and Waveney locality and 1 for Ipswich, east Suffolk and west Suffolk locality.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
47 936 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85142000
85143000
85100000
34114122
60120000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH1
UKH14
Main site or place of performance:
The contract will 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 secure a provider of non-emergency patient transport services across the 2 localities of; locality 1 — Ipswich, east Suffolk and west Suffolk, and locality 2 — Great Yarmouth and Waveney. The tender exercise has resulted in two contracts being awarded; 1 for each locality.
Locality 1 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 covers Great Yarmouth and Waveney will be commissioned by NHS Great Yarmouth and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: General service delivery, integration and engagement, HR, mobilisation
/ Weighting: 80 %
Price
/ Weighting:
20 %
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 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 104-207720
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services — Locality 1
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/10/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
E-zec Medical Transport Services Ltd
Terminal Building, Redhill Aerodrome, Kings Mill Lane, Surrey
Redhill
RH1 5YP
UK
NUTS: UKJ26
Internet address(es)
URL: www.e-zec.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 32 644 674.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services — Locality 2
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/10/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
E-zec Medical Transport Services Ltd
Terminal Building, Redhill Aerodrome, Kings Mill Lane, Surrey
Redhill
RH1 5YP
UK
NUTS: UKJ26
Internet address(es)
URL: www.e-zec.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 13 974 296.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
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
15/11/2017