Official UK procurement notice
CM03 Cheshire & Merseyside Dental Helpline Agreement
Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe agreement is for the provision of Dental Helpline, Advice & Triage Service (Adults & Children) Within the Cheshire & Merseyside Geographical Area. The helpline is available 365 days a year including weekends and bank holidays between 8am and 10pm. Contract commencement for 1 year from 01.04.2024.
CPV: Dental practice and related services · Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Dec 2023, 10:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Dec 2023, 10:56 GMT
- Authority reference
CM03- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-037920- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0429caFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The extension to the contract is to ensure provision of service delivery to patients whilst allow sufficient time for the Contracting Authority to determine future commissioning strategies for future services and allow time to undertake a procurement process in line with relevant legislation.
- Review procedure
The Contracting Authorities will act in accordance with Part 3 Chapter 5 Regulation 85 to 87 and Part 3 Chapter 6 Regulation 88 to 104 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended) (PCR 2015). Part 3 of the PCR2015 provides for appeals to be made to the High Court subject to time limitations and other required procedural steps. The rules relating to appeal are complex and a dissatisfied bidder is advised to take their own prompt legal advice.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodericks Dental LimitedCheshire & Merseyside Dental Helpline AgreementSubcontracting: Part of contract to be subcontracted to Mastercall Healthcare. | £524,989 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Cheshire & Merseyside Dental Helpline Agreement · Rodericks Dental Limited
- Signed
- 27 Dec 2023
- Value
- £524,989
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
- Royal Courts of JusticeMediation body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Rodericks Dental LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.