Published date: 23 December 2024

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


Closing: 14 October 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Electronic data management (EDM) - 48613000

  • Patient-administration system - 48814200

  • Clinical information system - 48814400

    • Miscellaneous health services - 85140000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£6,251,616 to £7,293,552

Procurement reference

NHSE1022 - ITT CDRMS

Published date

23 December 2024

Closing date

14 October 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2032

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a care system support organisation working for and on behalf of NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board - Lead ICB, NHS West Yorkshire ICB, and NHS South Yorkshire ICB (the Contracting Authorities), who undertook a procurement to commission Clinical Dental Referral Management Service (CDRMS).

The contract term was for an initial period of 5-years commencing on 01 April 2025, with an option to extend for a further 2-years at the discretion of the Contracting Authorities and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.

The Commissioner had a budget range available of 6.00 GBP to a maximum of 7.00 GBP per referral, these prices include the 2023/24 DDRB uplift

The closing date for submission of tenders was by 12:00 Noon on 14 October 2024.


More information

Previous notice about this procurement

NHSE1022 - ITT - Clinical Dental Referral Management Service (CDRMS)

  • Opportunity
  • Published 13 September 2024

Links

  • https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
  • Technical specifications
  • NECS utilised an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential bidders. Accordingly, there was no hard copy documents issued to potential bidders and all communications with NECS, including bid submissions, were conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Bidders were advised that if they had any queries, or were having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:

    Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035

    The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm

    Tender documentation was available on the e-tendering site from 12:00 Noon on 13 September 2024.

Additional text

Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012, Contracting Authorities must consider:

(a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social, and environmental well-being of the area where they exercise their functions; and

(b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, they might act with a view to securing that improvement.

Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract had been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authorities relating to "economic, social, and environmental well-being".

The Open Procedure was followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (SI 2015 No:102).

The "Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006" as amended by the "Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulation 2014" (TUPE) did apply to this contract. However, bidders are advised to obtain their own legal advice and carry out due diligence including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services.


Award information

Awarded date

9 December 2024

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2032

Total value of contract

£7,293,552

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Referral Management Services Limited

Address

61a King Street, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 6DX

Reference

Companies House number: 11362661

Value of contract

£7,293,552

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a care system support organisation working for and on behalf of NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board - Lead ICB, NHS West Yorkshire ICB, and NHS South Yorkshire ICB (the Contracting Authorities), who undertook a procurement to commission Clinical Dental Referral Management Service (CDRMS).

The contract term was for an initial period of 5-years commencing on 01 April 2025, with an option to extend for a further 2-years at the discretion of the Contracting Authorities and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The Commissioner had a budget range available of £6.00 to a maximum of £7.00, per referral, these prices included the 2023/24 DDRB uplift.
Tender documentation was available on the e-tendering site from 12:00 Noon on 13 September 2024.
The closing date for submission of tenders was by 12:00 Noon on 14 October 2024.


About the buyer

Contact name

John McGee

Address

John Snow House Durham University Science Park
John Snow House Durham University Science Park
Co. Durham
DH1 3YG
England

Telephone

+441642746918

Email

NECSU.neprocurement@nhs.net

Website

https://www.necsu.nhs.uk/