Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
North East & North Cumbria NHS England and NHS Improvement (North East & Yorkshire)
Darlington
DL3 7DR
Contact
Victoria Beck
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKC1 - Tees Valley and Durham
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
NHSE558 - Out of Hours Dental Treatment Services
Reference number
NHSE558
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85130000 - Dental practice and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service hosted by NHS England and is managing this Request for Information (RFI) and a future procurement process for the provision of Out of Hours Dental Services for NHS England and NHS Improvement (North East & Yorkshire)(the Contracting Authority) who has full delegated authority to commission Dental Services for the people of North East & North Cumbria.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £2,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 1 - North Cumbria
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85130000 - Dental practice and related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Commissioner is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to gather market
intelligence/information, to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering the proposed Out Of Hours Dental Services for the people of North East & North Cumbria, and to alert the market to a possible future tender opportunity.
It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such potential providers will need to express interest in any
future tender opportunity once a contract notice is published in Find a Tender and on Contracts Finder.
It should be noted that this PIN/RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. This PIN/RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest in the RFI exercise.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering portal (In-Tend) to manage this RFI and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to access the RFI documentation and return completed RFI documentation.
Please note that it is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day as long as you have a working internet
connection. The In-Tend portal can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu (Please follow the registration instructions if you are not
already registered) and look for the project NHSE558 - Out of Hours Dental Treatment Services.
The RFI documentation will be accessible from 12:00 noon on 06 January 2021 and completed RFI responses must be returned by 12.00noon on 19 January 2021.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 2 - North Of Tyne
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85130000 - Dental practice and related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Commissioner is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to gather market
intelligence/information, to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering the proposed Out Of Hours Dental Services for the people of North East & North Cumbria, and to alert the market to a possible future tender opportunity.
It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such potential providers will need to express interest in any
future tender opportunity once a contract notice is published in Find a Tender and on Contracts Finder.
It should be noted that this PIN/RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. This PIN/RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest in the RFI exercise.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering portal (In-Tend) to manage this RFI and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to access the RFI documentation and return completed RFI documentation.
Please note that it is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day as long as you have a working internet
connection. The In-Tend portal can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu (Please follow the registration instructions if you are not
already registered) and look for the project NHSE558 - Out of Hours Dental Treatment Services.
The RFI documentation will be accessible from 12:00 noon on 06 January 2021 and completed RFI responses must be returned by 12.00noon on 19 January 2021.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 3 - South of Tyne
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85130000 - Dental practice and related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Commissioner is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to gather market
intelligence/information, to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering the proposed Out Of Hours Dental Services for the people of North East & North Cumbria, and to alert the market to a possible future tender opportunity.
It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such potential providers will need to express interest in any
future tender opportunity once a contract notice is published in Find a Tender and on Contracts Finder.
It should be noted that this PIN/RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. This PIN/RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest in the RFI exercise.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering portal (In-Tend) to manage this RFI and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to access the RFI documentation and return completed RFI documentation.
Please note that it is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day as long as you have a working internet
connection. The In-Tend portal can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu (Please follow the registration instructions if you are not
already registered) and look for the project NHSE558 - Out of Hours Dental Treatment Services.
The RFI documentation will be accessible from 12:00 noon on 06 January 2021 and completed RFI responses must be returned by 12.00noon on 19 January 2021.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 4 -Durham & Darlington/Tees Valley
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85130000 - Dental practice and related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Commissioner is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to gather market
intelligence/information, to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering the proposed Out Of Hours Dental Services for the people of North East & North Cumbria, and to alert the market to a possible future tender opportunity.
It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such potential providers will need to express interest in any
future tender opportunity once a contract notice is published in Find a Tender and on Contracts Finder.
It should be noted that this PIN/RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. This PIN/RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest in the RFI exercise.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering portal (In-Tend) to manage this RFI and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to access the RFI documentation and return completed RFI documentation.
Please note that it is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day as long as you have a working internet
connection. The In-Tend portal can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu (Please follow the registration instructions if you are not
already registered) and look for the project NHSE558 - Out of Hours Dental Treatment Services.
The RFI documentation will be accessible from 12:00 noon on 06 January 2021 and completed RFI responses must be returned by 12.00noon on 19 January 2021.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 5 - Teesside/Tees Valley
Lot No
5
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85130000 - Dental practice and related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Commissioner is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to gather market
intelligence/information, to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering the proposed Out Of Hours Dental Services for the people of North East & North Cumbria, and to alert the market to a possible future tender opportunity.
It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such potential providers will need to express interest in any
future tender opportunity once a contract notice is published in Find a Tender and on Contracts Finder.
It should be noted that this PIN/RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. This PIN/RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest in the RFI exercise.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering portal (In-Tend) to manage this RFI and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to access the RFI documentation and return completed RFI documentation.
Please note that it is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day as long as you have a working internet
connection. The In-Tend portal can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu (Please follow the registration instructions if you are not
already registered) and look for the project NHSE558 - Out of Hours Dental Treatment Services.
The RFI documentation will be accessible from 12:00 noon on 06 January 2021 and completed RFI responses must be returned by 12.00noon on 19 January 2021.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
3 March 2021
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
It should be noted that this PIN/RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. This PIN/RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest in the RFI exercise.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering portal (In-Tend) to manage this RFI and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to access the RFI documentation and return completed RFI documentation.
Please note that it is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day as long as you have a working internet
connection. The In-Tend portal can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu (Please follow the registration instructions if you are not
already registered) and look for the project NHSE558 - Out of Hours Dental Treatment Services.
The RFI documentation will be accessible from 12:00 noon on 06 January 2021 and completed RFI responses must be returned by 12.00noon on 19 January 2021.