Supply of Secure Patient Transport Services for detained and non-detained patients to be provided on an ad hoc basis as required

The Authority provides mental health care to those people living in Birmingham and Solihull who are experiencing mental health problems.

We serve a culturally and socially-diverse population of 1.2 million spread over 172 square miles, and have an income of over £200 million, making our Trust one of the largest mental health foundation trusts in the country.

We also provide services to people who live further afield because of some of the specialised services we provide.

Our Trust has over 4000 dedicated staff who are continually working to help people get better and challenge the stigma associated with mental illness.

Our Trust operates from over 60 sites in a variety of settings, from community based mental health teams through to acute wards and day centres The Authority is inviting tenders for the supply of Secure Patient Transport Services for detained and non-detained patients to be provided on an ad hoc basis as required by the trust.

The service requirement is for specialist transport for detained and non-detained patients.

The service will be commissioned for 24 hours a day, 365 days per year, day or night, in hours and out of hours and may include: -Inter-hospital transfers within and outside of area -Conveyance of patients to court in timely manner and collection and return if required -Conveyance to and from prison/custodial setting.

The Authority is planning for a Trust wide transportation solution for all its patients and product transportation requirements, which will include secure patient transport as a separate lot, if tendered.

This tender reference, T.BSMHFT.110.15, will result in an interim agreement of 12 months, or until the subsequent contract is in place, whichever is later.