Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board - Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services

Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board is exploring options on how to re-commission Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS). The potential service(s) under review are:

1. Patient Transport Hub A single point of access call centre patient bookings. Patients will be risk and eligibility assessed before a transport booking is made. 2. Pre-planned NEPTS This will include Planned outpatient and day cases, bariatric care, the haemodialysis service. 3. On the Day Patient Discharge, (inter-hospital) Transfers, Complex Patients To include admissions, complex patients, on the day outpatients and day cases, higher skilled journeys. This service will run in close co-operation with our Trust transport teams, this lot will cover high risk, quick response journeys for patients needing urgent discharge or transfer across BNSSG.

To assist in the exploratory exercise the Commissioner is seeking to engage with suitably qualified providers to help inform their next steps. This will include exploration around replacing existing services and/or expanding the provision of services covered.

The full-service scope is in the process of being defined and the Commissioner will be holding Market Engagement Event (MEE) with the aim of: • Engaging with providers • Understanding the interest there might be in providing such services from suitably qualified providers • Informing the commissioning process • Gathering information from stakeholders that may be used to shape a commissioning / procurement process and documentation.

To attend the MEE that will be held virtually on 28/11/2022 from 14:00 to 16:00. You are required register on the Atamis e-procurement system. You MUST complete the attached form and attendee information to be eligible to attend. Only those suppliers that have completed this will be invited. Link To Atamis: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome See project named: "Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board - NEPTS"

In the event you are unable to attend but would like to receive a copy of the presentation materials, complete the questionnaire and submit via the messaging centre on the Atamis project.

An expression of interest to attend this MEE is no indication of a commitment to participate in any future tender process nor does it infer any special status on those Providers who do attend. An expression of interest in this event will not automatically entitle involvement in any future procurement exercise. Any procurement conducted subsequent to the event will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when it is published.

Providers who do not attend this MEE will still be able to apply for the Procurement in the future. Please note that this MEE does not represent a formal stage in the procurement process and attendance will play no part in any subsequent evaluation process.

Additional information: This activity is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

An expression of interest to attend this MEE is no indication of a commitment to participate in any future tender process nor does it infer any special status on those Providers who do attend. An expression of interest in this event will not automatically entitle involvement in any future procurement exercise. Any procurement conducted subsequent to the event will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when it is published.

Providers who do not attend this MEE will still be able to apply for the Procurement in the future. Please note that this MEE does not represent a formal stage in the procurement process and attendance will play no part in any subsequent evaluation process.

The Authority will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise.