NHS Commercial Solutions · Awarded contract
Awarded

Provision of Thames Valley & Wessex Neonatal Transport Service

Awarded 30 Jun 2015

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Awarded30 Jun 2015
Value£1.00
RegionSouth East
CategoryHealth & Medical
Ended 6y 4mo ago5y term
Awarded 30 June 2015Expired 29 June 2020

NHS Commercial Solutions awarded a contract to Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust for the re-provision of a 24-hour Neonatal Intensive Care Transport Service across the Thames Valley and Wessex areas.

The service operates under the NHS England Neonatal Intensive Care Transport Service Specification (2014/2015) and delivers the full range of transfer responses, from emergency retrieval to repatriation, for preterm and sick newborn infants.

It provides dedicated expert clinical teams and transport arrangements in line with the national specification.

The Thames Valley and Wessex Neonatal Network is an Operational Delivery Network comprising 15 neonatal units hosted by 13 Trusts, spanning two Clinical Senate areas and extending to Milton Keynes, Salisbury, Chichester, and the Isle of Wight.

The network includes three Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Oxford, Portsmouth, and Southampton, 11 Local Neonatal Units, and one Special Care Unit, with surgical care provided in Oxford and Southampton and cardiac surgery in Southampton.

The contract value is £1.

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