Official UK procurement notice
Community Dental Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS England and NHS Improvement North West (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for, and on behalf of, NHS England and NHS Improvement North West who wish to commission a Community Dental Service (CDS), within the locality of Lancashire.
The basic principles that mirror that of the open procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of tenderers in accordance with the Light Touch Regime within The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), 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: 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 09 April 2021 and the closing date for receipt of tenders is 12 noon on 10 May 2021.
- How the procedure runs: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/pdfs/uksi_20150102_en.pdf
CPV: Dental-practice services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£22,000,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Public contracts for Health, Social, Education, and certain other Service Contracts listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) (PCR 2015) shall be awarded in accordance with Chapter 3 Section 7 Regulation 74 to 77 of PCR 2015 (as amended).
- Shortlisting
- Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 Contracting Authorities must consider: (a) 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 (b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, they 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”. 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 (SI 2015 No102) (for Health, Social, Education, and certain other Service Contracts).
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 May 2021, 14:05 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Mar 2022, 10:52 GMT
- Authority reference
NHSE618- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-006268- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a31aFind a Tender
- How it runs
Publisher note: 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 09 April 2021 and the closing date for receipt of tenders is 12 noon on 10 May 2021. (MT Ref:225629)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu ↗
- Submission deadline
- 10 May 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
10 May 2021 → 8 Mar 2022 · 2 dates- Submission deadline10 May 2021, 12:00 BST
- Notice published8 Mar 2022, 10:52 GMT
Notice history
9 events · 8 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 May 2021- Deadline moved to 5 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST26 May 2021, 11:24 BST+28 days · was 7 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Deadline moved to 2 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST2 Jul 2021, 16:24 BST+28 days · was 5 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
- Deadline moved to 13 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST29 Jul 2021, 17:14 BST+11 days · was 2 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Deadline moved to 31 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST9 Aug 2021, 11:55 BST+18 days · was 13 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Published value published: £22,000,00024 Aug 2021, 16:35 BST
- Status changed to active24 Aug 2021, 16:35 BST
- Procurement method changed24 Aug 2021, 16:35 BST
- Deadline moved to 10 May 2021, 12:00 BST24 Aug 2021, 16:35 BST-113 days · was 31 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete8 Mar 2022, 10:52 GMT
Published amendments (6 · 6 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 10 May 2021 | 7 Jun 2021 | +28 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 7 Jun 2021 | 5 Jul 2021 | +28 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 5 Jul 2021 | 2 Aug 2021 | +28 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 2 Aug 2021 | 13 Aug 2021 | +11 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 13 Aug 2021 | 31 Aug 2021 | +18 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 31 Aug 2021 | 13 Sept 2021 | +13 d |
The Contracting Authority is extending the deadline to 12 Noon 07 June 2021.
The Contracting Authority has extended the closing date of this tender NHSE618 Community Dental Services to 12 Noon Monday 05 July 2021.
The Contracting Authority has extended the tender deadline to 12 Noon Monday 02 August 2021 for NHSE618 Community Dental Services.
Tender deadline has been extended until 12 Noon Friday 13 August 2021.
The Contracting Authority (NHS England and NHS Improvement North West) has taken a decision to extend the tender deadline to 12 Noon Tuesday 31 August 2021.
Routine re-releases (8)
- 2021-08: 1 release · 9 Aug 2021
- 2021-07: 2 releases · 2 Jul 2021, 29 Jul 2021
- 2021-05: 2 releases · 7 May 2021, 26 May 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire Community Dental Collaborative | £21,778,674 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 006268-2022-1 · Lancashire Community Dental Collaborative
- Signed
- 8 Mar 2022
- Value
- £21,778,674
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Process and specification contact points (1)
- North of England Commissioning Support UnitProcess contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Lancashire Community Dental CollaborativeAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.