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Contract notice

Information

Published

Expire date: 28/09/2021

External Reference: 2021-521662

FTS Reference: 2021-021139

Contract notice

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
05280446
Chorley New Road
Bolton
BL1 5DD
UK
Contact person: Linda Sutcliffe
Telephone: +44 1204498400
E-mail: linda.sutcliffe@nwas.nhs.uk
NUTS code:  UKD -  NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.nwas.nhs.uk/

I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3)

Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:  
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=39367&B=NHSSBS
Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:  
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
electronically via:  https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=39367&B=NHSSBS
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the abovementioned address
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Health

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Provision of an Ambulance Vehicle Hire Service
Reference number:  NWAS-TR-20-20
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

50111100  -  Vehicle-fleet management services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The purpose of this Invitation to Apply (ITA) is to provide Applicants with sufficient information to enable them to compile a comprehensive Application that meets the requirements of the Procurement to establish a framework for the provision of a Ambulance Vehicle Hire Service (for the purpose of driver training) (“the Service”).
II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 8400000.00  GBP
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

34114100  -  Emergency vehicles
34114120  -  Paramedic vehicles
34114122  -  Patient-transport vehicles
34144200  -  Vehicles for the emergency services
50111000  -  Fleet management, repair and maintenance services
66114000  -  Financial leasing services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKD -  NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
Main site or place of performance:  
Bolton
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The purpose of this Invitation to Apply (ITA) is to provide Applicants with sufficient information to enable them to compile a comprehensive Application that meets the requirements of the Procurement to establish a framework for the provision of a Vehicle Hire Service (for the purpose of driver training) (“the Service”). The North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust (NWAS) is one of fourteen ambulance services in the UK. We provide paramedic emergency ambulance services (PES), patient transport services (PTS), emergency contact centre and 111 services to diverse communities covering the whole of the North West of England. NWAS handles around 800,000 emergency calls and 3 million patient journeys per year. This comprises 17% of national activity for ambulance service trusts. Within this total activity, NWAS provide over 2 million patient transport journeys for patients travelling to hospitals and healthcare centres for treatment. The purpose of this procurement is to establish a framework agreement (“Framework Agreement”) for the provision of an Ambulance Vehicle Hire Service (for the purpose of driver training). It is anticipated that the Authority will appoint all organisations as ‘Framework Providers’ who shall be eligible to receive orders from the named Authorities for the term of the Framework.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 8400000.00  GBP
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.1.1)

Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:  Quality requirements are defined in the Specification which can be found in ITA Document 2.
III.1.2)

Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)

Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:  40
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date:  28/09/2021
Local time:  17:00
IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English
IV.2.6)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until:  31/01/2022
IV.2.7)

Conditions for opening of tenders

Date:  28/09/2021
Local time:  17:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement:  no
VI.2)

Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Bolton
BL1 5DD
UK

VI.4.2)

Body responsible for mediation procedures

North West Ambulance NHS Trust
Bolton
BL1 5DD
UK

VI.4.4)

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Bolton
BL1 5DD
UK