Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Provision of Secure Patient Transport for Mental Health Patients
£2,600,000 — stated in the notice
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Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust have a requirement for Secure Mental Health Patient Transport Services, which involves the safe and appropriate transfer of individuals experiencing acute psychiatric or similar symptoms/crises.
This service would include transfers between hospital sites and to and from other facilities depending on the service level need.
The service must ensure the safety of the patient, transport staff, and the public.
It requires trained personnel skilled in de-escalation and restraint, specialist vehicles with appropriate safety modifications, and the use of physical or procedural controls where necessary, particularly for patients detained under the Mental Health Act.
Service requirements should be available 24/7, with journeys being adhoc nature.
A robust booking and communication system should be demonstrated.
Bookings will be made by our Bed Management team, following the appropriate risk assessment processes.
Journeys may be made on an urgent basis (30 mins), standard same day or pre-planned with 24 to 48 hours notice. **Intention is to undertake a further Competition against the Non-Emergency Patient Transport Dynamic Purchasing System - LPP/2017/013** Under Lot 3 - Mental Health and Secure Transport Services.
What the notice asks for
The service must ensure the safety
The service must ensure the safety of the patient, transport staff, and the public.
Service requirements should be available 24/7,
Service requirements should be available 24/7, with journeys being adhoc nature.
A robust booking and communication system should
A robust booking and communication system should be demonstrated.
Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.
What this notice demands of you
1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.
Intention is to undertake a further Competition against the Non-Emergency Patient Transport Dynamic Purchasing System - LPP/2017/013** Under Lot 3 - Mental Health and Secure Transport Services.
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