Mobile Dental Provision to Secure and Forensic Services

  • Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

F14: Notice for changes or additional information

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-036515

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04b248

Published 12 November 2024, 9:43am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

County Hall

NORWICH

NR1 2DH

Contact

Steven Worley

Email

steven.worley@nchc.nhs.uk

Telephone

+44 1603785866

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.nsft.nhs.uk


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Mobile Dental Provision to Secure and Forensic Services

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85130000 - Dental practice and related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

General dental services equivalent to that provided to the general population:

• Assessment of oral health

• Treatment of any identified disease

Routine care will include:

• Regular (6 - 12 monthly according to need and identified risk) oral health assessment including x-rays as needed.

• Scale and polish as needed

• Fillings, extractions and other treatment as appropriate

• Onward referral to Tier 3 services if indicated

• Onward referral under urgent pathway for suspected malignancy if indicated

At the start of the contract initial assessments are to be offered to all in-patients in order to triage and prioritise the patients at more immediate need of active treatment. Needs assessment to take place within 8 weeks of contract start. Initial clinical assessments of likely treatment need to be undertaken at Foxhall House, C/o

Ribbans Park (formerly St Clements Hospital).

Appointments for treatment to be offered at Provider's dental facility within reasonable proximity of Foxhall House, usually in a separate session solely for the secure service patients - this can be negotiated according to assessed need/patient factors.


Section six. Complementary information

six.6) Original notice reference

Notice number: 2024/S 000-035040


Section seven. Changes

seven.1) Information to be changed or added

seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice

Section number

V

Instead of
Text

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period.

Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by Friday 8th November September 2024 - via Steven.Worley@nchc.nhs.uk

This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

The Conflicts of interest identified among the group is None.

This contract is to be awarded using the Most Suitable Provider requirements of the Provider Selection Regime 2023. The Trust is of the view, taking into account likely providers and all

relevant information available to the relevant authority at the time, that it is likely to be able to identify the most suitable provider (without running a competitive process).

Key Decision Makers:

Dr Helene Barclay (Speciality Doctor, Secure Service)

Josefina Zenzer (Contracts Manager)

seven.2) Other 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

This contract has now been formally awarded using the most suitable provider process, and will commence in December 2024.

No representations or alternative expressions of interest were received during the standstill period.

No conflicts of interest have been identified.