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Published 26 May 2023, 09:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SCFT & ESHT: Provision of Dental Patient Management Software Service

Official notice

Authority: Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 26 Jun 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust ("SCFT") (the "Authority") in conjunction with East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust ("ESHT") is issuing this standard Selection Questionnaire ("SQ") in connection with the competitive procurement of Dental Patient Management Software Service.<br/><br/>The current in-situ patient management software is no longer supported by the software supplier/developer and the SCFT/ ESHT Dental Services teams are now looking to appoint a single service provider which includes but are not limited to the following: <br/><br/>

  • Special Care Dental Service which provides support to patients with special needs and those who have difficulty accessing General Dental Services; and<br/>
  • Emergency Dental Service which provides out-of-hours dental care when a patient's clinical condition needs prompt attention.<br/><br/>The required software management system must include the following: <br/>
  • Electronic patient medical histories & NHS Patient Record forms;<br/>
  • Electronic patient portal for appointment booking;<br/>
  • Integrated communication systems (email and SMS);<br/>
  • Electronic referral integration; and<br/>
  • Electronic PREMs and PROMs monitoring and self-check-in. <br/><br/>The estimated length of the contract is three (3) years with one (1) possible two (2) year extension period. Each Trust will sign a contract separately with the winning bidder. <br/><br/>The tender is being run via the ATAMIS e-tendering Portal which can be found at health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗ ("the e-sourcing Portal").

CPV: Communication software development services · Dental practice and related services · Patient-administration system

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust ("SCFT") (the "Authority") in conjunction with…RenewalPublished value£500,000

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust ("SCFT") (the "Authority") in conjunction with East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust ("ESHT") is issuing this standard Selection Questionnaire ("SQ") in connection with the competitive procurement of Dental Patient Management Software Service.<br/><br/>The current in-situ patient management software is no longer supported by the software supplier/developer and the SCFT/ ESHT Dental Services teams are now looking to appoint a single service provider which includes but are not limited to the following: <br/><br/>

  • Special Care Dental Service which provides support to patients with special needs and those who have difficulty accessing General Dental Services; and<br/>
  • Emergency Dental Service which provides out-of-hours dental care when a patient's clinical condition needs prompt attention.<br/><br/>The required software management system must include the following: <br/>
  • Electronic patient medical histories & NHS Patient Record forms;<br/>
  • Electronic patient portal for appointment booking;<br/>
  • Integrated communication systems (email and SMS);<br/>
  • Electronic referral integration; and<br/>
  • Electronic PREMs and PROMs monitoring and self-check-in. <br/><br/>The estimated length of the contract is three (3) years with one (1) possible two (2) year extension period. Each Trust will sign a contract separately with the winning bidder. <br/><br/>The tender is being run via the ATAMIS e-tendering Portal which can be found at health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗ ("the e-sourcing Portal").
Delivery: South East
Extensions: One (1) possible two (2) year extension period.Variant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted 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
26 May 2023, 09:57 BST
Last source update
26 May 2023, 09:57 BST
Authority reference
C166819
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-015033
Classification (CPV)
Communication software development servicesDental practice and related servicesPatient-administration system
Delivery area
South East (UKJ2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03cfa9 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As per Tender Documentation.

How it was run

Official notice
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Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
26 Jun 2023, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 May 2023 → 7 Dec 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    26 May 2023, 09:57 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    26 Jun 2023, 10:00 BST
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    13 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    7 Dec 2023, 23:59 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Trust HQ, Jevington Building, Elm Grove, Brighton, South East, BN13 3EPContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

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