EMAS Transport and Managed Logistics Service

This is a Market Engagement Exercise

East Midlands Ambulance Service (NHS) Trust (The Authority) provide emergency 999, urgent care and patient transport services for the 4.8 million people within the East Midlands region of the UK - covering Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland and Lincolnshire.

On average we receive a new 999 call every 34 seconds - around 2,500 a day.

Our vision is 'to deliver outstanding sustainable emergency and urgent care services across the communities of the East Midlands'

Supporting the delivery of these frontline services is a full Supply and Logistics Service from a dedicated delivery center to 71 Ambulance Stations (Stations) and delivery points across the East Midlands.

The Service will include

Ordering and Logistics Service covering the ordering of consumable items, storage and onward distribution of equipment.

Medicines Management

The Authority in partnership with the local Community Health Trust procures a range of pharmaceutical items ranging from General Sale items through to controlled drugs.

Licensing for the purchase of pharmaceutical items is managed by the local Community Trust.

Pharmacy items are purchased via 7 approved suppliers are typically being selected via regional/national pharmacy contracts. .

This is a Market Engagement Exercise and the Authority seeks feedback from Potential Providers in relation to the Draft Service Specification to help inform the final service specification of requirements.

Additional information: How to Participate within the Market Engagement Exercise

To participate within this market engagement exercise Potential providers are asked to register on the Bravo e-Tendering Portal https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html.

If not already registered please register your organisation using the Register now link, following which you will received a username and password.

Log into the Portal and search for PQQs available to all and select East Midlands Ambulance Logistics Service PQQ (PQQ_517)

The draft service specification and market engagement questionnaire have been uploaded into the attachments section.

We ask that you review the draft service specification and complete the questions as appropriate. Please note that you do not have to answer all of the questions.

This is a market engagement exercise only. The Authority will publish a separate contract notice to procure the full service.

It is anticipated that the full contract will be advertised during August 2018 with an expected award date of December 2018 and Contract start date February 2019. All dates are subject to change.