Published date: 27 March 2019

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 10 April 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Dental practice and related services - 85130000

Location of contract

North West

Procurement reference

NHSE301

Published date

27 March 2019

Closing date

10 April 2019

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

North Of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for and on behalf of NHS England North (Cheshire & Merseyside)who are accountable for the commissioning of Primary Dental Care in Cheshire and Merseyside area. They are now proposing to commission an Out of Hours Urgent Dental Service.

This Request for Information (RFI) process is being undertaken to engage with the market in order to inform the further development of draft proposals for the future service delivery of the Primary Dental care Out of Hours Urgent Dental Service in the Cheshire and
Merseyside area.

NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this RFI and communicate with providers. All communication with NECS,
including your submission, will be conducted via the PROACTIS portal: https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS

More information

Links

Additional text

Please be aware that the RFI documentation will be available on the PROACTIS Portal from 27th March 2019 and the deadline for RFI
responses is noon 10th April 2019.
Please note that all communications and RFI submissions will be conducted via the Proactis portal.
To register an interest in responding to this market engagement exercise and obtain a copy of the Request for Information documentation please go to the PROACTIS portal: https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS
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 eTendering provider by
Email:Suppliersupport@proactis.com or Website: http://proactis.kayako.com/suppliernetwork/Core/Default/Index (Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5.00pm).
Please note that this exercise is not part of any pre-qualification process. It is intended as an awareness, communication and information gathering exercise offering an opportunity for provider organisations to help inform potential future service models and/or commissioning
intentions.

About the buyer

Contact name

North of England Commissioning Support Unit

Address

North of England Commissioning Support Unit
Teesdale House, Thornaby
Stockton on Tees
TS17 6BL
England

Telephone

01642745000

Email

necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net