Public procurement notice: Modification Of A Contract/Concession During Its Term
Published: 2020-07-22
Buyer: NHS Fareham & Gosport Clinical Commissioning Group
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 34114122 | 79512000 | 85000000 | 85100000: Health services

Technical requirements: NHS Fareham & Gosport CCG is seeking to contract with suitably qualified provider(s) for the delivery of a range of non-emergency patient transport services (NE PTS) for eligible patients, including a call handling, coordination and management service. for the purpose of this tender, the requirement will be split into two (2) lots and bidders are at liberty to bid for one or both lots.
Lot 1 will be for the call handling, coordination and management service and lot 2 for the transportation services.
The NE PTS service is for essential transfer of eligible patients between the patient’s domicile, hospitals, community settings or other treatment centres including private treatment centres for patients referred for NHS treatments, consultations or procedures. This covers a range of vehicles and levels of care including staff on board who range from volunteer drivers, to ambulance vehicles staffed with health care professionals. The patients in scope for this requirement are from the following clinical commissioning groups: NHS Fareham & Gosport CCG, NHS North Hampshire CCG, NHS Portsmouth City CCG, NHS Southampton City CCG, NHS West Hampshire CCG, NHS South Eastern Hampshire CCG, and NHS Isle of Wight CCG.
For clarification, patients attending Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust sites are expected to come into contract from 2016.
For the avoidance of doubt this procurement will exclude the following for whom contracts already exist: NHS Isle of Wight CCG patients attending healthcare services on the Isle of Wight; NHS North East Hampshire CCG patients; Patients from NHS North Hampshire CCG and NHS South East Hampshire CCG attending Surrey Hospitals.
The Covid-19 outbreak has given rise to an urgent need for the continuation of the provision of non-emergency patient transport services, including call handling, coordination and management services (Lots 1 and 2), beyond the previously advertised contract duration – previous OJEU Reference 2014/S 097-170008.
Under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the contracting authority considers COVID-19 to be a state of urgency that has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen. A response to the pandemic is therefore required in order to safeguard public health risks and risk to life by securing safe and continued service provision. Accordingly, the NHS Fareham & Gosport Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has decided to extend the current contract with South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) under Reg 72(1)(c) PCR 2015, brought about by the Covid-19 outbreak, for the following reasons:
• a change of provider would disrupt continuity and would be to the detriment of patient care and the local health system, noting that exit and mobilisation periods are a key consideration for robust strategic planning.
• resources in the contracting authority have been redirected to support frontline activities including direct care for patients and efforts to support supply chain activities. As a result, scheduled re-tendering activity is being delayed while the current circumstances are present.
Further justification is supported by guidance issued by the Cabinet Office Procurement Policy Note – Responding to Covid-19 PPN01/20.
An extension to the current contract will give NHS Fareham & Gosport CCG sufficient time to comply with undertaking a compliant competitive procurement process. Therefore, this PCR Regulation 72 modification notice is being published to notify the extension of the contract for 6 months, until 31 March 2022. The modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract and any increase in price does not exceed 50 % of the value of the original contract. The total contract value prior to modification was GBP 73 266 496. The total value after modification will be GBP 78 766 496.
The contract value is estimated at GBP 5 500 000 for the 6-month extension, which is based on the 2020/21 value and will be subject to annual inflationary and activity based variation. Investment may increase by up to 10 % of the 2020/21 baseline or decrease by 10 % should demand fall in exceptional circumstances significantly below the current activity. Any future activity will be subject to variation because of any changes to national guidance.
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An extension to the current contract will give NHS Fareham & Gosport CCG sufficient time to comply with undertaking a compliant competitive procurement process. Therefore, this PCR Regulation 72 Modification Notice is being published to notify the extension of the contract for 6 months, until 31 March 2022. The modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract and any increase in price does not exceed 50 % of the value of the original contract. The total contract value prior to modification was GBP 73 266 496. The total value after modification will be GBP 78 766 496.


Winner: South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust