Framework Agreement for the provision of Healthcare Transport Services

Establish a framework agreement for the provision Healthcare Transport Services

The North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) is acting as an agent on behalf of NHS organisations throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Patient Transport Services provide NHS non-emergency patients (and their escorts, if appropriate) with journeys ordinarily between their place of residence and healthcare facilities and between hospitals.

The eligibility for patients defines that they have a clear and genuine medical need and would, without the support of Patient Transport Services (PTS) be unable to access NHS healthcare, in accordance with the eligibility criteria of the Contracting Authority.

There is also a requirement to provide transport of other goods, including those which may be classified as Dangerous Goods and/or require transportation by temperature controlled vehicles.

Lot 1: Patient Transport Services with Clinical Support

This Lot will provide services for patients who require clinical support, in terms of vehicle requirements and/or accompanying healthcare assistants/escorts. These patients may include, but not be limited to: • Rental patients travelling to local dialysis units and outpatient appointments • Oncology and Haematology patients • Same day discharge patients • End of Life patients • Time critical appointment patients • Cardiac shuttle patients

Lot 2: Patient Transport Services without Clinical Support

This Lot will provide services for patients who do not require clinical support for their journeys to NHS healthcare facilities, in accordance with the eligibility criteria of each Contracting Authority.

Lot 3: Transport Services (Non-Patient) for Healthcare Organisations

This Lot will provide transport services, for the transportation of a wide range of goods to and from healthcare organisations on scheduled and ad-hoc basis, this may include (but not be limited to): confidential case notes/medical records, internal and external mail, furniture, medical equipment, linen (clean and dirty), specimens, medical gases, general supplies and any other goods. Please note: This Lot is for the transport of physical goods only and does not include the transport of patients or passengers.

Lot 4: Temperature Controlled Transport Services for Healthcare Organisations

This Lot will provide services for the safe movement of specialist goods to and from healthcare organisations on scheduled and ad-hoc basis including specimens (including pathology specimens/laboratory samples/micro-biology samples) and any other goods which may require temperature controlled transport (eg pharmaceuticals, drugs, blood) etc. This Lot is for the transport of physical goods only and does not include the transport of patients or passengers.

Additional information: This procurement exercise will be conducted on the In-tend eTendering portal at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/noecpc/aspx/Home Tender reference: CPC 00888

Candidates wishing to be considered for this agreement must register their expression of interest and provide additional procurement specific information through this portal.

To register interest: 1) Go to ‘Current Tender Opportunities’ from the eTendering portal login page: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/noecpc/aspx/Home This will provide you with a full list of current tender opportunities. For the project you are interested in click on “View Details” in the initial project view.

2) If you are not a registered user of In-tend follow the “Register” tab otherwise follow the “Login” link and enter email address and password.

3) From this tender management screen you will be presented will a fuller overview of the project and if interested you are able to “Express Interest”. “Expressing interest” is not responding to the project, you will now have to complete the questionnaire and submit your response within the timescales indicated.

4) Go to the “Tenders” section and click on “My Tenders”, click on “View Details” within the project you are interested and you will now be able access attached documents and questionnaires that require completing as part of your response. Any sections indicated in red are awaiting your completion.

Further guidance on how to access and respond to the opportunity is available in the ‘Guidance for Suppliers’ tab which is available for downloading from the main portal login page: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/noecpc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. For any support in submitting your response please contact In-tend Support team at [email protected] (or call 0845 557 8079/+44 (0)114 4070065