Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-06-18
Buyer: NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU on behalf of NHS Shropshire CCG, NHS Telford and Wrekin CCG and Powys Teaching Health Board
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 34114122 | 60130000 | 85100000: Health services | 85143000
Estimated value: 14600000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-07-16
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: ESF

Technical requirements: Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) for NHS Shropshire CCG and NHS Telford and Wrekin CCG
NHS Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group and Powys Teaching Health Board jointly wish to invite prospective providers to express their interest for the provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) for eligible patients within the local healthcare population.
A non-emergency transport service is provided for patients, both adults and children, who have a medical condition which prevents them from using other forms of transport to travel to and from healthcare appointments. It is not for people who require transport for financial or social reasons, or for those requiring an immediate or emergency response.
— provide transportation booking facilities e.g. telephone line, email, online system etc which are compliant with the accessible information standard,
— conduct patient eligibility assessments and manage demand on the service in line with commissioned activity levels,
— determine patient’s mobility and moving and handling requirements to identify the type of vehicle and specialist equipment to be used for transportation/movement,
— determine patient’s mental health needs for example determine the support a dementia patient would require,
— provide vehicles and transport suitable for our eligible patients according to the patient medical condition/mobility,
— provide patient transport management and liaison with the NHS providers to ensure integration and system flow,
— provide local patient travel advice and sign-posting for patients assessed as not eligible to access the transportation service.
The CCG’s are looking to appoint a service provider or consortium to deliver this service for a period of 3 years with an optional 12 months extension available.
The successful provider will be required to sign the NHS Standard Contract for the service and accept all terms and conditions.
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Any supplier may be disqualified who:
(a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;

Eligibility requirements: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Any supplier may be disqualified who: (a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations; (b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order for compulsory winding up or administration by the court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings undernational laws and regulations; (c) has been convicted by a judgement which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct; (d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contracting authorities can demonstrate; (e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the Contracting Authority; (f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the Contracting Authority; (g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has not supplied such information; (h) has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organisation, as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA; (i) has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26.5.1972 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively; (j) has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities; (k) has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/

Award value: 14600000