Tender

Provision of General Dental Services in Wellingborough & Rutland

  • NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-037595

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04abf6

Published 20 November 2024, 5:46pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board

Sir John Robinson House, Sir John Robinson Way, Arnold

Nottingham

NG5 6DA

Contact

Kurtis O'Sullivan

Email

kurtis.osullivan1@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF14 - Nottingham

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.notts.icb.nhs.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.notts.icb.nhs.uk/

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at

https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

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

Provision of General Dental Services in Wellingborough & Rutland

Reference number

AG23032

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85131000 - Dental-practice 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 5 Integrated Care Boards in the East Midlands Commissioning team and NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board and NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (The Commissioners) would like to notify the market of an opportunity to provide General Dental Services in Wellingborough & Rutland.

The service commencement date is 1st July 2025.

Please note the deadline for responses to the Competitive Process is 5:00PM on 11th December 2024.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £3,293,996.59

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 - Rutland

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85131000 - Dental-practice services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This notice is for the opportunity to provide General Dental Services in Wellingborough & Rutland. Please see Lot 1 details below;

[Lot 1 - General Dental Services in Rutland]:
The Provider will be required to deliver services from within 5 miles of LE15 6DH. Any distance outside of the 5-mile proximity will not be considered.

The contract is expected to start on 1st July 2025 and run until 30th June 2028 with an option for the commissioner to extend for a further 24 months until 30th June 2030.

The lifetime value of the contract is £1,537,414.22. All treatments will be provided under NHS arrangements and NHS fees charged as appropriate.

The services will comply with relevant regulations and statutory instruments including:
• The National Health Service (Personal Dental Services Agreements) Regulations 2005
• The National Health Service (Dental Charges) Regulations 2005
• The Mental Capacity Act 2005

The service will comply with any new national policy and guidance as it is issued.

The service will comply with local policies, procedures and guidelines developed collaboratively through the Local Dental Network (LDN) and any relevant Managed Clinical Networks (MCNs) as these succeed and build on extant policies of the predecessor organisation, including:
• Local oral health strategies and oral health promotion strategies or the equivalent
• NHS commissioning strategies for primary care and specialist services or the equivalent
• Local dental referral protocols

The service will also meet the requirements of the Care Quality Commission.

two.2.5) Award criteria

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

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £1,537,414.22

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

Start date

1 July 2025

End date

30 June 2030

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The contract is expected to start on 1st July 2025 and run until 30th June 2028 with an option for the commissioner to extend for a further 24 months until 30th June 2030.

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.2.14) Additional information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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 Contracting Authority will be using an eTendering system for this procurement exercise.
Further information and the ITT documentation can be found via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-tendering system at the following link:

https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com/?SearchType=Projects

You can also register your interest via this page. You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference: C318178: COMPETITIVE: General Dental Services in Wellingborough & Rutland

Please see published procurement documentation for further details.

Please note the deadline for responses to the Competitive Process is 5:00PM on 11th December 2024.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 2 - Wellingborough

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85131000 - Dental-practice services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF25 - North Northamptonshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This notice is for the opportunity to provide General Dental Services in Wellingborough & Rutland. Please see Lot 2 details below;

[Lot 2 - General Dental Services in Wellingborough]:
The Provider will be required to deliver services from within 5 miles of NN8 4JJ. Any distance outside of the 5-mile proximity will not be considered.

The contract is expected to start on 1st July 2025 and run until 30th June 2028 with an option for the commissioner to extend for a further 24 months until 30th June 2030.

The estimated lifetime value of the contract is £1,756,582.37. All treatments will be provided under NHS arrangements and NHS fees charged as appropriate.

The services will comply with relevant regulations and statutory instruments including:
• The National Health Service (Personal Dental Services Agreements) Regulations 2005
• The National Health Service (Dental Charges) Regulations 2005
• The Mental Capacity Act 2005

The service will comply with any new national policy and guidance as it is issued.

The service will comply with local policies, procedures and guidelines developed collaboratively through the Local Dental Network (LDN) and any relevant Managed Clinical Networks (MCNs) as these succeed and build on extant policies of the predecessor organisation, including:
• Local oral health strategies and oral health promotion strategies or the equivalent
• NHS commissioning strategies for primary care and specialist services or the equivalent
• Local dental referral protocols

The service will also meet the requirements of the Care Quality Commission.

two.2.5) Award criteria

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

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £1,756,582.37

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

Start date

1 July 2025

End date

30 June 2030

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The contract is expected to start on 1st July 2025 and run until 30th June 2028 with an option for the commissioner to extend for a further 24 months until 30th June 2030.

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.2.14) Additional information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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 Contracting Authority will be using an eTendering system for this procurement exercise.
Further information and the ITT documentation can be found via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-tendering system at the following link:

https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com/?SearchType=Projects

You can also register your interest via this page. You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference: C318178: COMPETITIVE: General Dental Services in Wellingborough & Rutland

Please see published procurement documentation for further details.

Please note the deadline for responses to the Competitive Process is 5:00PM on 11th December 2024.


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: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-033054

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

11 December 2024

Local time

5:00pm

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

English

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

20 November 2024

Local time

6:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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 Contracting Authority will be using an eTendering system for this procurement exercise.
Further information and the ITT documentation can be found via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-tendering system at the following link:

https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com/?SearchType=Projects

You can also register your interest via this page. You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference: C318178: COMPETITIVE: General Dental Services in Wellingborough & Rutland

The Basic Selection Questions are scored on a pass/fail basis, and the award criteria for the Key Criteria Questions are scored on a combination of pass/fail and a 0-5 scoring mechanism, as described below.

Key Criteria 1: Quality and Innovation: 18.00%
Key Criteria 2: Value: Pass/Fail
Key Criteria 3: Integration, Collaboration and Services Sustainability: 63.00%
Key Criteria 4: Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 7.00%
Key Criteria 5: Social Value: 12.00%

The evaluation stages are as follows;

Stage 1: Preliminary compliance review
Stage 2: Evaluation of the Basic Selection Criteria responses (Sections A – L)
Stage 3a: Moderation of the Basic Selection Criteria responses (Sections A – L) Offers that fail any of the required Pass/Fail questions will be disqualified and not considered further.
Stag 3b: Clarification (if required, at Commissioners discretion)
Stage 3c: Moderation (if required)
Stage 4: Evaluation of responses to the Key Criteria Questions (Sections 1 – 5)
Stage 5a: Moderation of the Key Criteria responses (Sections 1 – 5)
Stage 5b: Clarification (if required, at Commissioners discretion)
Stage 5c: Moderation (if required)
Stage 6: Provider Notification of Evaluation Outcome

Neither the publication of this notice nor the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations.

Please see published procurement documentation for further details.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

NHS Arden and GEM CSU

St John's House, East Street

Leicester

LE1 6NB

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk/

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

NHS Arden and GEM CSU

St John's House, East Street

Leicester

LE1 6NB

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk/