Non-Emergency Transport and Other Transport Services DPS
This Dynamic Purchasing System has been established to allow the NHS and wider public sector organisations to award contracts for a range of non-emergency transport services.
Benefits of using the Framework
Establishing a DPS with multiple providers will help to create an environment that encourages fair competition, allowing potential providers to join at any time. They can choose whether to compete for all, or any, of the requirements for either non-emergency transport or other transport services (under the DPS for which they are considered suitable).
A DPS was chosen as the most suitable commercial vehicle to encourage new entrants to the market, and also to create an agile environment that meets the changing requirements of contracting authorities.
The structure of this DPS is based on feedback from contracting authorities and suppliers. This means contracting authorities can afford the ability to flexibly deliver non-emergency transport and other transport services, in the way they see fit for their organisation.
Other benefits include:
- Shortened procurement time as the advertisement stage in OJEU and PQQ has already been undertaken.
- Encourages competition as it is easier for local providers to get onto the DPS and join at any time during their period of validity.
- Contracting authorities can undertake a competition with a group of pre-qualified tenderers, and all qualification documentation is held by LPP.
- Award of individual tenders can be quicker than under some other procedures. The minimum time limit for return of tenders is 10 days.
- Award criteria can be formulated more precisely for specific local contracts, adapting the LPP templates as appropriate.
- More accessible for SMEs.
Lot Structure
The DPS is split into several categories and different regions of supply.
Categories
Category 1. Booking and Eligibility Assessment Services
Category 2. Core Patient Transport Services
Category 3. Mental Health and Secure Transport Services
Category 4. High Dependency Transport Services
Regions of Supply
Region 1 – North East
Region 2 – North West
Region 3 – Yorkshire
Region 4 – West Midlands
Region 5 – East Midlands
Region 6 – East
Region 7 – London
Region 8 – South East
Region 9 – South Central
Region 10 – South West
Region 11 – Wales
Region 12 – Scotland
Region 13 – Northern Ireland
Authority
NHS PiP: This is an NHS Procurement in Partnership (PiP) partner hub framework agreement delivered by NHS London Procurement Partnership (LPP) and available to our member organisations via NHS Commercial Solutions. This agreement is available to non-NHSCS member organisations via LPP.
Supporting Documents
Please click on the links below to access detailed information about this framework. Members can access the full set of framework documents by logging in.
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