Tender

Provision of General Dental Services in Hereford

  • NHS England

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-004782

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03a634

Published 16 February 2023, 2:15pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS England

Quarry House, Quarry Hill

Leeds

LS2 7UE

Contact

Bilal Arif

Email

bilal.arif@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.england.nhs.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.england.nhs.uk/

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at

https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

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

Provision of General Dental Services in Hereford

Reference number

AG20032

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85130000 - Dental practice and related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short 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.

Please note the deadline for ITT submissions is 12:00PM on Friday 17th March 2023.

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.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 1 South Hereford

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85130000 - Dental practice and related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG11 - Herefordshire, County of

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

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).

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).

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).

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

23 June 2023

End date

23 June 2032

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 2 North Hereford

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85130000 - Dental practice and related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG11 - Herefordshire, County of

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

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).

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).

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).

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

23 June 2023

End date

23 June 2032

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

17 March 2023

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

17 March 2023

Local time

12:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

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:

https://health-family-contract-search.secure.force.com/?searchtype=Projects

You can also register your interest via this page.

You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference: C123571 – Provision of General Dental Services in Hereford

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.

Please see published procurement documentation for further details.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The High Court

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/