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Published 4 Oct 2022, 16:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Critical Care Ambulance transfer service

Official notice

Authority: BWPC

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South West (UKK)
Published estimate£5,500,000≈ £1.1m / year
Submissions closed 8 Nov 2022
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Aug 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 Sept 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) require the provision of a combined ambulance and drivers service to meet the transport needs of the three critical care transfer services that they host. These consist of:

  • Newborn Emergency Stabilisation and Transport (NEST)
  • Wales and West Acute Transport for Children (WATCh)
  • Retrieve Adult Critical Care Transfer Service (Retrieve)

The contract is for 5 years with a potential for 1+1+ years' extension.

  • Recurrence: 5-7 years subject to requirement

CPV: Ambulance services · Ambulances

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 5 yrsPublished value£5,500,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2023 – 31 Aug 2028 (5 yrs)
Delivery: South West
Extensions: Potential retender in the future at the end of the agreement subject to requirement.Variant bids: not allowed
34114121 Ambulances

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    CQC registration

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · 5-7 years subject to requirement
First published
4 Oct 2022, 16:37 BST
Last source update
4 Oct 2022, 16:37 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Nov 2022 – …
Authority reference
BWDCID000001-2
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-027899
Classification (CPV)
Ambulance servicesAmbulances
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0372fa Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
electronic ordering
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

By persons not involved in the tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
8 Nov 2022, 16:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
8 Nov 2022, 16:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗

Timeline

4 Oct 2022 → 1 Sept 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    4 Oct 2022, 16:37 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    8 Nov 2022, 16:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    8 Nov 2022, 16:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

BWPC

Contracting authorityRegional or local authorityHealth BWPC Christopher Handcock Building , Southmead Hospital, Bristol, South West, BS10 5NBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.