Published date: 18 January 2024

Last edited date: 10 April 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 2 October 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Dental practice and related services - 85130000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£16,107,505

Procurement reference

NHSE886 ITT Primary Care General Dental Services

Published date

18 January 2024

Closing date

2 October 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 July 2024

Contract end date

30 June 2029

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) is a care system support organisation hosted by NHS England and is managing this procurement process for the provision of Primary Care General Dental Services (GDS) in Lot 2 - Pocklington, Lot 3 - Hull and Lot 4 - York for and on behalf of NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (the Contracting Authority).

The aim of the GDS is to:
· Improve oral health and to reduce inequalities in health and well-being.
· Improve access to NHS dental services and to improve the experience of all patients.
· Develop integrated and consistent services.
· Ensure equitable and timely access to primary, urgent, and elective care.
The basic principles of the Open Procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with The Light-Touch Rules Regime, Regulations 74 to 77 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (PCR 2015), for Health, Social, Education, and certain other Service Contracts.

"Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 Contracting Authorities must consider:
- 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
- How, in conducting the process of procurement, they might act with a view to securing that improvement.
- Whether to undertake any consultation on the above.
Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to consider the priorities of the Contracting Authorities relating to "economic, social, and environmental well-being" by utilising the UK Governments Social Value Model.

NECS is utilising an electronic tendering portal (Atamis) to manage this tender and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to access and return the tender documentation. You can register here:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

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 e-Tendering provider by email:
Support-health@Atamis.co.uk
or phone number 0800 9956035
Here is the Atamis Supplier Management guide for information.
https://atamis-

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The Contracting Authority and NECS reserved the right to cancel the tender process at any point and would not be held liable for any costs resulting from any cancellation of the tender process or for any other costs incurred by those tendering for the contract.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

NHSE886 ITT Primary Care General Dental Services

  • Opportunity
  • Published 31 August 2023

Links

Additional text

The objective of this procurement is to procure a service provider to deliver a revised service specification for GDS core service based upon the annual number of Units of Dental Activity (UDA) at a rate of £30.40 per UDA (Financial Envelope - Part A) and additional services based upon a block amount (Financial Envelope - Part B) as outlined within each Lot.
Lot 2 = 17669 UDA per annum = Part A = 537138 GBP Part B = 134266 GBP = 671404 GBP per annum.
Lot 3 = 21001 UDA per annum = Part A = 638430 GBP Part B = 159615 GBP = 798045 GBP per annum.
Lot 4 = 13639 UDA per annum = Part A = 414626 GBP Part B = 103644 GBP = 518270 GBP per annum.

Bidders can bid for 1 or more or all Lots.

Lot 2 - Pocklington services will be required to be delivered from Unit B, 14 Market Place, Pocklington York Y042 2AR.

Award information

Awarded date

5 January 2024

Contract start date

1 July 2024

Contract end date

30 June 2029

Total value of contract

£9,938,595

This contract was awarded to 3 suppliers.

The Dental Design Studio

Address

30 Percy Street
Hull
HU2 8HL

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Smile Care Eastleigh Ltd trading as Smile Care York Ltd.

Address

Walnut Tree House, Court Lane, Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England, SL1 8DN.

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Smile Care Pocklington Ltd

Address

Walnut Tree House, Court Lane, Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England, SL1 8DN.

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

North of England Commissioning Support
John Snow House Durham University Science Park
Co. Durham
DH1 3YG
United Kingdom

Telephone

01642746898

Email

NECSU.neprocurement@nhs.net

Website

https://www.necsu.nhs.uk/