Tender

West Midlands Out of Hours Urgent Dental Care Service based in Birmingham

  • NHS England and Improvement - Midlands

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-026525

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02ef0a

Published 22 October 2021, 1:40pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS England and Improvement - Midlands

Wildwood, Wildwood Drive

Worcester

WR5 2LG

Email

c.woodman@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKF11 - Derby

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk/

Buyer's address

https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/68205

one.3) Communication

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

https://www.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=agcsu

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

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

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

West Midlands Out of Hours Urgent Dental Care Service based in Birmingham

Reference number

AG21008

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85131000 - Dental-practice services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

NHS England and NHS Improvement - Midlands (the Commissioner) is inviting providers to express interest in delivering an Out of Hours Urgent Dental Care Service for the West Midlands, to be based in Birmingham.

Tender information is available at https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=agcsu (Project number 46218) and bids must be submitted by 2pm on Monday, 15th November 2021.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £600,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85131000 - Dental-practice services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG3 - West Midlands

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

HS England and NHS Improvement - Midlands (the Commissioner) is inviting providers to express interest in delivering an Out of Hours Urgent Dental Care Service for the West Midlands, to be based in Birmingham.

As a result of this procurement exercise a contract will be established with the successful Bidder for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 1 year. The successful provider is expected to be fully operational and providing services from 1st April 2022.

The Service is required to be open at weekends (both Saturday and Sunday) and Bank Holidays between 9am and 2pm with a minimum of five hours per day (and with a decontamination process to follow clinical face to face hours). The total indicative number of sessions each year is 112, with estimated patient contact numbers between 2500 and 3000. The estimated annual contract value is approximately £150,000.

Tender information is available at https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=agcsu (Project number 46218) and bids must be submitted by 2pm on Monday, 15th November 2021.

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: £600,000

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

Start date

1 April 2022

End date

31 March 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: Yes

Description of options

Initial term of contract is three years with the option to extend for a further one year (maximum contract length four years).

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

All professional and/or trade registrations is specified within the tender documentation.

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria

Financial standing requirements for the Procurement are outlined within Document 1 - ITT Process Overview, Section 9.4 Financial Standing

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required

Financial standing requirements for the Procurement are outlined within Document 1 - ITT Process Overview, Section 9.4 Financial Standing

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria

All technical capacity and its evaluation criteria are specified within the tender documentation.


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

15 November 2021

Local time

2:00pm

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

Duration in months: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

15 November 2021

Local time

2:30pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

The Contracting Authority will be using an eTendering system in this procurement exercise. The services described within this notice relate to the Light Touch Regime in the Public Procurement Regulations 2015. Neither the publication of this notice nor the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations. Please see published documentation for further details.

If you wish to express an interest and view ITT documents please register on the EU Supply website https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=UK. The project reference is Quote/tender 46218 - AG21008 - West Midlands Out of Hours Urgent Dental Care Service based in Birmingham.

Please note the deadline for ITT submissions is 14:00 on Monday 15th November 2021.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit

Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road

Derby

DE1 3QT

Country

United Kingdom