Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Northamptonshire ICB
Haylock House, Kettering Parkway
Kettering
NN15 6EY
Contact
Kurtis O'Sullivan
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF24 - West Northamptonshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.icnorthamptonshire.org.uk/icb
Buyer's address
https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.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
Northamptonshire Community Dental Service [Direct Award Process A]
Reference number
AG24020
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85130000 - Dental practice and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Northamptonshire Community Dental Service delivers dental services to patients who are unable to access primary care dentistry e.g. patients who may have special needs, learning disabilities, significant health problems etc. Patients are referred into the service and need to meet clinical criteria to be accepted. Services provided cover mandatory services, Oral Health Promotion, Epidemiology, Domiciliary Visits, GA pathway for children and special care patients and sedation. The current annual contract value is circa £2.6m following annual uplifts.
Currently the nature of the service mean there are no realistic alternative providers, due to the provider operates an integrated workforce model to deliver their portfolio of services. It would not be viable to manage TUPE arrangements to an alternative provider to ensure continuity of service provision. Current provision is from within the providers existing estates in hospital setting as well delivering services from Health Centres across Northamptonshire. Part of the services in rural areas use shared accommodation and support services that provide efficiencies that would not be possible for standalone services, and these dependencies would not be possible under another provider at this time without detrimental impact to patient care and service delivery.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £5,200,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF2 - Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Northamptonshire Community Dental Service delivers dental services to patients who are unable to access primary care dentistry e.g. patients who may have special needs, learning disabilities, significant health problems etc. Patients are referred into the service and need to meet clinical criteria to be accepted. Services provided cover mandatory services, Oral Health Promotion, Epidemiology, Domiciliary Visits, GA pathway for children and special care patients and sedation.
This award has been made under Direct Award A following assessment and that this is an existing provider and there are no current realistic alternative to the current provider.
The current annual contract value is circa £2.6m following annual uplifts, and the contract will run from 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025 with two six month extensions optional.
The lifetime value of this contract is estimated to be £5.2 million.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: No realistic alternative provider' / 'Patient Choice / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Option to extend for two six month periods.
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 four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29 March 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Sudborough House, St Mary's Hospital, London Road, Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN15 7PW
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF25 - North Northamptonshire
National registration number
CRN: N/A - RP1
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £5,200,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £5,200,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award.
There were no declared or potential conflicts of interest.
The decision makers for this process are East Midlands Joint Commissioning Sub-Committee (JCSC).
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board
Francis Crick House, Summerhouse Road, Moulton Park
Northampton
NN3 6BF
Country
United Kingdom