Non-Emergency Transport and Other Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System
Framework Overview
This DPS agreement is delivered by the London Procurement Partnership (LPP) and available to our member organisations via NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC).
If you wish to access this framework agreement, please complete the LPP Customer Access Agreement (CAA) form located in the fileshare area, and return completed forms toenquiries@noecpc.nhs.uk.
Please note, you will need to have a registered NOE CPC user account and be logged in to be able to access the fileshare area.
Additional Information
Benefits
Establishing a DPS with multiple providers will help to create an environment which encourages fair competition, allowing potential providers to join at any time and choose whether to compete for all or any of the requirements for Non-Emergency Transport and 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 to create an agile environment to meet the changing requirements of Contracting Authorities.
The structure of this DPS is based on feedback from Contracting Authorities and Suppliers, and affords Contracting Authorities 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 advertisement in OJEU and PQQ stage has already been undertaken
- Encourages competition as it is easier for local providers to get on to the DPS and join at any time during its period of validity
- Contracting Authorities can undertake a competition with a group of pre-qualified Tenderers with all qualification documentation 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
Lots/Sub-lots
- 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
- Category 5 – Taxi and Passenger Transport Services
- Non-Emergency Transport and Other Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System