United Kingdom-Southampton: Health services – Framework Lead

The current contract for Health services – Framework Lead is projected to end on 03-JUN-20 and may be available for retender.
Description:
Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:: Thames Valley and Wessex Neonatal Transport Service.

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Services
Service category No 25: Health and social services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Principally Wessex and Thames Valley Network Areas but transfers will be required beyond these boundaries.
NUTS code UK

Information on framework agreement: Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 7 961 435 GBP

Short description of the contract or purchase(s): NHS England Wessex Area Team are leading the process to re-provide a neonatal transport service which will operate to the NHS England Neonatal Intensive Care Transport Service Specification (2014/2015).
The dedicated 24 hour Neonatal Intensive Care Transport Service or Services will deliver the full range of transfer responses, from emergency retrieval to repatriation across the Thames Valley and the Wessex areas of the corresponding Neonatal Networks. The service will provide the dedicated expert clinical teams and transport arrangements in line with the national specification.
Neonatal Critical Care services are organised in ‘Operational Delivery Networks'(ODNs), and aim to deliver a high quality, equitable and effective service and to achieve the highest quality outcomes for preterm and sick newborn infants and their families. Thames Valley and Wessex Neonatal Network is an ODN comprising 15 acute hospital sites crossing two Clinical Senate areas and extending across the areas borders. The borders extend to Milton Keynes in the north, Salisbury in the west, Chichester in the eastern border and notably the Isle of Wight in the south. The Isle of Wight is reached only by ferry or helicopter transport.
The Neonatal Intensive Care Transport Service is critical to the functioning of the Neonatal Network and will be responsible for the safe and effective transfer of infants between neonatal units.
The structure of this network has three Neonatal Intensive Care Units based in Oxford, Portsmouth and Southampton hospital provider sites with care provided close to home around the network in Local Neonatal Units. Surgical care (general and neurosurgery) is provided in Oxford and Southampton and cardiac surgery in Southampton.
The Procurement is being conducted in 3 Lots.
Lot 1 – To provide a high quality, equitable, safe and effective 24/7 Neonatal Transport Service consistent with NHS England Neonatal intensive Care Transport Service Specification across the Thames Valley Network.
Lot 2 – To provide a high quality, equitable, safe and effective 24/7 Neonatal Transport Service consistent with NHS England Neonatal intensive Care Transport Service Specification across the Wessex Network.
Lot 3 – To provide a high quality, equitable, safe and effective 24/7 Neonatal Transport Service consistent with NHS England Neonatal intensive Care Transport Service Specification across both the Thames Valley & Wessex Networks.
The contract will be for 5 years with the option to extend for an additional 2 years.
The expected Service commencement date is from 1.7.2015
– The Annual Value for Thames Valley Lot: GBP 796 143
– Total Contract Value (total value will be for 5 years)for Thames Valley Lot: GBP 3 980 715
– Annual Value for Wessex Lot: GBP 796 143
-Total Contract Value (total value will be for 5 years)for Wessex Lot: GBP 3 980 715
– Annual Value for Joint Thames Valley and Wessex Lot: GBP 1 592 287
– Total Contract Value for Joint Thames Valley and Wessex Lot: (total value will be for 5 years) GBP 7 961 435
It is not envisaged that TUPE will apply to the contract.
To be considered to provide the Wessex and Thames Valley Neonatal Transport Service you must have all appropriate registrations (including Care Quality Commission (CQC) if applicable) in place at the time of service commencement.
Neither the Commissioner nor potential providers will be obligated to further commitment as a result of initial expressions of interest. The Commissioner shall not be committed to any course of action as a result of issuing this advert or any invitation to participate or to submit a Bid Response in respect of this Procurement. The Commissioner shall not be bound to accept any Bid and reserves the right not to conclude a Contract for some or all of the Service(s) for which Bids are invited with one or more Bidders. The Commissioner reserves the right to amend, add to or withdraw all or any part of this Procurement at any time during the process.

Information about variants: Variants will be accepted: yes

Information about renewals: This contract is subject to renewal: yes