DATE 9 February 2010

Ref: SH.WG. FIRM352

M r Oliver Mason

Lower Lane L9 7LJ Tel: 0151-525-3611 Fax: 0151-529-5500

Direct Line: 0151 529 5728 Dear Mr Mason

Re: Freedom of Information Request FIRM352

We are writing in response to your request which we have responded to under the Freedom of Information Act, received in this office on 18 January 2010.

Your request was as follows: Please could you let me know the answer to the questions below relating to the Trust’s internal transport provision for the likes of internal mail, pathology specimens, sterile services department, electro-biomedical engineering, pharmacy, patient records and stores.

1. Who is your current provider? 2. How much do you pay for the services per year? 3. When was the contract/service level agreement last market tested to ensure best value? 4. Who is the person(s) responsible for such transport and what are their postal, phone and email addresses.

In response to your request, we can advise: As a small single specialist Trust, the hospital does not have a formal internal transport system. The main source of supply to transport items around the hospital is via the portering service provided through a contract with ISS Mediclean. This service covers areas such as mail and stores. We do not have an in-house sterile services department, deliveries are made by our supplier to a single delivery point for re-usable items. Similarly, we do not have a Pharmacy or EBME on site; these services are provided through a service level agreement with University Hospitals NHS FT. We have an internal POD system for pathology.

The ISS Mediclean contract is currently out to OJEU and the SLA with Aintree University Hospital is reviewed annually.

The person responsible for Procurement is Paula Staniland, (Trust address). Tel. 0151 529 6212. E-mail is [email protected]

Freedom of Information Officer Executive Offices The NHS FT Lower Lane, Fazakerley L9 7LJ

Please remember to quote the reference number, FIRM 352 in any future communications.

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Yours sincerely

Sheila Hill

Sheila Hill, Executive Lead for Freedom of Information

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