# Mental Health Conveyance Response Vehicle Service - Kent and Medway \(Reference: C228309\)

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by NHS Kent & Medway Integrated Care Board.

## Key facts

- Buyer: NHS Kent & Medway Integrated Care Board
- Tender value: £6,000,000
- Published: 29 November 2023
- Contract start: 1 June 2024
- Contract end: 31 May 2029
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 8b6bc5b7-01f3-45ab-9c32-b95ff0e47766-703019
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fd67972d-a182-4789-9f6d-4b711dca89db

## Description

NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board are undertaking a procurement process and are inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to bid for a Mental Health Conveyance Response Vehicle Service \(CRV\)\. The anticipated contract duration will be for an initial period of 3 years with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years as required\. The service is a Schedule 3 Service and is being procured under the Light Touch Regime\(LTR\) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015\. The purpose of this service is to provide safe and effective transport to convey specified cohort of individuals between the community \(following Mental Health assessment\), Emergency Department \(ED\), Health Based Place of Safety and Mental Health Inpatient Services\. For individuals detained under Section 136 where ED is used as the Health Based Place of Safety, a sitting staff service will be provided\. The CRV service is for Kent and Medway NHS mental health patients and their escorts who meet the eligibility criteria\. To access the eProcurement portal to access relevant documentation relating to this opportunity, please follow the instructions below: 1\. Go to https://health-family\.force\.com/s/Welcome and click the link to register \(if your organisation has not registered previously\) 2\. Once registered, login to the system and look for "Quote/tender C228309 - Mental Health Conveyance Response Vehicle Service - Kent and Medway" Additional information: To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family\.force\.com/s/Welcome\. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis\.co\.uk

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8b6bc5b7-01f3-45ab-9c32-b95ff0e47766-703019)