Dynamic Purchasing System for Provision of Non-Emergency Transport and other Transport Services

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Guy's and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust (as host of the NHS London Procurement Partnership) is seeking to make some changes to the provision of non-emergency transport and other transport services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). This notice relates to the modification and extension of the existing DPS to enable continued access for NHS Trusts and other eligible Contracting Authorities to complete further competitions and pre-market activities i.e. that commenced prior to the expiry date of the DPS. The extension ensures continuity of procurement processes already underway and supports the orderly transition to the forthcoming Provider Selection Regime (PSR) framework, which is intended to supersede this DPS for all in-scope PSR requirements. No fundamental changes are being made to the original scope or nature or value (£) of the DPS; the modification is limited to extending its duration and adding a category to meet ongoing NHS operational needs aligned with the original objectives. Lot 1: The purpose of this DPS will be to provide the public sector with a mechanism to procure non-emergency<br/>transport and other transport services. The DPS will be split into several service categories and regions in the<br/>UK. <br/>The categories covered under the DPS at this stage includes, but is not limited to the following:<br/>Category 1: Booking and Eligibility Assessment Services;<br/>Category 2: Core Patient Transport Services;<br/>Category 3: Mental Health and Secure Transport Services;<br/>Category 4: High Dependency Transport Services;<br/>Category 5: Taxi and Passenger Transport Services.<br/>Additional categories may be added at a future date.<br/>To register interest and apply to the DPS please follow this link:<br/>https://eprocure.365smartplatform.net/SignUp/Supplier<br/>In the initial stage, all suppliers who meet the selection criteria will be admitted to the DPS with no limit on the number of suppliers per category.<br/>Individual contracts are awarded during the second stage where contracting authorities will invite all suppliers on the DP.