Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Princess Campbell Offices
Bristol
BS10 5NB
UK
Contact person: Lucy Barker
Telephone: +44 4142668
E-mail: lucy.barker@nbt.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKK11
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.bwpc.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/45644
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Ad-hoc Ambulance Services for Patient Transportation
Reference number: BWPCNC834 RA7 RVJ
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85143000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The aim of the service is to provide transport for patients as identified by the Patient Transport Teams of the authorities in reasonable time and comfort without detriment to their medical condition. The authority has occasional requirements for various resources to support this aim, including PTS journeys, paramedic/technician/medic journeys.
The geographical scope of this contract includes journeys local to the authority clinical sites, but also elsewhere across the United Kingdom. The highest proportion of journeys will be for patients who reside in BANES, Gloucestershire, Swindon and Wiltshire (BGSW) and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG). Journeys maybe between different trusts or locations but managed by the host authorities.
Service specification also includes the right to use supplier telephony services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
5 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
60000000
60100000
60112000
60130000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK1
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Bristol.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department of Health defines non-emergency patient transport service (NEPTS or PTS) activity as being the non-urgent, planned transportation of patients, with a medical need for transport, to and from premises providing NHS healthcare. This encompasses a wide range of vehicle types and levels of care consistent with the patients’ medical needs. The overarching principle of PTS is that patients who are eligible for transport will receive safe, timely, comfortable and clinically appropriate transport, without detriment to their medical condition.
This service is commissioned by North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
The purpose of the PTS service is to ensure that there is an equitable and accessible service to all eligible patients based on their medical need. There are in place multiple CCG-commissioned contracts covering the bulk of these services, however the authority has a requirement for a number of private ambulance resources and additional journeys to be undertaken to support these commissioned contracts, at any time of day or night, 24/7.
Please note that the each of the authorities may operate up to four of their own in-house ambulance vehicles, which may be used to carry out some part of the activity otherwise covered by this specification.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50 %
Price
/ Weighting:
50 %
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
II.2.14) Additional information
The initial contract term shall expire five (5) years from the services commencement date. The Term may be extended, provided that the duration of this contract shall be no longer than seven (7) years in total.
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:
2019/S 143-352310
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Provision of Ad-hoc Ambulance Services for Patient Transportation
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/02/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bristol Ambulance EMS
n/a
Jacwyn House, 1 Kings Park Avenue, St Phillips
Bristol
BS2 0TZ
UK
Telephone: +44 1179729020
E-mail: rob.johnson@bristolambulance.co.uk
Fax: +44 1179719399
NUTS: UKK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.bristolambulance.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:
: 5 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The primary customer(s) of this contract is University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust and North Bristol NHS Trust (currently committed partners). However, this contract may also be used by other NHS organisations in the Bristol area within the remit of the Bristol and Weston NHS Purchasing Consortium (a list of which can be found at www.bwpc.nhs.uk). Specifically, any South west Trusts who are a partner of University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust may contract with the selected supplier for the future purchase of the services. Also, the contract is also open to our partners in procurement details of which can be found at www.bathnes.gov
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Bristol and Weston NHS Purchasing Consortium
Whitefriars, Lewins Mead
Bristol
BS1 2NT
UK
Telephone: +44 1173420812
E-mail: lucy.barker@uhbristol.nhs.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/45644
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
As above.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/10/2020