Provision of Secure Patients Transport

Location

Birmingham

Description

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust are looking to develop a multi-agency collaborative to provide a Secure Patient Transport service for patients detained under the Mental Health Act sectioned and voluntary patient at risk of absconding, causing harm to themselves, causing harm to others and in the interest of safety.This will be 24 hours per day, 365 day per year including Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday during the period of the contract and the service provided must be promptly executed. Vehicles must be available day and night to provide the service to the Trusts as required.The duration of this contract will be 3 years, plus 2 years extension option. To ensure there is sufficient cover across the region a dual award model is followed with the two highest ranked providers.

Total Quantity or Scope

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust are looking to develop a multi-agency collaborative to provide a Secure Patient Transport service for patients detained under the Mental Health Act sectioned and voluntary patient at risk of absconding, causing harm to themselves, causing harm to others and in the interest of safety. This will be 24 hours per day, 365 day per year including Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday during the period of the contract and the service provided must be promptly executed. Vehicles must be available day and night to provide the service to the Trusts as required.The duration of this contract will be 3 years, plus 2 years extension option. The contracting Authorities are Birmingham and Sollihul Mental Health Trust and University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.The Authorities intends to award this service using a dual supply approach establishing a Prime Provider and a Second Provider following the outcome of the evaluation process. This notice is an intention to award contract under the competitive process under the Provider Selection Regime.The anticipated combined lifetime value of the contract will be £4,165,000UHB: £,1435,000BSMHFT: £2,730,705

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by the 15th of June 2026 midnight. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; This notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR to MedExpress Ltd as Primary Provider and Prometheus Safe and Secure Ltd as Secondary Provider.Any representations should be sent via email to armelle.wollo@uhb.nhs.ukThe award decision makers: Kamran Yousaf Contract Manager (BSMHFT)Jason Nash Transformation Lead (BSMHFT)Marcin Klein Logistics Manager(BSMHFT)Oscar Willard Interventions (BSMHFT)Amilia Smith Finance & Business Manager (BSMHFT)Sarah Hughes Senior Finance Business Partner (UHB)Vivek Nelliyote Operations Manager - Emergency Department QEH (UHB)No conflicts of interests have been identified in respect of this award.The relative importance of the key criteria used for this award are reflected in the evaluation weighting below.Key criteria weightings:Criterion 1: Quality and innovation 40%Criterion 2: Value 10%Criterion 3: Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability 25%Criterion 4: Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice. 5%Criterion 5: Social value and sustainability 20%TOTAL 100%Bids were evaluated using a £ per assessment benefit, as shown in the following calculation (A).A: (Bidder Cost)/(Bidder Technical, Quality ,Social Value Score )The proposed providers achieved the most economically advantageous bid (the lowest £ per assessed benefit) following the completion of the evaluation process.