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Published 14 Aug 2023, 09:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Dental Services in HMP's · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NHS England - North West (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

2 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£4,815,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 18 Sept 2023awarded 5 Dec 2023
Awarded to Time for Teeth Ltd

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) worked for, and on behalf of, NHS England - North West, Health and Justice Team who wished to commission Dental Services in HMP Preston, HMP Kirkham, HMP Lancaster Farms, and HMP Buckley Hall.

CPV: Dental practice and related services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£4,815,000 together)
Lot #1Dental Services for HMP Preston, HMP Kirkham and HMP Lancaster FarmsPublished value£3,600,000

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Contracting Authority) who undertook a procurement to commission Dental Services in HMP Preston, HMP Kirkham and HMP Lancaster Farms.

Delivery: North West · HMP Preston, HMP Kirkham and HMP Lancaster Farms
Lot #2Dental Services HMP Buckley HallPublished value£1,215,000

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Contracting Authority) who undertook a procurement to commission Dental Services in HMP Buckley Hall.

Delivery: North West · HMP Buckley Hall

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
Shortlisting
Objective rules and criteria for participation Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012, the Contracting Authority must consider: (a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social, and environmental well-being of the area where they exercise their functions; and (b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, they might act with a view to securing that improvement. Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to "economic, social, and environmental well-being". The basic principles of the Open Procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with The Light Touch Rules Regime, Regulations 74 to 77 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No102) (for Health, Social, Education, and certain other Service Contracts).

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
14 Aug 2023, 09:15 BST
Last source update
5 Dec 2023, 11:09 GMT
Authority reference
NHSE822
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-035759
Classification (CPV)
Dental practice and related services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ef5c Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Contracting Authorities will act in accordance with Part 3 Chapter 5 Regulation 85 to 87 and Part 3 Chapter 6 Regulation 88 to 104 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended) (PCR 2015). Part 3 of the PCR2015 provides for appeals to be made to the High Court subject to time limitations and other required procedural steps. The rules relating to appeal are complex and a dissatisfied bidder is advised to take their own prompt legal advice.

How it was run

Official notice
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Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
18 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Sept 2023 → 5 Dec 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    18 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    5 Dec 2023, 11:09 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Dec 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Dec 2023, 11:09 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    5 Dec 2023, 11:09 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,607,8201 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Dec 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Not linked to a lot1 award
Time for Teeth LtdDental Services for HMP Preston, HMP Kirkham, HMP Lancaster Farms and HMP Buckley Hall£4,607,820 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Dental Services for HMP Preston, HMP Kirkham, HMP Lancaster Farms and HMP Buckley Hall · Time for Teeth Ltd

    Signed
    5 Dec 2023
    Value
    £4,607,820
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS England North West

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Liverpool, North WestContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • NHS England North West - Health & Justice TeamContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth Liverpool, North WestContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone
  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview contact point London
Process and specification contact points (1)
  • North of England Commissioning SupportProcess contact point Durham, North EastContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Time for Teeth LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07262547 80 Bridgford Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG2 6AX

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.