NW2024-49 Non Emergency Patient Transport Service - NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICS

NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (referred to as the Commissioner) are inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to express their interest in delivering Non- Emergency Patient Transport services (NEPTS) for eligible Norfolk and Waveney patients across NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB.

The aim of this service is to provide Non-Emergency Transport for eligible Norfolk and Waveney patients with a medical need, between their places of residence, community and acute settings transporting patients in safe, timely, comfortable and clinically appropriate transport without detriment to their medical condition.

This includes all Mental health transport, both secure and non-secure.

There is a need for the NEPTS Provider in the post-COVID pandemic to be able to respond to rapidly changing regional demand patterns to cater for the patient, the Acute Trusts, Community partners, Mental health partners and other stakeholder partners across Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS).

It is anticipated that the contract period will an initial be for a period of 5 years with the option to extend for up to a further two years, commencing 1st October 2024.

The Services to which this Procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020).

As such, the procurement of the Services is being run as a bespoke, single stage application process akin to the Open procedure, involving a number of stages which are outlined within the suite of procurement documents.

The Authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 Services.

To access the eProcurement portal to access relevant documentation relating this opportunity, please follow the instructions below: 1.

Go to https://health family.force.com/s/Welcome (and click the link to register (If your organisation has not registered previously) 2.

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