Published date: 18 August 2023

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.


Closing: 18 September 2023, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Dental practice and related services - 85130000

Location of contract

BN13 3EP

Value of contract

£25,000 to £250,000

Procurement reference

CF-1786100D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

18 August 2023

Closing date

18 September 2023

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

2 April 2024

Contract end date

1 April 2027

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?

No

Description

Joint Procurement: Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust ("SCFT") (the "Authority") in conjunction with East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust ("ESHT") is issuing this invitation to tender ("ITT") in connection with the competitive procurement of Dental Patient Management Software Service.

The current in-situ patient management software is no longer supported by the software supplier/developer and the SCFT/ ESHT Dental Services teams are now looking to appoint a single service provider which includes but are not limited to the following:

• Special Care Dental Service which provides support to patients with special needs and those who have difficulty accessing General Dental Services; and
• Emergency Dental Service which provides out-of-hours dental care when a patient's clinical condition needs prompt attention.

The required software management system must include the following:

- Cloud based storage and browser user access point;
- Electronic patient medical histories & NHS Patient Record forms;
- Dental specific charting and treatment planning features;
- Electronic patient portal for appointment booking and communication;
- Integrated communication systems (email and SMS);
- Integrated wait list management and reporting;
- Performance reporting features; and
- Dental contract and financial practice management features.

The estimated length of the contract is three (3) years with one (1) possible two (2) year extension period. Each Trust will sign a contract separately with the winning bidder.

The tender is being run via the ATAMIS e-tendering Portal which can be found at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ("the e-sourcing Portal").

Value of contract for each Trust:
£ 25,000 to £ 250,000 for the full contract length

More information

Additional text

To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.

Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:

Phone: 0800 9956035

E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk

About the buyer

Contact name

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trust HQ, Jevington Building, Elm Grove
Brighton
BN13 3EP
GB

Email

stacey.rhynas@nhs.net