Health and social work services

Tender description

Non-emergency passenger transport services for patients registered with Norfolk Clinical Commissioning Groups (excluding NHS Great Yarmouth and Waveney CCG). The service to include call handling. There will also be a requirement for specialist mental health patient transport. This notice is to advise potential bidders of a market engagement event to take place on the afternoon of 21.11.2018 at The Chapman Room, Hethel Innovation, Hethel Engineering Centre, Norwich NR14 8FB. Details of how to request a place at this event are given below (section ll.4.2). Further detail on the proposed service budgets will be provided at a later stage during the procurement process. The market engagement event will give providers: — an overview of service to be provided, — provide details of the contract type, funding, length and particular conditions, — explain the procurement process and the anticipated timelines, — an opportunity to review the draft specification. Bidders are asked to email the following details to agcsu.southprocurement@ardengemcsu.nhs.uk to register for the event by no later than 5:00 pm 22.11.2018, — Name of delegate(s), — Job title of delegate(s), — Organisation details, including address, — Delegate email address(es) and telephone number(s). Please note that an expression of interest in this market event will not automatically entitle providers to have involvement in any future procurement exercise. Any procurement conducted as a result of this event will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when it may be published.