East Midlands Ambulance Service : Provision of Private Ambulance Services to East Midlands Ambulance Service

UK-Nottingham: Ambulance services.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
      Horizon Place, Mellors Way, Nottingham, NG8 6PY, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 01773522652, Fax. +44 01773522653, Email: Fiona.Wright@emas.nhs.uk
      Contact: Procurement, Attn: Fiona Wright
      Electronic Access URL: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Nottingham:-Ambulance-services./89HD45W7SZ
      Electronic Submission URL: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/89HD45W7SZ

      Further information can be obtained at: As Above       
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above       
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As Above       
   
   I.2)Type of the contracting authority:
      Other: Ambulance Service

   I.3) Main activity:
      Health

   I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities:
      The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No

Section II: Object Of The Contract: SERVICES
   II.1)Description
      II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Provision of Private Ambulance Services to East Midlands Ambulance Service
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES         
         Service Category: 25

         Region Codes: UKF - EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)         
      II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework or a dynamic purchasing system: The notice involves the setting up of a framework agreement                                                        

      II.1.4)Information on framework agreement:      
            Framework agreement with several operators

         Duration of the framework agreement:
                        Duration in months: 36       
      II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
      Ambulance services. Paramedical services. Provision of Private Ambulance servies throughout the East MIdlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust operational areas - Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire.
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         85143000 - Ambulance services.
         
         85142000 - Paramedical services.
         

      II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Not Provided      
      II.1.8)Lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: Yes          
         If yes, tenders should be submitted for: One or more lots

      II.1.9)Information about variants:
         Variants will be accepted: No    
   
   II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
      II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
      The Framework is for the provision of Private Ambulance Services to East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust for a period of 3 years.

The Framework is divided into 3 lots based on geography. Mini competitons may be held within the lots during the lifetime of the contract for specific requirements.      
      
      II.2.2)Options: No          
         II.2.3)Information about renewals:
            This contract is subject to renewal: No          
   II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion      
         Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)

   Information About Lots
            
      Lot No: 1
      Title: East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust - Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Area

      1)Short Description:      
      Framework provision of Private Ambulance services in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         85143000 - Ambulance services.
                  85142000 - Paramedical services.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
               
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract                        
         Duration in months: 36
                                          
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots:         
            There are no guaranteed/commited volumes for this lot as the future budget for this area is currently unknown.

Up to six suppliers may be awarded a contract for this lot.      
      Lot No: 2
      Title: East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust - Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire Area

      1)Short Description:      
      Framework provision of Private Ambulance services in Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire.

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         85143000 - Ambulance services.
                  85142000 - Paramedical services.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
               
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots:         
            There are no guaranteed/commited volumes for this lot as the future budget for this area is currently unknown.

Up to six suppliers may be awarded a contract for this lot.      
      Lot No: 3
      Title: East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust - Lincolnshire Area

      1)Short Description:      
      Framework provision of Private Ambulance services in Lincolnshire.

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         85143000 - Ambulance services.
                  85142000 - Paramedical services.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
               
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots:         
            There are no guaranteed/commited volumes for this lot as the future budget for this area is currently unknown.

Up to six suppliers may be awarded a contract for this lot.         
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
      III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
      Not Provided
      
      III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
      Not Provided
      
      III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
      Not Provided
      
      III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
         The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: Not Provided      
   III.2)Conditions For Participation
      III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:

      As set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire.      
      III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
         Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         The information and the formalities necessary to asses whether an applicant qualifies to receive an Invitation to Tender are contained in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
      
      III.2.3)Technical capacity
         Technical capacity - means of proof required         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         The information and the formalities necessary to asses whether an applicant qualifies to receive an Invitation to Tender are contained in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.      
      III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts: Not Provided   
   III.3)Conditions Specific To Service Contracts
      III.3.1)Information about a particular profession:
         Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: Not Provided      
      III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service:
         Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: Not Provided
Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1)Type Of Procedure
      IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted
      
      IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
                        Envisaged minimum number: 3 and maximum number: 10         
         Objective Criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
         As set out in the pre-qualification questionnair with a maximum of 10 companies per lot invited to tender.   
   IV.2)Award Criteria
      IV.2.1)Award criteria:      
         The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
            The criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

      IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction:
         An electronic auction will be used: No       

   IV.3)Administrative Information
      IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority: EMAS010/2013      
      IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: Yes
         Prior information notice
            Notice number in OJEU: 2013/S 200 - 346109 of 15/10/2013
               
         Other previous publications: No                

      IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:



         Payable documents: No       
      
      IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
         Date: 07/01/2014
         Time: 09:00      
      IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 28/01/2014      
      IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:         English
         


Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.1)This Is A Recurrent Procurement: No
   VI.2)Information about European Union funds:
      The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
   VI.3)Additional Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.

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   VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
      VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
      East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
      Horizon Place, Mellors Way, Nottingham, NG8 6PY, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 01773522652, Fax. +44 01773522653, Email: Fiona.Wright@emas.nhs.uk

      VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: Not Provided   
   
      VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
            Not Provided

   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 04/12/2013

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