Wakefield Council, in collaboration with The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking to establish an Agreement for the provision of Transport Services.

The Contract for Wakefield Council is for the provision of transportation for older people, adults with physical and learning difficulties, children with special educational needs and children in care of the Council, in order that they can access day care, social care or education and any other requests deemed necessary by the Council. The contract may also be used to transport light goods.

The Contract for The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust is for the provision to provide a car hire service for the conveyance of staff, patients and light goods for both routine and ad hoc requirements. Full details of the Services for both Contracting Authorities are available in the specifications contained within the Tender Documents

Wakefield Council are looking to appoint a number of providers to a framework arrangement to provide Transport Services for Wakefield council and Mid Yorks Hospital. The term of the contract will be for an initial period of two years with the option to extend for a further two twelve month periods.Transport Framework

The Contract is to provide a car hire service for the conveyance of staff, patients and light goods for both routine and ad hoc requirements.

Staff

The conveyance of duty personnel, including maintenance, laboratory, and medical and nursing staff to or fromeither their place of residence to any of the Trusts Hospital sites within The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trustor to another as and when required. This will include travel both within and outside the District Boundary. TheTrusts sites are within Wakefield, Pontefract and Dewsbury Districts.

Patients

The conveyance of patients to or from The Trusts Hospital Sites to their place of residence, or from one Hospitalsite to another as and when required. This will include travel both within and outside the District boundary.The Contract shall be for the requirement to transfer a broad range of patients from paediatric to the elderly.

This may include wheelchair users. Please note that under 18’s will always be accompanied by an adult. The Contract may require the movement of patients who have minor wounds, nausea or vomiting..

Light Goods

The conveyance of light goods from one Hospital site to another both on a routine basis and as and when required. Light goods will include documents and pharmaceutical products and medical/pathological specimens which have a limited life and must be conveyed in special containers. This will include travel both within andoutside the District Boundary.

This Lot will be awarded to (up to) 3 tenderers in the following sub lots

Lot 2a – Pontefract

Lot 2b – Pinderfield

Lot 2c – Dewsbury

Bidders are advised that they can bid for an individual Lot, a combination of Lots or all Lots and The Mid Yorkshire NHS Hospitals Trust can award a Tenderer an individual lot, a combination of lots or all of the Lots they bid for.