CP1185-15 Provision of Passenger Transport Dynamic Purchasing System

NHS Devon will transit to becoming an Integrated Care System (ICS) on the 1st of April 2022. NHS Devon will work in partnership through a Section 75 Agreement with the Local Authority Devon County Council to commission NHS transport

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The current Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) contract ends on the 28th May 2022. In August 2021 the final report of the national review of NEPTS and Patient Eligibility was published. B0682-fnal-report-of-the-non-emergency-patient-transport-review.pdf (england.nhs.uk)

As a result of the national review, NHS England has started a consultation on Patient Eligibility and NEPTS: b0712-consultation-on-eligibility-criteria-for-non-emergency-patient-transport.pdf (england.nhs.uk) The outcome of the review and the phasing-in of the final policy will be during 2022/2023.

Reflecting the above NHS Devon and Devon County Council will be re-procuring NEPTS contracts to implement a new service effective from 29th May 2022. The new model will be based on the interim review report and consultation.This means:

This procurement will take place through the Dynamic Procurement System (DPS) managed by Devon County Council. All interested parties are encouraged to join the DPS in advance of the procurement taking place. Contact Devon County Council for further details (transportcoordinationservicetransporttenders-mailbox@devon.gov.uk or 01392 383000 - this is an automated phone system, please ask for Tim Hamblin).