Published date: 31 August 2023

This notice was replaced on 18 January 2024

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 18 January 2024, last edited 10 April 2024)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Dental practice and related services - 85130000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£16,107,505

Procurement reference

NHSE886 ITT Primary Care General Dental Services

Published date

31 August 2023

Closing date

2 October 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 July 2024

Contract end date

30 June 2029

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 hosted by NHS England and is managing this procurement process for the provision of Primary Care General Dental Services (GDS) in Lot 1 - Bridlington, Lot 2 - Pocklington, Lot 3 - Hull and Lot 4 - York for and on behalf of NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (the Contracting Authority).

The aim of the GDS is to:
· Improve oral health and to reduce inequalities in health and well-being.
· Improve access to NHS dental services and to improve the experience of all patients.
· Develop integrated and consistent services.
· Ensure equitable and timely access to primary, urgent, and elective care.
The basic principles of the Open Procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with The Light-Touch Rules Regime, Regulations 74 to 77 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (PCR 2015), for Health, Social, Education, and certain other Service Contracts.

"Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 Contracting Authorities must consider:
- 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
- How, in conducting the process of procurement, they might act with a view to securing that improvement.
- Whether to undertake any consultation on the above.
Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to consider the priorities of the Contracting Authorities relating to "economic, social, and environmental well-being" by utilising the UK Governments Social Value Model.

NECS is utilising an electronic tendering portal (Atamis) to manage this tender and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to access and return the tender documentation. You can register here:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

It is free to register on the portal, which can be accessed at any time of day.
Should you have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal, you should contact the e-Tendering provider by email:
Support-health@Atamis.co.uk
or phone number 0800 9956035
Here is the Atamis Supplier Management guide for information.
https://atamis-

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The Contracting Authority and NECS reserved the right to cancel the tender process at any point and would not be held liable for any costs resulting from any cancellation of the tender process or for any other costs incurred by those tendering for the contract.

Tender documentation will be accessible from 12:00 noon on 01 September 2023 and Tender returns are to be submitted by 12 noon 02 October 2023.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

NHSE886 Primary Care General Dental Services Request for Information (RFI)

  • Early engagement
  • Published 31 May 2023

Links

Additional text

The objective of this procurement is to procure a service provider to deliver a revised service specification for GDS core service based upon the annual number of Units of Dental Activity (UDA) at a rate of £30.40 per UDA (Financial Envelope - Part A) and additional services based upon a block amount (Financial Envelope - Part B) as outlined within each Lot.
Lot 1 = 32,468 UDA per annum = Part A = 987027 GBP Part B = 246755 GBP = 1233782 GBP per annum.
Lot 2 = 17669 UDA per annum = Part A = 537138 GBP Part B = 134266 GBP = 671404 GBP per annum.
Lot 3 = 21001 UDA per annum = Part A = 638430 GBP Part B = 159615 GBP = 798045 GBP per annum.
Lot 4 = 13639 UDA per annum = Part A = 414626 GBP Part B = 103644 GBP = 518270 GBP per annum.

Bidders can bid for 1 or more or all Lots.

Lot 2 - Pocklington services will be required to be delivered from Unit B, 14 Market Place, Pocklington York Y042 2AR.

About the buyer

Contact name

john mcgee

Address

North of England Commissioning Support
John Snow House Durham University Science Park
Co. Durham
DH1 3YG
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1642746918

Email

NECSU.neprocurement@nhs.net

Website

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