Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-11-10
Buyer: London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Country: UK
Region: LONDON
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 34114121 | 34114122 | 85141000: Services provided by medical personnel | 85142000 | 85143000
Submission deadline: 2016-12-09
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: London Ambulance Service NHS Trust the (the ‘Authority’) is looking to award a Framework to suitably qualified suppliers of accident and emergency transport services (and related services) to support the Authority in delivering its core accident and emergency service to the London (and outer London Region) in times of high demand. Suppliers may be called upon to respond to any category of 999 call (Category A — C) as well as other emergency and non-emergency incidents requiring a double crewed ambulance as required by the Authority, including mental health transfers, pre-assessed HCP referrals and patient journeys. Successful suppliers may, but are not required, provide bariatric ambulance services. On certain occasions, the Authority may also require successful suppliers to deliver accident and emergency support) at events or stadia matches in the London (and outer London) Region, including without limitation New Year's Eve. The Framework is not broken down into lots.
Successful suppliers appointed to the Framework may be relied upon to support the Authority's provision of accident and emergency transport services (and related services) to the London (and outer London Region) in times of high demand. As described in II.1.4, the Authority may place orders under the Framework (in accordance with the prescribed ordering procedure) and contract with a supplier using the standard call off contract in the Framework to provide ambulance shift cover and response to any category of 999 call (Category A — C) as well as other emergency and non-emergency incidents requiring a double crewed ambulance as required by the Authority, including mental health transfers, pre-assessed HCP referrals and patient journeys. Successful suppliers may, but are not required, provide bariatric ambulance services during any shift. On certain occasions, the Authority may also separately require successful suppliers to deliver accident and emergency support) at events or stadia matches in the London (and outer London) Region, including without limitation New Year's Eve. The estimated total value for the duration of the framework agreement is in the range 5 000 000 GBP  to 20 000 000 GBP. The Framework is not broken down into lots.
(i) Any Framework Agreement (and, if applicable, resulting call off contract) awarded will be subject to English law provided that the Authority reserves the right not to award any Framework Agreement (or call off contract) pursuant to this Notice. The Authority shall under no circumstances be responsible for the costs or expenses of any economic operator arising from participation in this procurement.
(iii) Interested economic operators may access copies of the following procurement documents from the Bravo Solution portal referred to in Section I.3) of this Notice:
Documents (b) and (c) are in draft, although the Authority does not anticipate any substantive changes being made to these before publication of the ITT. The Authority is withholding the ITT, as the gateway and evaluation may be further informed by the number of short-listed providers selected at the SQ stage.
(iv) Interested economic operators are advised that the services being procured under this Framework Agreement are classified as ‘social and specific’ services under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and are therefore caught by the Light Touch Regime. Although the Authority is required to publish a contract notice and follow a transparent and non-discriminatory award procedure, it is applying the relevant parts of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 applicable to the restricted procedure on a voluntary basis.
(v) The Authority intends to use the BravoSolution e-Sourcing system to undertake this procurement and any communication should be conducted through the Bravo system.
(vi) Technical issues should be addressed to the Bravosolution Help Desk: Phone: 0800 368 4850 E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk
The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period at the point information on the decision to award the contract is communicated to bidders in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
Any bidder wishing to appeal the decision to award the contract, or after the award of the contract, appeal the award, shall have the rights as set out in the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

Eligibility requirements: Candidates must hold unconditional registration with the Care Quality Commission.