Taxi services

Tender description

Wakefield Council, in collaboration with The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust is establishing an Agreement for the provision of Transport Services. The Contract for Wakefield Council is for the provision of transportation for older people, adults with physical and learning difficulties, children with special educational needs and children in care of the Council, in order that they can access day care, social care or education and any other requests deemed necessary by the Council. The contract may also be used to transport light goods The Contract for The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust is for the provision to provide a car hire service for the conveyance of staff, patients and light goods for both routine and ad-hoc requirements. The Contract for Wakefield Council is for the provision of transportation for older people, adults with physical and learning difficulties, children with special educational needs and children in care of the Council, in order that they can access day care, social care or education and any other requests deemed necessary by the Council. The contract may also be used to transport light goods. Journeys may operate term time only. They may also operate on a regular daily and or weekly basis as well as on a “one off” basis. Journeys will be for 1 or more passengers and often at short notice or with an immediate start. Wakefield Council currently spends 2 600 000 GBP per annum on commissioned transport from various external providers; it is anticipated that this will likely to continue for the foreseeable future although no guarantee of spend through this Agreement is made.The Agreement period is for 2 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years. It is anticipated that all tenderers that submit a compliant response meeting the minimum quality award standard will be appointed to the Agreement; there is no upper limit of the number of tenderers to be appointed. Ordering of Services — The three nearest appropriate appointed tenderers bases (more if there is no initial response) to a journey pick up and/or destination address(s) will be contacted by telephone to supply journey quotes based upon the particular details of that journey. When the most cost effective way is determined the successful Tenderer will then be required to enter in to a Transport Order Form. Each Transport Order will require Tenderers to supply a price that does not exceed the rates set out in their initial Agreement tender submission. Tenderers may decide to quote a lower rate for a particular journey. The Contract is to provide a car hire service for the conveyance of staff, patients and light goods for both routine and ad-hoc requirements Staff. The conveyance of duty personnel, including maintenance, laboratory, and medical and nursing staff to or from either their place of residence to any of the Trusts Hospital sites within The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust or to another as and when required. This will include travel both within and outside the District Boundary. The Trusts sites are within Wakefield, Pontefract and Dewsbury Districts. Patients: The conveyance of patients to or from The Trusts Hospital Sites to their place of residence, or from 1 Hospital site to another as and when required. This will include travel both within and outside the District boundary. The Contract shall be for the requirement to transfer a broad range of patients from paediatric to the elderly. This may include wheelchair users. Please note that under 18’s will always be accompanied by an adult. The Contract may require the movement of patients who have minor wounds, nausea or vomiting. Light Goods: The conveyance of light goods from 1 Hospital site to another both on a routine basis and as and when required. Light goods will include documents and pharmaceutical products and medical / pathological specimens which have a limited life and must be conveyed in special containers. This will include travel both within and outside the District Boundary. This Lot will be awarded to (up to) 3 tenderers in the following sublots: Lot 2a: Pontefract; Lot 2b: Pinderfield; Lot 2c: Dewsbury. Bidders are advised that they can bid for an individual sublot, a combination of sub lots or all sub lots and The Mid Yorkshire NHS Hospitals Trust can award a Tenderer an individual sublot, a combination of sub lots or all of the sublots. The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust currently spends 100 000 GBP per annum on commissioned transport from various external providers; it is anticipated that this will likely to continue for the foreseeable future although no guarantee of spend through this Agreement is made. The Agreement period is for 2 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years.