NHSE1022 - Clinical Dental Referral Management Service (CDRMS)

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a care system support organisation working for and on behalf of NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board - Lead ICB, NHS West Yorkshire ICB, and NHS South Yorkshire ICB (the Contracting Authorities), who undertook a procurement to commission Clinical Dental Referral Management Service (CDRMS). The contract term was for an initial period of 5-years commencing on 01 April 2025, with an option to extend for a further 2-years at the discretion of the Contracting Authorities and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. The Commissioner had a budget range available of £6.00 to a maximum of £7.00, per referral, these prices included the 2023/24 DDRB uplift. Tender documentation was available on the e-tendering site from 12:00 Noon on 13 September 2024. The closing date for submission of tenders was by 12:00 Noon on 14 October 2024. Additional information: NECS is utilised an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential bidders. Accordingly, there was no hard copy documents issued to potential bidders and all communications with NECS, including bid submissions, were conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Bidders were advised if they had any queries, or were experiencing issues registering on the portal; that they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via: Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035 The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm. The "Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006" as amended by the "Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulation 2014" (TUPE) may apply to this contract. However, bidders were advised to obtain their own legal advice and carry out due diligence including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services. Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012, Contracting Authorities 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 had been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authorities relating to "economic, social, and environmental well-being". The Open Procedure was followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (SI 2015 No:102).