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| Source: | Find a Tender Service (FTS) |
| Notice Type: | Tender notice |
| Buyer: | Somerset NHS Foundation Trust |
| Main Category: | Services |
| Procurement Method: | Restricted procedure |
| Submission Methods: |
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Application Deadline
31 August 2026
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Estimated Value
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| Tender Status: | Open |
| Estimated Value (ex. VAT): | £1,000,000 |
| Release Date: | 21 December 2023 |
| Application Deadline: | 31 August 2026 |
| Procurement ID (OCID): | ocds-h6vhtk-042936 |
| Notice Reference: | 037693-2023 |
All 2 notices for this procurement, oldest first.
Dynamic Purchasing System to provide Extra Vehicle and Staff Capacity to deliver Non-emergency Patient Transport Services. Reference number: RBA/TS/LOC/0342
CLOSURE OF DPS: Dynamic Purchasing System to provide Extra Vehicle and Staff Capacity to deliver Non-emergency Patient Transport Services. Reference number: RBA/TS/LOC/0342
Earlier notices predate the Procurement Act 2023 (commenced 24 Feb 2025) and therefore don't carry UK1–UK17 codes.
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| Period rationale: | Essential service |
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The Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) is being tendered by Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) on behalf of the Trust, Yeovil District Hospital, Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and the Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to provide additional Non Emergency Patient Transport services to those already provided by the CCG. It is intended to use the DPS to provide additional patient transport vehicle and staff capacity including, but not limited to the following:<br/><br/>— During periods of winter /summer pressures,<br/><br/>— Discharges from acute hospital settings,<br/><br/>— For patients who have a regular transport requirement between care providers.<br/><br/>The DPS will run for 10 years and the service is primarily to provide fixed term contracts rather than one off ad-hoc journeys and each will be specified within any call off contracts available through the DPS.
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