Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2018-12-20
Buyer: NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 34114122 | 60130000 | 85100000: Health services | 85143000
Estimated value: 20000000 GBP

Technical requirements: This is an advert for soft market testing to gauge market interest which will influence future commissioning and procurement direction.
NHS Herefordshire CCG, NHS Redditch and Bromsgrove CCG, NHS South Worcestershire CCG and NHS Wyre Forest CCG intend to jointly go to market in March 2019 under Schedule 3 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 to procure a non-emergency patient transportation service for the health population of the counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
This is an advert for an engagement event to gauge market interest which will influence the future commissioning direction.
NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of NHS Herefordshire CCG, NHS Redditch and Bromsgrove CCG, NHS South Worcestershire CCG and NHS Wyre Forest CCG (which will henceforth be known as “the CCGs”), is seeking to engage with potential providers for the provision of non-emergency patient transportation services.
The CCGs intend to jointly go to market in March 2019 under Schedule 3 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 to procure a non-emergency patient transportation service for the health population of the counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire. It is likely that the duration of the service contract will be five (5) years, with the option to extend for an additional two (2) years, subject to agreement.
The aim of the market engagement event will be to engage with potential providers for these services in order to share the commissioning intentions of the CCGs, and to seek the input from providers on a number important aspects relating to the services, including the service specification. The CCGs would like to assess the current market appetite to provide this service and identify any barriers to successful implementation. The outcomes of the market engagement event will then determine next steps.
Please note, as the service specification is still under development, the estimated contract value (for the 5-year period) stated at II.1.5 is an indicative figure only, intended as a guide, and may be subject to change prior to any future procurement exercise.
At the event, the commissioning authority will also present information regarding the proposed procurement process and procurement time line.
At the event there will be an opportunity for providers to network with other providers and the commissioners.
Closing date for registration is 22.1.2019 by 12:00 noon. Please note that after this deadline participation cannot be guaranteed.
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To book places at this Market Engagement Event, please use the Bravo Solution e-portal to complete a Response Form. Bravo Solution can be found here: https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml.
Please access Bravo Project Code 634, and the Response Form can be found at PQQ 468 within this Project.
It should be noted that this is not a procurement exercise at this stage and participating organisations are responsible for their own costs.


Award value: 20000000