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Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services. Non-emergency PTS activity is typified by the non-urgent, planned transportation of patients, with a medical need for transport, to and from a health service provider and between health service providers. ...

Contract award notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

NHS Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Southgate House, Pans Lane
Contact point(s): Peninsula Purchasing and Supply Alliance
For the attention of: Sue Blackman (Commisioner)
SN10 5EQ Devizes
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 7888750676
E-mail:

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://tactica-live.advanced365.com

I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.3)Main activity
Health
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
0389 - PPSA - Non Emergency Patient Transport Services.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 2: Land transport services [2], including armoured car services, and courier services, except transport of mail
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Across (but not limited to) the locations of Wiltshire, Bath & North East Somerset, Gloucester and Swindon.

NUTS code UKK15

II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves contract(s) based on a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services. Non-emergency PTS activity is typified by the non-urgent, planned transportation of patients, with a medical need for transport, to and from a health service provider and between health service providers. This covers a range of vehicles and levels of care, from cars with drivers who may have no clinical training, to minibuses or other vehicles with staff on board who have first aid/other clinical training to ambulance vehicles staffed with health care professionals.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

34114122, 60120000, 60130000, 60171000, 85110000

II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)
Excluding VAT

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
competitive dialogue
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. Scheme Overview. Weighting 10
2. Service Delivery. Weighting 20
3. Financial. Weighting 25
4. Contract Performance and Information Management. Weighting 10
5. Staffing. Weighting 8
6. Equality and Diversity. Weighting 5
7. Quality and Professional Governance. Weighting 5
8. Programme Transition and Implementation. Weighting 7
9. Premises and Equipment. Weighting 5
10. IM & T. Weighting 5
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
RFT 2574
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Prior information notice

Contract notice

Notice number in the OJEU: 2012/S 136-227296 of 16.7.2012

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1 Lot No: 1 - Lot title: NHS Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group : Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
7.8.2013
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 3
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

Arriva Passenger Services Limited
Doxford International Business Park
SR3 3XP Sunderland
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Internet address: http://www.arriva.co.uk

V.4)Information on value of contract
Total final value of the contract:
Excluding VAT
If annual or monthly value:
Number of years: 5
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: yes
Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
Proportion: 10 %
Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be sub-contracted: It is expected that at least 10% of the overall contract by volume will be sub-contracted.
Contract No: 2 Lot No: 1 - Lot title: NHS B&NES; Clinical Commissioning Group : Non Emergency Patient Transport Services
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
7.8.2013
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 3
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

Arriva Passenger Services Limited
Doxford International Business Park
SR3 3XP Sunderland
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Internet address: http://www.arriva.co.uk

V.4)Information on value of contract
Total final value of the contract:
Excluding VAT
If annual or monthly value:
Number of years: 5
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: yes
Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
Proportion: 10 %
Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be sub-contracted: It is expected that at least 10% of the overall contract by volume will be sub-contracted.
Contract No: 3 Lot No: 1 - Lot title: NHS Swindon Clinical Commissioning Group : Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
7.8.2013
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 3
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

Arriva Passenger Services Limited
Doxford International Business Park
SR3 3XP Sunderland
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Internet address: http://www.arriva.co.uk

V.4)Information on value of contract
Total final value of the contract:
Excluding VAT
If annual or monthly value:
Number of years: 5
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: yes
Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
Proportion: 10 %
Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be sub-contracted: It is expected that at least 10% of the overall contract by volume will be sub-contracted.
Contract No: 4 Lot No: 1 - Lot title: NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group : Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
7.8.2013
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 3
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

Arriva Passenger Services Limited
Doxford International Business Park
SR3 3XP Sunderland
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Internet address: http://www.arriva.co.uk

V.4)Information on value of contract
Total final value of the contract:
Excluding VAT
If annual or monthly value:
Number of years: 5
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: yes
Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
Proportion: 10 %
Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be sub-contracted: It is expected that at least 10% of the overall contract by volume will be sub-contracted.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.2)Additional information:
V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1, 2, 3
V.4) Information on value of contract:
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Currency: GBP Including VAT. VAT rate (%) at 20.
Contract No: 4
V.4) Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Currency: GBP Excluding VAT.
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Peninsula Purchasing & Supply Alliance
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Heavitree
EX1 2ED Exeter
UNITED KINGDOM

VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
18.9.2013