Published date: 8 January 2018

Withdrawn early engagement


Closing date: 23 February 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Dental practice and related services - 85130000

Location of contract

East of England

Procurement reference

project_835

Published date

8 January 2018

Closing date

23 February 2018

Description

NHS England Midlands & East (East) would like to invite potential providers to attend a Market Engagement Event which will inform the market of the intention to procure a new Dental Out-of-Hours Service for Suffolk.

The proposed locations for this service will be a matter for each Bidder to propose.
The Market Engagement Event will take place on Thursday 5th October 2017 at 7pm in Bury St Edmunds.

Full details of this event will be supplied once you have registered to attend.

If you wish to express your interest in attending this event then please email england.dentaleast@nhs.net for the attention of Arthur Richards.

Places are strictly limited therefore reservations are restricted to no more than 2 persons per organisation.

Please ensure you have expressed an interest in attending the event by no later than 2.00pm on Tuesday 3rd October 2017.

The Market Engagement event will;
• Give an overview of the service being procured
• Provide details of the contract type, length and any particular conditions
• Explain the procurement process and the anticipated timelines

The Contract will be for a minimum period of five years. The contract for this service will be a Personal Dental Agreement (PDS) contract, with a Service commencement date of 1 April 2018.

The contract value is £184,600 per annum over the 5 year period.

TUPE will apply to this contract.

Please note that an expression of interest in this market event will not automatically entitle involvement in any future procurement exercise. Any procurement(s) conducted as a result of this event will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when it may be published

It is intended that the ITT will be published mid October 2017 through the Arden & GEM Procurement Portal
http://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk

The opportunity notices will be located on the following websites:
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search
http://ted.europa.eu/TED/main/HomePage.do

If you are unable to attend this event, a further opportunity to receive the information being shared at the face to face event is being provided via a WebEx on Thursday 12th October 2017 at 6.30pm.

If you would like to participate in the WebEx please contact england.dentaleast@nhs.net for the attention of Arthur Richards and all relevant information will be sent to you.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Market Engagement Exercise for the Provision of a Dental out-of-Hours service for Suffolk

  • Early engagement
  • Published 2 October 2017

About the buyer

Address

Cross O Cliff Court
Bracebridge Heath
Lincoln
LN4 2HN
England

Email

england.dentaleast@nhs.net