Patient-transport vehicles

Tender description

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: — During periods of winter /summer pressures, — Discharges from acute hospital settings, — For patients who have a regular transport requirement between care providers. 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. The provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport (NEPT) services for Somerset is delivered by different suppliers under contracts awarded through the Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) for use by Acute and Non Acute hospital Trusts, Community Hospitals and other non-acute care establishments and GP Practices within Somerset. Transport is provided depending on patient needs and eligibility for the NEPT service together with the supplier's capacity and availability to supply service. The DPS will be available for use by all public sector bodies within Somerset, the CCG, Community Hospitals and other Care Providers and other organisations approved by the CCG. All call off contracts will be administered by Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust through the e-Tendering Portal which can be accessed via https://procontract.due-north.com