West Yorkshire Patient Transport Services

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Non-emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) across West Yorkshire.

This is a VEAT notice for the award of an additional contract of 24 months to the incumbent provider.

Patient transport journeys are booked for patients being moved to and from NHS funded treatment at a range of sites across West Yorkshire including acute hospitals and local venues providing community-based care.

The service is responsible for safely and effectively transporting eligible patients between their nominated place of residence, to, from and between NHS-funded healthcare facilities in a timely manner, so that they can receive the health care for which they are booked.

Total Quantity or Scope The Covid-19 outbreak has delayed the Commissioners detailed preparation and engagement for a full procurement for the non- emergency patient transport services in West Yorkshire.

This has given rise to an urgent need to secure a safe continued provision of service during these uncertain times.

There is insufficient time for West Yorkshire CCGs to comply with undertaking a competitive procurement process under Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Accordingly, the contracting authority considers this is a state of urgency that is duly substantiated and been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen and awards an additional contract of 24 months to the incumbent provider.

This does not alter the overall nature of the contract.

The service is responsible for safely and effectively transporting eligible patients between their nominated place of residence, to, from and between NHS-funded healthcare facilities in a timely manner, so that they can receive the health care for which they are booked.

This responsibility includes: • providing a single point of access and full booking service for patients and HCPs; equitable and consistent application of the eligibility criteria to all patients and carers; signposting patients who are not eligible for PTS to alternative transport arrangements; effective determination of mobility need or needs; • allocation of journeys across the sub-contracted transport providers through an equitable, open and transparent process; • effective communication and collaboration with system wide stakeholders; • coordination and management of all patient journeys; • timely reporting to commissioners.

NHS Calderdale Clinical Commissioning Group is acting in its capacity as Lead Commissioner on behalf of West Yorkshire CCGs.

The list of CCGs participating in this collaborative contract is as follows: Bradford District & Craven; Calderdale: Kirklees: Leeds and Wakefield..