Published date: 11 October 2021

This notice was replaced on 24 December 2021

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

Awarded contract (published 24 December 2021)

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

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£319,480

Procurement reference

NHSE650 HMP Kirklevington Grange - Dental Services

Published date

11 October 2021

Closing date

11 November 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements below 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 working for and on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement North East & Yorkshire (Health & Justice) (the Contracting Authority) who wish to commission dental services for patients within HMP Kirklevington Grange.

The contract term will be 7 years with effect from 01 April 2022 with no option to extend.

Additional Information

This quotation exercise will be conducted via the NECS e-Tendering portal (In-Tend) as such there will be no hard copy documents issued to bidders and all communications between bidders and NECS, including quotation submissions, will be conducted via the In-Tend portal.

To express an interest and/ or submit a quotation please register on the In-Tend portal, which can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home .

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 registering on the portal you should contact the In-Tend helpdesk via: support@in-tend.com or call on 0845 557 8079 / +44 (0) 114 407 0065. The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9am - 5.30pm.

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.

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may apply. 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.

Quotation documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 11 October 2021.

The closing date for submission of quotes is before 12:00 noon on 11 November 2021.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

NHSE650 Request for Information - HMP Kirklevington Grange Dental Services

  • Early engagement
  • Published 22 June 2021

About the buyer

Address

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

Email

necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net