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
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