Taxi and Patient Transport Services
Dear 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust,
Please could you let me know the answer to the questions below relating to the Trust’s taxi and patient transport services.
1. Taxis
a. Who currently provides the Trust’s taxi service?
b. What is the Trust’s annual spend on all taxi services?
c. Who is responsible for managing this service and what are their phone, email and postal contact details?
d. How do you advertise this service for competitive tender, when did this last take place and when will it next be undertaken?
2. PTS (Patient Transport Services)
a. Who currently provides the Trust’s PTS service?
b. What is the Trust’s annual spend on PTS?
c. Who is responsible for managing this service and what are their phone, email and postal contact details?
d. How do you advertise this service for competitive tender, when did this last take place and when will it next be undertaken?
Thank you
Yours faithfully,
Oliver Mason
Dear Oliver
We acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information Request and wish
to advise that we will be in contact with you in due course.
Regards
Catherine
Catherine Draper
Claims Administrator
Complaints & Claims
Management Suite
Hollins Park Hospital
01925 664165
You can make a Freedom of Information request at the following link
[email address]
Dear Oliver
We write with reference to your recent Freedom of Information Request and
wish to advise that we have provided information from both 5 Boroughs
Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Knowsley Integrated Provider Services
which is now part of the Trust.
1. Taxis
a. Who currently provides the Trust's taxi service?
5BP - Current suppliers are used depending on location and
include,
ABBA (Warrington)
Avacab Taxis (Wigan & Leigh)
Apec Group (Halton)
Britannia (St Helens & Knowsley)
KIPS - Main contract is with Britannia Taxi. Ad-hoc use of all
black cabs and Radcliffe's.
b. What is the Trust's annual spend on all taxi services?
5BP - approx £70K
KIPS - approx £14K
c. Who is responsible for managing this service and what are their
phone, email and postal contact details?
5BP - Paul Harrison, Procurement Manager 01925 664859
[1][email address]
Paul Harrison
Procurement Manager
Hollins Park Hospital
Hollins Park
Hollins Lane
Winwick
Warrington
WA2 8WA
KIPS - Elaine Willoughby, Operational Support Services Manager,
0151 2443497 [2][email address]
Elaine Willoughby
Operational Support Services Manager
Knowsley Integrated Provider Services
5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Support Services
Anita Samuels Centre
4 Ellison Grove
Huyton
L36 9GA
d. How do you advertise this service for competitive tender, when did
this last take place and when will it
next be undertaken?
5BP - This is subject to internal review at present alongside
transport review generally. Potential tender
during 2011-2012.
KIPS - The value of spend on taxis by KIPS does not warrant a
tender process.
2. PTS (Patient Transport Services) Not applicable to KIPS
a. Who currently provides the Trust's PTS service?
5BP - North West Ambulance Service
b. What is the Trust's annual spend on PTS?
5BP - This service is now commissioned by NHS Blackpool for
the North West region and funding is given
direct to Blackpool from the North West PCTs, therefore
no budget is given to individual Trusts.
c. Who is responsible for managing this service and what are
their
phone, email and postal contact details?
5BP - Cynthia Glover, Head of Compliance and LSMS (Buildings,
01925 664098, [3][email address]
Cynthia Glover
Head of Compliance and LSMS
Facilities Management
Hollins Park Hospital
Hollins Park
Hollins Lane
Winwick
Warrington
WA2 8WA
d. How do you advertise this service for competitive tender,
when
did this last take place and when will it next be undertaken?
See answer to b.
If you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact
us.
Regards
Ian Woods
Claims Manager
01925 664164
You can make a Freedom of Information request at the following link
[4][email address]
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Dear Catherine Draper,
Thank you for the information provided.
Yours sincerely,
Oliver Mason
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