Tender

Oral Health Promotion Service

  • Suffolk County Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-022520

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0482ec

Published 19 July 2024, 2:46pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Suffolk County Council

Endeavour House, Russell Road

IPSWICH

IP1 2BX

Contact

Michelle Youngs

Email

michelle.youngs@suffolk.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1473265789

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKH14 - Suffolk

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.suffolksourcing.uk

one.3) Communication

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

www.suffolksourcing.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

www.suffolksourcing.uk

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

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Oral Health Promotion Service

Reference number

PSR002

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Public Health Suffolk (‘The Authority’) wishes to commission a Suffolk Children and Young Peoples Oral Health Promotion Service (‘the service’). The service will ensure delivery of the Children and Young Peoples Oral Health Promotion across the Suffolk and North East Essex (SNEE) boundary in Suffolk for children and young people, aged 0-18 years, and their families. Extending up to the age of 25 years for young people with Special Educational Needs and / or Disabilities (SEND). The service will support families to ensure that children grow up with healthy teeth and gums.The contract period is 1st November 2024 - 31st October 2026. The total contract value is £300,000 excluding VAT. The deadline for submissions is 19th August 2024 at 12noon.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £300,000

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
  • 85131000 - Dental-practice services
  • 85130000 - Dental practice and related services
  • 85323000 - Community health services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH - East of England

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Public Health Suffolk (‘The Authority’) wishes to commission a Suffolk Children and Young Peoples Oral Health Promotion Service (‘the service’). The service will ensure delivery of the Children and Young Peoples Oral Health Promotion across the Suffolk and North East Essex (SNEE) boundary in Suffolk for children and young people, aged 0-18 years, and their families. Extending up to the age of 25 years for young people with Special Educational Needs and / or Disabilities (SEND). The service will support families to ensure that children grow up with healthy teeth and gums.The contract period is 1st November 2024 - 31st October 2026. The total contract value is £300,000 excluding VAT. The deadline for submissions is 19th August 2024 at 12noon.

two.2.5) Award criteria

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

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £300,000

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

Start date

1 November 2024

End date

31 October 2026

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.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions

As stated in the procurement documentation.

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: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

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

Date

19 August 2024

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

Tender must be valid until: 1 November 2024

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

19 August 2024

Local time

12:00pm

Place

Suffolk Sourcing System


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.3) Additional information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Suffolk County Council

Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road

Ipswich

IP1 2BX

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

Suffolk County Council (SCC) incorporates a minimum 8 working day standstill period which begins on the day after the notice of intention to award or conclude is published and, unless a written representation is made, ends at midnight of the eighth working day after the day the standstill period begins. If any representations are received during this period, then the standstill period will remain open until we provide any requested information, consider the representations, and make a further decision. Should a provider remain unsatisfied with our response or decision, and remains of the view that the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 have not been applied correctly, the provider may submit a further representation to the Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel within 5 working days of our decision.