Published date: 18 December 2018

Last edited date: 18 December 2018

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: 16 December 2022

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

NHSE Midlands & East Orthodontic Services

Published date

18 December 2018

Closing date

16 December 2022

Contract start date

18 December 2022

Contract end date

19 December 2022

Contract type

Not specified

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 commissioning support service hosted by NHS England and is managing this procurement process for and on behalf of NHS England Midlands & East.

NHS England are accountable for the provision of Orthodontic Services and are proposing to commission a Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System (PDPS) in order to procure future orthodontic services across the Midlands & East of England which will be phased in from February 2019.

The PDPS will seek to establish 6 initial batches through which providers will be invited to tender for future contracts. These 6 batches will be
spread across the Following 4 geographical areas; West Midlands, Central Midlands, North Midlands and the East. The contracts available within these areas will be confirmed at stage 2 - Call for Competition.

NHS England Midlands & East (the "Contracting Authorities") wishes to procure the provision of Orthodontic Services (the "Services") across four (4) geographical areas - East Midlands, West Midlands, Central Midlands and North Midlands (the "Areas"). The Contracting Authorities wish to establish an arrangement for the provision of the services which will operate similar to a Dynamic Purchasing System.

Such arrangement will be referred to hereinafter as a 'Pseudo' Dynamic Purchasing System (PDPS). The PDPS period of validity is 4 years and will commence in December 2018. The PDPS will remain open during the 4 year period; this means that following the initial assessment and establishment of the PDPS providers can apply to be added at any point in time.

Those interested in applying to establish themselves on the DPS should register with Proactis in the first instance at:
https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS


About the buyer

Contact name

NECS

Address

Westpoint Road, Thornaby
STOCKTON-ON-TEES
TS176BL
England

Email

NECSU.neprocurement@nhs.net

Website

www.england.nhs.uk