Published date: 15 February 2023
This notice was replaced on 25 September 2023
This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:
Awarded contract (published 25 September 2023)
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Contract summary
Industry
Health services - 85100000
Location of contract
North East
Value of contract
£559,000 to £11,661,000
Procurement reference
NHSE834 - Derwentside IRC Primary Care Services and Dental Services
Published date
15 February 2023
Closing date
22 March 2023
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 October 2023
Contract end date
31 March 2030
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) are working for, and on behalf of NHS England - North East and Yorkshire (Health and Justice) who wish to commission Primary Care Services (Lot 1) and Dental Services (Lot 2) to be delivered from Derwentside Immigration and Removal Centre (IRC).
The basic principles that mirror those of the open procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capability, capacity, and technical competence of providers in accordance with the Light Touch Regime within the PCR, ensuring a fair, open and transparent process in accordance with NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013.
Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the Contracting Authority must consider:
(a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions, and
(b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement.
Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to economic, social and environmental well-being.
This procurement will be conducted via the NECS e-tendering system (In-tend). As such there will be no hard copy documents issued to bidders and all communications between bidders and NECS, including tender submissions, will be conducted via the In-tend portal.
To express an interest in tendering for this procurement, please register on the In-tend e-tendering portal, which can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu and follow the registration instructions.
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 using the portal, you should contact the e-Tendering provider by Email: support@in-tend.com or by phone 0844 2728810 (Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5.00pm).
PLEASE NOTE: Tender documentation will be available via In-tend from Wednesday 15 February 2023 and the closing date for receipt of tenders is 12 noon on Wednesday 22 March 2023.
PLEASE ALSO NOTE: A site visit is scheduled for Wednesday 22 February 2023. Should you wish to take this opportunity to visit the facilities, please register via the In-Tend project.
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
NHSE834 - Request for Information - Primary Healthcare - Dental Services at Derwentside IRC
- Early engagement
- Published 18 November 2022
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