Taxi and Patient Transport Services

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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

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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
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Catherine Draper,

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