Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS NHSE
Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road, LONDON
London
SE1 8UG
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI41 - Hackney and Newham
NHS Organisation Data Service
Y56
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Urgent Dental Care Phase 2 - Most Suitable Provider Southwark
Reference number
PRJ2019
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
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).
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2024/S 000-019542
Section seven. Changes
seven.1) Information to be changed or added
seven.2) Other additional information
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.
Under the new PSR regulations and Based on the assessment and the evidence collected, NHSE confirm that a contract can be awarded under the most suitable provider process.
The standstill period ended on the 09/07/2024, as no representation was received, the contracting Authority will go ahead with contract award to Malmin Dental Practice.