Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England and NHS Improvement North West – Lancashire and South Cumbria
Floor 2, Preston Business Centre, Watling Street Road, Fulwood
Preston
PR2 8DY
Telephone
+44 1642746918
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD4 - Lancashire
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home
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:
NHS NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
John Snow House, Durham University Science Park
County Durham
DH1 3YG
Telephone
+44 1642746918
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKC1 - Tees Valley and Durham
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
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
NHSE440 – Request for Information - Dental Call Handling Service
Reference number
NHSE440
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health 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 a Dental Call Handling Service for NHS England and NHS Improvement - North West (Lancashire & South Cumbria) (the Contracting Authority).
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,950,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD4 - Lancashire
Main site or place of performance
Lancashire & South Cumbria
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHSE England and NHS Improvement North West (Lancashire & South Cumbria) is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to gather market intelligence, to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering the proposed Dental Call Handling Service for the people in Lancashire & South Cumbria area, 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 Service (FTS) and on Contracts Finder (CF). 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. 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 if 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 NHSE440 Request for Information Dental Call Handling Service.
Potential providers are to note that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may apply to a future procurement including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services.
The RFI documentation will be accessible from 12:00 noon on 11 May 2021 and completed RFI responses must be returned by 12.00 noon on 24 May 2021.
two.2.14) Additional information
Any future procurement for a Dental Call Handling Service will incorporate the UK Governments new Social Value Model and the RFI specifically requests potential providers views on Social Value in relation to the Dental Call Handling Service.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
11 May 2021
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The RFI documentation will be accessible from 12:00 noon on 11 May 2021 and completed RFI responses must be returned by 12.00 noon on 24 May 2021.
(MT Ref:222755)