Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board
First Floor Wesleyan Colmore Circus Queensway
Birmingham
B4 6AR
Contact
Craig Stephens
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG31 - Birmingham
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.birminghamsolihull.icb.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
EOI: Provision of Orthodontics Services for Birmingham and Walsall
Reference number
AG22007
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85131100 - Orthodontic services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB and NHS Black Country ICB (the Commissioners) wish to inform the market of a future procurement opportunity to deliver an orthodontic service in the Walsall and South Birmingham area. Following the hand back of orthodontic activity, by four providers across five contracts, in Walsall and Birmingham, Commissioners are seeking to replace the lost activity.
The new services will be delivered under an NHS England Personal Dental Service (PDS) Agreement. There is a requirement that the service is led by a Specialist in Orthodontics.
The Commissioners, would like to invite suitably qualified and experienced providers to participate in a questionnaire that will help to:
• Gain market views on the viability of procuring Orthodontic services across South Birmingham and Walsall,
• Determine a structure of the future procurement,
• Determine length of future contracts
A draft Orthodontics service specification has also been uploaded onto the portal for review and comments.
Guidance regarding how to view the draft service specification and complete this questionnaire has been provided below. Please note, the deadline to respond to the questionnaire is 10am on Friday 8th December 2023.
Your detailed feedback, knowledge, ideas, positives and negatives in response to the questions listed in the published market assessment questionnaire are invaluable to us and will help inform the orthodontic services commissioned and will be considered together with information from patients and other key stakeholders. The Commissioners are truly grateful for your help and support.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2023/S 000-031037
Section seven. Changes
seven.1) Information to be changed or added
seven.2) Other additional information
Please note that this survey is purely a market assessment exercise. Your response to this survey does not guarantee your organisation’s participation in any future procurement resultant from this exercise.Future procurements resultant from this exercise will be advertised separately. Should your organisation wish to submit its bid, then it must respond to the advertisement which calls for the procurement competition separately at the time.The procurement will be advertised in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (the “Regulations”) to the extent that the Regulations relate to services within the scope of Schedule 3 (Social and Other Specific Services). The Commissioner and AGCSU are, therefore, bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to Schedule 3 services.The Commissioner will be using an eTendering system for this market assessment exercise. To access the draft service specification and questionnaire go to the ‘Live Opportunities’ list on thee-tendering portal at the following link:https://health-family-contract-search.secure.force.com/?search type=Projects and register your interest.You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference: "C212042: EOI: Provision of Orthodontics Services for Birmingham and Walsall”Once registered please complete the market assessment questionnaire. Please note the deadline for responses is by Friday 8th December 2023 at 10.00am.