Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England & NHS Improvement North East & Yorkshire
Leeds
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-east-yorkshire/
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/home
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
North of England Commissioning Support
John Snow House
Durham
DH1 3YG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKC - North East (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/home
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
Whitby and Robin Hood's Bay General Dental Services
Reference number
NHSE825
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE/I) North East and Yorkshire (NE&Y) (the Contracting Authority) who wish to commission General Dental Services (GDS) for Whitby and Robin Hood's Bay under the Standard Clauses for a Personal Dental Services (PDS) Agreement 2018 and is managing this procurement process.
The contract term is for an initial period of 5 years commencing 05 September 2022, with the option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85130000 - Dental practice and related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE/I) North East
and Yorkshire (NE&Y) (the Contracting Authority) who wish to commission General Dental Services (GDS) for Whitby and Robin Hood's Bay under the Standard Clauses for a Personal Dental Services (PDS) Agreement and is managing this procurement process.
The contract term is for an initial period of 5 years commencing 05 September 2022, with the option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The over-arching aims of the Contracting Authority in respect of the dental service
provision are:
• To improve oral health and to reduce inequalities in health and well-being;
• To improve access to NHS dental services and to improve the experience of all patients;
• To develop integrated and consistent services; and
• To ensure equitable and timely access to primary, urgent, and elective care.
The annual financial threshold is £778,678 GBP (exclusive of VAT), based on 20,492 Units of Dental Activity (UDA) at a UDA rate of £30.40 GBP. The total contract value is £5,450,746. It is to be noted that it is the bidder to decide how they will utilise the funding across the two sites, as they see fit, to meet the needs of the service.
The basic principles of the open procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capability, capacity, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with The Light
Touch Regime, Regulations 74 to 77 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (for health, social, education, and other certain service contracts).
Tender documentation will be available from 02 March 2022, and the closing time and date for tender returns is by 12:00 noon on 04 April 2022.
"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 consider the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to "economic, social, and environmental well-being" by
utilising the UK Government's Social Value Model.
two.2.14) Additional information
This procurement will be conducted using an e-Tendering portal (In-Tend). The In-Tend portal can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home and search for the
project reference number NHSE825 Invitation to Tender - General Dental Services -Whitby and Robin Hood's Bay.
There will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including your submission, will be conducted via the portal.
Please note that it is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day, so long as you have a working internet connection.
Should you have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal, you should contact the e-Tendering provider by e-mail at: support@in-tend.com or by phone on 08442728810. The helpdesk is available Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5.00pm.
Note all bidders will be required to submit their ITT responses by the deadline provided within the tender documents.
The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) does not apply to this procurement; however, bidders are advised to obtain their own legal advice and carry out due diligence.
The Contracting Authority and NECS reserve the right to cancel the tender process at any point and will not be held liable for any costs resulting from any cancellation of the tender process or for any other costs incurred by those tendering for the contract.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Open procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
4 April 2022
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English