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Published 3 Sept 2021, 13:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NHSE802 – Invitation to Tender - General Dental Services - Lot 1 - Helmsley & Lot 2 - Thirsk

Official notice

Authority: NHS England and NHS Improvement - North East & Yorkshire Region (NHS & healthcare)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£3,889,774total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 6 Oct 2021awarded 26 Nov 2021
Awarded to Thirsk Smiles Ltd, Helmsley Smiles Ltd2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service hosted by NHS England and has managed this procurement process for the provision of a General Dental Services for Lot 1 – Helmsley and Lot 2 – Thirsk for NHS England & NHS Improvement North East & Yorkshire Region (the Contracting Authority).

  • How the procedure runs: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/pdfs/uksi_20150102_en.pdf

CPV: Dental practice and related services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£3,889,774 together)
Lot #1HelmsleyPublished value£1,827,063

The Contracting Authority has commissioned General Dental Services for Lot 1 – Helmsley. The over-arching aims of the Contracting Authority in respect of dental service provision are:

To improve oral health and to reduce inequalities in health and well-being.

To improve access to NHS dental services and to improve the experience of all patients.

To develop integrated and consistent services.

To ensure equitable and timely access to primary, urgent and elective care.

The Contracting Authority plans for a contract commencement date of 01 April 2022 for an initial contract term of 5-years with the option to extend the contract by 2-years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.

The annual financial threshold for Lot 1 – Helmsley is 261009 GBP based on 8,583 Units of Dental Activity (UDA) at the rate of 30.41 GBP per UDA.

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber · Helmsley - North Yorkshire
Lot #2ThirskPublished value£2,062,711

The Contracting Authority has commissioned General Dental Services for Lot 2 – Thirsk. The over-arching aims of the Contracting Authority in respect of dental service provision are:

To improve oral health and to reduce inequalities in health and well-being.

To improve access to NHS dental services and to improve the experience of all patients.

To develop integrated and consistent services.

To ensure equitable and timely access to primary, urgent and elective care.

The Contracting Authority plans for a contract commencement date of 01 April 2022 for an initial contract term of 5-years with the option to extend the contract by 2-years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.

The annual financial threshold for Lot 2 – Thirsk is 294673 GBP based on 9,690 Units of Dental Activity (UDA) at the rate of 30.41 GBP per UDA.

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber · Thirsk - North Yorkshire

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
How bids were scored

The basic principles of the open procedure have been 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 (as amended) (for health, social, education, and certain other service contracts).

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
Shortlisting
Public contracts for health, social, education, and certain other service contracts listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (PCR 2015) shall be awarded in accordance with Chapter 3 Section 7 Regulation 74 to 77 of PCR 2015.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
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
3 Sept 2021, 13:35 BST
Last source update
30 Dec 2021, 10:25 GMT
Authority reference
NHSE802
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-032429
Classification (CPV)
Dental practice and related services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE2)
Official registry OCID
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How it runs
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Contracting Authority have acted 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 PCR 2015 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.

Publisher note: (MT Ref:224572)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
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Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
6 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Oct 2021 → 30 Dec 2021 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    6 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    30 Dec 2021, 10:25 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    30 Dec 2021, 10:25 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £3,889,7742 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 26 Nov 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Helmsley1 award
Helmsley Smiles Ltd£1,827,063 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · Thirsk1 award
Thirsk Smiles Ltd£2,062,711 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Helmsley1bids · 1 electronic1——
2 · Thirsk1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England and NHS Improvement North East & Yorkshire Region

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, UK, LS2 7UAContact email, phone

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)
  • NHS NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNITProcess contact point County Durham, UKContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Helmsley Smiles LtdAwarded supplier 14 Mount Parade, Harrogate, Yorkshire & Humber, HG1 5AR
  • Thirsk Smiles LtdAwarded supplier 14 Mount Parade, Harrogate, Yorkshire & Humber, HG1 5AR

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.