Published date: 8 March 2022

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 13 September 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Dental-practice services - 85131000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£21,758,000 to £22,000,000

Procurement reference

NHSE618

Published date

8 March 2022

Closing date

13 September 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for, and on behalf of, NHS England and NHS Improvement North West who wish to commission a Community Dental Service (CDS), within the locality of Lancashire.

The basic principles that mirror that of the open procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of tenderers in accordance with the Light Touch Regime within The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), ensuring a fair, open and transparent process in accordance with NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013.

Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the Contracting Authority must consider:
(a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions, and
(b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement.
Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to economic, social and environmental well-being.

This procurement will be conducted via the NECS e-tendering system (In-tend) as such there will be no hard copy documents issued to bidders and all communications between bidders and NECS, including tender submissions, will be conducted via the In-tend portal.

To express an interest in tendering for this procurement, please register on the In-tend e-tendering portal, which can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu and follow the registration instructions.

Please note that it is free to register on In-tend, which can be accessed at any time of day.

Should you have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, you should contact the e-Tendering provider by Email: support@in-tend.com or by phone 0844 2728810 (Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5.00pm).


PLEASE NOTE: Tender documentation will be available via In-tend from 09 April 2021 and the closing date for receipt of tenders is 12 noon on 13 September 2021.

 

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Community Dental Services

  • Opportunity
  • Published 9 April 2021, last edited 3 September 2021

Links

Additional text

Tender documentation will be available via In-tend from 09 April 2021 and the closing date for receipt of tenders is 12 noon on 13 September 2021.

Award information

Awarded date

21 December 2021

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Total value of contract

£21,778,674

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Lancashire Community Dental Collaborative

Address

Sceptre Point
Sceptre Way
Walton Summit
Preston
PR5 6AW

Reference

No reference - partnership

Value of contract

£21,778,674

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

North of England Commissioning Support Unit

Address

John Snow House, Durham University Science Park
DURHAM
DH13YG
England

Telephone

0191 2172808 ext 2808

Email

NECSU.neprocurement@nhs.net