PROVISION OF PATIENT TRANSPORT SERVICES (PTS) FOR THE LEICESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED BOARD (ICB)

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NHS Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland Integrated Care Board (LLR ICB) is seeking to commission a provider or providers to deliver their Patient Transport Services (PTS), to include Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS). The contract currently operating is due to expire on the 31st of March 2024. The ICB wishes to receive responses to the Invitation to Tenders (ITTs) from suitably qualified and experienced Providers with the necessary skill and experience (or a demonstrable ability to provide the skill and experience) to provide the range of services required. The ICB has re-designed the way Patient Transport Services are specified in Leicestershire. They are looking for stand-alone services for specific cohorts of patients which have varying needs. To that end the re-procurement will be split into 3 lots so 3 separate contracts may be awarded, however, bidders will have the opportunity to bid for all of the lots or any combination of lots. For the avoidance of doubt each bid will be scored on their individual merit. Therefore, it is possible that contracts could be issued to a single provider. The lots are split as follows: Lot 1 Dedicated Renal Dialysis The Provider is responsible for delivering a dedicated renal dialysis transport provision to all patients who require Dialysis & nocturnal Dialysis and are registered to an LLR GP. Lot 2 TRIPPS This service will provide High Dependency/Blue Light, Bariatric and End of Life out of University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) Emergency Departments (ED) and LLR Healthcare Settings to their destination. Lot 3 NEPTS The service will provide transport, where a medical condition means that a patient would struggle to safely attend their treatment independently, to LLR registered patients. This will include transport to and from outpatient appointments, discharges, admissions, non-High Dependency transfers, Community Mental Health appointments and therapy groups, including on the day activity and planned. 08/11/2022 - Amendment made as follows: During the refresh data for Lots 1 and 3 the ICB requested a mini audit of the High Dependency activity that is expected to sit within Lot 2 - TRIPPS. The outcome of this demonstrated a shift in acuity of patients since the original data was published. These changes have been reflected within the financial envelope thresholds and it had an impact of: Lot 2 - increase of £775,951 over years 1-5 over years 1-5 with the total impact combined for all lots over years 1-5 being an increase of £593,257 for the lower limit cost threshold and an increase of £775,591 for the upper limit cost threshold. For more information please see revised Annexes 01 and 05 of the tender documentation. Additional information: Each contract will be awarded for a term of five (5) years from the Service start date with the possibility of extending the term for up to another 5 years beyond the initial contracted term at the ICB's discretion. The ICB has set higher and lower budgetary thresholds for each lot, as follows: Full cost envelope (Higher Limit) Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Lot 1 £2,657,764 £2,790,653 £2,846,466 £2,903,395 £2,961,463 £14,157,74 Lot 2 £1,179,124 £1,179,124 £1,179,124 £1,179,124 £1,179,124 £5,895,621 Lot 3 £4,906,134 £4,906,134 £4,906,134 £4,906,134 £4,906,134 £24,530,669 Total cost envelope 8,743,022 £8,875,911 £8,931,724 £8,988,653 £9,046,721 £46,146,093 Full cost envelope (Lower Limit) Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Lot 1 £1,948,075 £2,045,479 £2,086,389 £2,128,117 £2,170,679 £10,378,739 Lot 2 £851,030 £851,030 £851,030 £851,030 £851,030 £4,255,150 Lot 3 £3,646,148 £3,646,148 £3,646,148 £3,646,148 £3,646,148 £18,230,740 Total cost envelope £6,445,253 £6,542,657 £6,583,567 £6,625,295 £6,667,857 £32,864,629 Any bid(s) received that is(are) over or below the set thresholds will be eliminated from the procurement. These services are being treated as Schedule 3 services (healthcare services) and as such are being procured using the Light Touch Regime under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. An open type single stage procedure is being used which is proportionate to the complexity and value of these services. The invitation to tender (ITT) will be available from 23rd September 2022 on the ML CSU Bravo portal (see below) and it will have a deadline for submissions of 12:00 noon on 12th December 2022. Bidder clarifications may be submitted to the ICB (via the ML CSU Bravo portal only) during the procurement process between the 7th October and 17:00 25th November 2022. 08/11/2022 Amendment to contract values as follows: Full cost envelope (Higher Limit) Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total Lot 1 £2,772,518 £2,911,143 £2,969,366 £3,028,754 £3,089,329 £14,771,110 Lot 2 £1,334,242 £1,334,242 £1,334,242 £1,334,242 £1,334,242 £6,671,211 Lot 3 £4,789,327 £4,789,327 £4,789,327 £4,789,327 £4,789,327 £23,946,635 Total Cost envelope £8,896,087 £9,034,713 £9,092,936 £9,152,323 £9,212,898 £45,388,956 Full cost envelope (Lower Limit) Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total Lot 1 £2,032,424 £2,134,045 £2176,726 £2,220,260 £2,264,666 £10,828,121 Lot 2 £958,881 £958,881 £958,881 £958,881 £958,881 £4,794,407 Lot 3 £3,560,330 £3,560,330 £3,560,330 £3,560,330 £3,560,330 £17,801,649 Total cost envelope £6,551,635 £6,553,256 £6,695,937 £6,739,472 £6,783,877 £33,424,177

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