Provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) for Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (NHS AGCSU) on behalf of NHS Lincolnshire – Lot 1 and Northamptonshire CCGs – Lot 2 (referred to as the Commissioner(s)) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) that is high quality, flexible and can meet, grow and respond to the changing needs of the Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire healthcare environments. The Contract for Lot 1 Lincolnshire will be for a term of five years with an option to extend for up to a further two years at the discretion of the Commissioners.

The Contract for Lot 2 Northamptonshire will be for a term of five years with no option to extend. Additional information: Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1.

Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://gemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register— Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue' — Enter your correct business and user details —Note the user-name you chose and click ‘Save' when complete — You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the user-name/password — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link.

(These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. — Click the ‘Express Interest' button at the top of the page. — This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) — You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments' in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response' under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to ‘Create Response' or to ‘Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of on-line and off-line actions for you to perform (there is detailed on-line help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response' button at the top of the page.