Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service

Text to be corrected in the original notice:

Place of text to be modified: II.1.5

Instead of: 6,600,000

Read: 54,400,000

Other additional information: It is important to note that this PIN is NOT a Call for Competition, and as such potential providers will need to be aware that this market engagement event may inform a further Notice to be published at a later date in regard to the commissioning of this service.

Dorset CCG would welcome responses from organisations who may be interested in attending the Market Engagement Event. The agenda and supporting information will be available to all suppliers including suppliers who are unable to attend the Market Engagement Event upon request by email to dps@uhd.nhs.uk. Please mark your email "NEPTS Market Engagement".

Please also confirm whether you plan to attend our market engagement event by email to dps@uhd.nhs.uk by Tuesday 10th May 2022.

Please note that contract dates and the tender submission deadline date are indicative, should the CCG decide to

tender the service at those times. The dates should not be construed as fixed for any future tender.

The service will provide a responsive, fair, and sustainable NHS funded Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) to those registered with a GP in NHS Dorset meeting the Eligibility Criteria as set down by the Department of Health.

Dorset CCG is issuing this PIN to invite suppliers to a Market Engagement Event to be held on the morning of Tuesday 17th May 2022 via MS Teams. The purpose of which is to gather market intelligence and information; to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering the proposed services; to establish an appropriate financial model for the service; and to determine a suitable contract length with which to optimise a cost-effective solution.