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Published 16 Feb 2023, 14:15 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of General Dental Services in Hereford

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 17 Mar 2023
Lots 2see the lot list below
Contract term 9 yrsends 23 Jun 2032 · starts 23 Jun 2023

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of of NHS England – Midlands (referred to as the commissioner) would like to notify the market of an opportunity to provide general dental services for patients in Hereford, this will include accepting patients across the Herefordshire County for which there are two lots; Lot 1 South Hereford and Lot 2 North Hereford, with an expectation to deliver 18,500 UDAs per lot. The service commencement date for both lots is 5th December 2023.<br/><br/>Please note the deadline for ITT submissions is 12:00PM on Friday 17th March 2023.<br/><br/>This procurement has been advertised in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (the “Regulations”) to the extent that the Regulations relate to services within the scope of Schedule 3 thereto (Social and Other Specific Services). The Commissioner and AGCSU are, therefore, bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to Schedule 3 services.

CPV: Dental practice and related services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1South Hereford 9 yrs

Expectation to deliver 18,500 UDAs at a UDA Value for £30. Providers are to note the Commissioner will not be providing any premises for the delivery of the service, therefore interested providers will be responsible for sourcing appropriate dental premises. Premises should have access to a car park and be near public transport, and premises requirement will need to meet HTM 01-05. The premises must be within the boundary map for Lot 1 South Hereford as per requirements detailed within Document 1 (see tender documentation for further information). <br/><br/>Providers are to note the Commissioners will be providing Infrastructure funding up to £100,000 for each Lot, for costs associated to sourcing or fitting out suitable premises, and associated recruitment costs (see tender documentation for further information). <br/><br/>The contract is expected to run for a period of 7 years with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years (maximum total contract duration 9 years) with an estimated contract value of £4,995,000. The contract to be entered into will be in accordance with the NHS Personal Dental Services Agreement (2018).

Contract period: 23 Jun 2023 – 23 Jun 2032 (9 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2North Hereford 9 yrs

Expectation to deliver 18,500 UDAs at a UDA Value for £30. Providers are to note the Commissioner will not be providing any premises for the delivery of the service, therefore interested providers will be responsible for sourcing appropriate dental premises. Premises should have access to a car park and be near public transport, and premises requirement will need to meet HTM 01-05. The premises must be within the boundary map for Lot 2 North Hereford as per requirements detailed within Document 1 (see tender documentation for further information). <br/><br/>Providers are to note the Commissioners will be providing Infrastructure funding up to £100,000 for each Lot, for costs associated to sourcing or fitting out suitable premises, and associated recruitment costs (see tender documentation for further information). <br/><br/>The contract is expected to run for a period of 7 years with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years (maximum total contract duration 9 years) with an estimated contract value of £4,995,000. The contract to be entered into will be in accordance with the NHS Personal Dental Services Agreement (2018).

Contract period: 23 Jun 2023 – 23 Jun 2032 (9 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed

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
Closed
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
16 Feb 2023, 14:15 GMT
Last source update
16 Feb 2023, 14:15 GMT
Award evaluation window
17 Mar 2023 – …
Authority reference
AG20032
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-004782
Classification (CPV)
Dental practice and related services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a634 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The Contracting Authority will be using an eTendering system for this procurement exercise. Further information and the ITT documentation can be found via the ‘Live Opportunities’ list on the e-tendering system at the following link:<br/><br/>https://health-family-contract-search.secure.force.com/?searchtype=Projects<br/><br/>You can also register your interest via this page.<br/><br/>You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference: C123571 – Provision of General Dental Services in Hereford<br/><br/>Neither the publication of this notice nor the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations. <br/><br/>Please see published procurement documentation for further details.

How it was run

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Submission deadline
17 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
17 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Feb 2023 → 23 Jun 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    16 Feb 2023, 14:15 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    17 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    17 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    23 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, UK, LS2 7UEContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body London

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria