Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-10-23
Buyer: Whittington Health NHS Trust
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 60000000 | 60120000 | 60130000 | 60140000 | 79510000
Estimated value: 215000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-11-16
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Partners Procurement Service, on behalf of Whittington Health NHS Trust (the "Authority")is procuring a Framework Agreement for the provision of non-emergency patient transport services (the "Framework Agreement") that will be available to all current and future members of North Central London sustainability and transformation partnership (NCL STP) members and Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust group members (together, “Participating Authorities”) who may access the Framework Agreement during its term and enter into contracts under it. This procurement and resulting Framework Agreement is split into 2 lots:
Bidders may bid for one or both lots. The Authority intends to award one supplier onto each of the 2 lots. The same supplier may be awarded onto both lots.
The procurement process will be carried out in accordance with the restricted procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("PCR").
Whilst any Participating Authority may enter into contracts under the Framework Agreement, on award of the Framework Agreement, it is anticipated that The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust may enter into a single 5 year call-off contract with the Contractor for Lot 1, on behalf of itself and Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust; and The Whittington Health NHS Trust. This contract will have the option of 2 12-month extensions. It is the intention for The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust to manage this contract on behalf of all four trusts named above.
It is envisaged that other Participating Authorities may choose to make a direct award under Lot 1 on their own behalf, or may alternatively share the service commissioned and managed by The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust with the appropriate contract change notice being issued to the successful provider by Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
The procurement process will be carried out in accordance with the restricted procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("PCR").
Whilst any Participating Authority may enter into contracts under the Framework Agreement, on award of the Framework Agreement, it is anticipated that the following Trusts will enter into separate contracts under Lot 2 within the first month of its term:
Each of the above Trusts wishes to put in place a separate 5 year call-off contract with the Contractor for Lot 2, with the option of 2 12-month extensions. This will allow the Trusts maximum flexibility when planning for next steps following their contract.
A Bidders Information Day will be held on the 30.10.2018. Location: Peter Samuel Hall, Royal Free Hospital Pond Street, London, NW3 2QG. Time will be confirmed in advance.
The term of contracts formed under the Framework Agreement may continue beyond the end of the term of the Framework Agreement itself. Any agreements entered into will be governed by English Law and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. The Contracting Authority is not liable for any costs (including any third party costs, fees or expenses) incurred by those expressing an interest, participating or tendering for this contract opportunity. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to terminate the procurement process (or part of it), to change the basis of and the procedures for the procurement process at any time, or to procure the subject matter of the Framework Agreement by alternative means if it appears that it can be more advantageously procured by alternative means. The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted.
The Framework Agreement values in II.2.6 are estimated figures. The exact value of the contract opportunities will be dependent on whether all Participating Authorities who can award contracts under the Framework Agreement do so.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of 4 trusts in England that have been given the special status and authority to form a group model for service delivery, as part of the NHS Vanguard Programme (http://workingtogethernhs.co.uk/about/the-vanguard-programme/). The Trust needs to ensure that it is prepared, and has the capability and capacity to grow its contractual relationships with its supplier base as needed. Therefore the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust group members current and future will be able to access this framework agreement.


Award value: 215000000