Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS North East London ICB
LONDON
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI - London
NHS Organisation Data Service
Y56
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://northeastlondon.icb.nhs.uk/
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
Urgent Dental Care Phase 2 Barnet
Reference number
PRJ2005
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Direct Award C to: Mill Hill Dental for the borough of Barnet.
The Authority will use the existing pathway for the development and delivery of a pan-London
face-to-face UDC service. The description below provides an outline of the main features of
that pathway and the services that will be commissioned under this procurement to support
the delivery of the service.
The model requires:
• Patients to be clinically triaged
• Patients to access the UDC service via NHS 111
• Patients to be triaged by The Authority's commissioned dental triage service
• Subject to meeting the acceptance criteria, patients to be allocated appointment slots by
the dental triage service
• Patient details to be shared with the UDC Provider via NHS.net email which will include
appointment time, medical history and a brief description of symptoms (there is a possibility
that the sharing of patient details may change in the future if an electronic referral system is
implemented)
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £5,582,304
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service will provide urgent dental care for the local population and those visiting London
from neighbouring regions or overseas, referred to hereafter as London residents.
The objectives of the procurement are to secure services which will:
• Provide a good quality UDC service during the times specified for the specific lot
• Provide good quality care through the consistent use of clinical treatment protocols
including the Faculty of General Dental Practice protocols on antimicrobial prescribing
• Ensure that all patients with an urgent dental need have access to a clinical contact at an
appropriate time
• Ensure that the UDC service works within a 'whole system' approach in providing urgent
dental care
• Foster innovation and continuous improvement in all aspects of the delivery of the UDC
service across London
• Enable and support patients to access general, intermediate and specialist dentistry in
order to stabilise patients' oral health needs in line with current good practice, i.e. Avoidance
of doubt: Provision of Phased Treatments https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads
/2018/02/B0615-Update-to-avoidance-of-doubt-provision-ofphased treatments-300621-.pdf
• Support patients to stabilise their oral health where necessary
• Enable equitable access to all patients with services not compromised by physical (physical
ill-health, learning disabilities, medically compromised, children looked after etc) language,
social and economic barriers
• Provide preventive evidence-based oral health advice according to Delivering Better Oral
Health 2021 and in line with Making Every Contact Count
• Provide agreed data recording (including non-attendance) at scheduled intervals to ensure
the clinical service is meeting the needs of the population
• Ensure UDC services provide best value for money
Start date: 1st July 2024 5+2 contract end date 30 June 2031
two.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion - Name: the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard / Weighting: 100
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 05 June 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22 May 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mill Hill Dental Practice
8 Mill Way, Mill Hill,
London,
NW7 3RE
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £5,582,304
Total value of the contract/lot: £5,582,304
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
An UDCH is required in every borough of London, following the earlier UDC PRJ1205 tender
we have 5 further boroughs that we would like to Procure those services for.
Procurement will be following the new PSR (Provider Selection Regime) Direct Award C
route and Award to Mill Hill Dental practice
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS North East London Integrated Care Board London
4th Floor - Unex Tower
London
E15 1DA
Country
United Kingdom