Tender

BCU-OJEU-56712 - Provision of Primary Care Dental Services

  • NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-028530

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04989a

Published 6 September 2024, 8:48am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Alder House, Alder Court

St Asaph

LL17 0JL

Email

gregg.roberts@wales.nhs.uk

Telephone

+44 1978291161

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/

Buyer's address

https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221

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://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.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

BCU-OJEU-56712 - Provision of Primary Care Dental Services

Reference number

BCU-OJEU-56712

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85131000 - Dental-practice services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Health Board wishes to receive bids from dental healthcare providers with the necessary capacity and capability (or a demonstrable ability to provide the necessary capacity and capability) to provide the range of services required for the specified lots .

Within this tender opportunity, BCUHB is seeking to commission the provision of the following:

LOT 1: General Dental Services

LOT 2: Orthodontic Services

LOT 3: Oral Surgery (Intermediate, Tier 2)

LOT 4: Recurrent Non-Urgent Access Sessions

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £14,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

LOT 1: General Dental Services

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85130000 - Dental practice and related services
  • 85131000 - Dental-practice services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL12 - Gwynedd
  • UKL11 - Isle of Anglesey
  • UKL13 - Conwy and Denbighshire
  • UKL23 - Flintshire and Wrexham

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

BCUHB is seeking to commission the provision of further additional dental services aimed at improving access levels across the region, in particular in those areas identified with low access rates and/or high oral health needs.

The Health Board is interested in receiving Expressions of Interest from new or existing Providers wishing to either increase service levels at an existing practice or establish services at a new practice.

The objectives of this Dental Procurement scheme are:

-To introduce additional capacity targeted towards increasing the proportion of the population able to access NHS General Dental Services

-To improve the accessibility to primary care dental services for patients seeking an NHS dentist

-To ensure that provision should be safe, effective, of high quality and available equitably to the whole population.

In order to deliver these objectives, the Health Board wishes to procure additional general dental services targeted at those areas of North Wales identified with existing low levels of access to dental services.

Bidders will be expected to present an accommodation solution for the delivery of the service in their bid proposal.

BCU Health Board Priority Areas by District/Catchment:

Patients within these areas would see the greatest benefit and the areas that should be initially targeted:

-Anglesey

-Arfon

-Conwy West

-Dwyfor and North Meirionydd

-North Denbighshire

-South Flintshire

-South Wrexham

two.2.5) Award criteria

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

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

Duration in months

60

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

No Specified Period or Term

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

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

LOT 4: Recurrent Non-Urgent Access Sessions

Lot No

4

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85130000 - Dental practice and related services
  • 85131000 - Dental-practice services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL11 - Isle of Anglesey
  • UKL12 - Gwynedd
  • UKL13 - Conwy and Denbighshire
  • UKL23 - Flintshire and Wrexham

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

BCUHB is seeking to commission the provision Non-Urgent Access Sessions aimed at improving access levels across the region, particularly those areas identified with low access rates and/or high oral health needs.

The Health Board is interested in receiving tender applications from new or existing Providers wishing to either increase service levels at an existing practice or establish services at a new practice.

The Access Sessions will enable patients, including sporadic and infrequent attenders, to have:

-a timely dental service offer planned to meet the pattern of how some people want to use services.

-access ongoing oral healthcare and personalised prevention to reduce the reliance on urgent dental care services

-a resumption of normal activity such as work, parenting and education due to prompt access and treatment if there are urgent and ongoing treatment needs.

There is a need for these sessions to accommodate those patients that choose to access NHS Dental Services sporadically or find themselves without a regular dentist or have historically struggled to access an NHS dental practice and require priority, but not urgent, treatment and those patients who were actively receiving NHS treatment and are under an open course of treatment, but the practice is no longer providing NHS dental services.

two.2.5) Award criteria

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

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

Duration in months

60

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

No specified period or term

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

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

LOT 2: Orthodontic Services

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85131100 - Orthodontic services
  • 85131110 - Orthodontic-surgery services
  • 85130000 - Dental practice and related services
  • 85131000 - Dental-practice services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL23 - Flintshire and Wrexham

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

BCUHB is seeking to commission the provision of Orthodontic Services aimed at improving access levels within the East region.

The Health Board is interested in receiving tender applications from new or existing Providers wishing to either increase service levels at an existing practice or establish services at a new practice.

It should be noted that additional General Dental Services are expected to be commissioned within Wrexham and Flintshire areas to meet the routine treatment needs prior to and between orthodontic assessments

The objectives of this Dental Procurement scheme are:

-To introduce additional capacity targeted towards increasing the proportion of the population able to access NHS Orthodontic Services within the East area.

-To improve the accessibility to Orthodontic Services for patients seeking an NHS dentist within the East area.

-To ensure that provision should be safe, effective, of high quality and available equitably to the whole population.

two.2.5) Award criteria

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

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

Duration in months

120

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

No specified period or term

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

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

LOT 3: Oral Surgery (Intermediate, Tier 2)

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85130000 - Dental practice and related services
  • 85131000 - Dental-practice services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL11 - Isle of Anglesey
  • UKL12 - Gwynedd
  • UKL13 - Conwy and Denbighshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

BCUHB is seeking to commission the provision Tier 2 Oral Surgery dental services aimed at improving access levels across the region, in particular in those areas identified with low access rates and/or high oral health needs.

The Health Board is interested in receiving tender applications from new or existing Providers wishing to either increase their current service levels to include this service at an existing practice or establish services at a new practice.

The objectives of this Dental Procurement scheme are:

-To introduce additional capacity targeted towards increasing the proportion of the population able to access NHS Tier 2 Oral Surgery Dental Services in the West and Central areas

-To improve the accessibility to Intermediate Tier Oral Surgery dental services for patients seeking an NHS dentist in the West and Central areas

-To ensure that provision should be safe, effective, of high quality and available equitably to the whole population.

In order to deliver these objectives, the Health Board wishes to procure Oral Surgery (Tier 2) dental services targeted in the West and Central areas with existing low levels of access to Oral Surgery (Tier 2) dental services.

two.2.5) Award criteria

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

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

Duration in months

18

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

No specified period or term

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.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

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

7 October 2024

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English, Welsh

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

7 October 2024

Local time

12:00pm


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

Please see documentation on the eTender Wales Bravo Solutions web portal.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=144384

(WA Ref:144384)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Telephone

+44 2079477501

Country

United Kingdom