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National Framework Agreement for the provision of Secure Patient Transport Services[E11]

CHESTER, United KingdomCountess Of Chester Hospital[E1]

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In plain English

What they want
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust wishes to establish a Framework Agreement under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (and as amended) (the PSR) for use by all Relevant Authorities (and any future successors to these organisations). "Relevant authority" is defined in section 12ZB(7) of the National Health Service Act 2006.
Who can bid
No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline
Buyer's deadline: 3 Sept 2024, 14:00 UTC+1. UTC: 3 Sept 2024, 13:00 UTC.
Published 1 Aug 2024.
Value
Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer
Countess Of Chester HospitalSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply
Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents

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This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]
3 Sept 2024, 14:00 UTC+1
Value
Not stated
Published[E9]
1 Aug 2024
Procedure[E8]
Open procedure (above threshold)
Source
UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked
4 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust wishes to establish a Framework Agreement under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (and as amended) (the PSR) for use by all Relevant Authorities (and any future successors to these organisations). "Relevant authority" is defined in section 12ZB(7) of the National Health Service Act 2006. It means a combined authority, an integrated care board, a local authority in England, NHS England, an NHS foundation trust or an NHS trust established under section 25 of that Act. For the avoidance of doubt, any successor bodies of any of the above entities shall be entitled to place Orders and shall be deemed Relevant Authorities for the purposes of this Framework Agreement. This framework agreement aims to support mental health patient requirements through the provision of secure patient transport services. This framework will run for a term of 2 years with options to extend for up to a further 2 years in annual increments. Additional information: Supplier instructions how to express interest and bid: 1) Browse to the esourcing portal https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk and click on view current opportunities; 2) Register your organisation on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once); 3) Accept the portal terms and conditions and click continue; enter your organisation and user details; note the username you chose and click Save; when complete you will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure); 4) Login to the portal with the username/pass…[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionDelivery location: United Kingdom.[E6]
  • The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

  • UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC

    The deadline (2024-09-03T13:00:00.000Z) has passed.

    Source document ef6ed1b5-dfcc-4148-a4a6-775eb24fdba9-770295

Evidence

11 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

  1. E1

    The buyer is Countess Of Chester Hospital.

    Document ef6ed1b5-dfcc-4148-a4a6-775eb24fdba9-770295, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The notice is classified under CPV 34114122 (Patient-transport vehicles).

    Document ef6ed1b5-dfcc-4148-a4a6-775eb24fdba9-770295, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.

    “England”

    Document ef6ed1b5-dfcc-4148-a4a6-775eb24fdba9-770295, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    Tenders must be submitted by 3 Sep 2024, 14:00 UTC+01:00.

    “2024-09-03T14:00:00+01:00”

    Document ef6ed1b5-dfcc-4148-a4a6-775eb24fdba9-770295, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust wishes to establish a Framework Agreement under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (and as amended) (the PSR) for use by all Relevant Authorities (and any future successors to these organisa…”

    Document ef6ed1b5-dfcc-4148-a4a6-775eb24fdba9-770295, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    Delivery location: United Kingdom.

    Document ef6ed1b5-dfcc-4148-a4a6-775eb24fdba9-770295, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.

    “tender”

    Document ef6ed1b5-dfcc-4148-a4a6-775eb24fdba9-770295, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    The procedure is: Open procedure (above threshold).

    Document ef6ed1b5-dfcc-4148-a4a6-775eb24fdba9-770295, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    The notice was published on 1 Aug 2024.

    “2024-08-01T10:18:13+01:00”

    Document ef6ed1b5-dfcc-4148-a4a6-775eb24fdba9-770295, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.

    Document ef6ed1b5-dfcc-4148-a4a6-775eb24fdba9-770295, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

    The notice is titled "National Framework Agreement for the provision of Secure Patient Transport Services".

    Document ef6ed1b5-dfcc-4148-a4a6-775eb24fdba9-770295, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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