Find a TenderPast planning notice
Published 10 May 2021, 15:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NHSE563 - Special Care Dental Services - Lancashire and South Cumbria - Request for Information

Official notice

Authority: Preston Business Centre

Services
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Aug 2021from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement - North West (the Contracting Authority), who are conducting a Request for Information (RFI) exercise in order to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market to deliver Special Care Dental Services across South Cumbria. The commissioner is proposing a contract term of 20 months and the anticipated contract value would be £1.875k, as at 21/22 prices. The aim of the service is to provide a comprehensive and relevant specialist led dental service for children and adults whose dental needs cannot be met within general dental practice. It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such potential providers will need to express an interest in any future tender opportunity once a contract notice is published on Find and Tender Service and on Contracts Finder. It should be noted that this PIN/RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. This PIN/RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest in the RFI exercise. NECS is utilising an electronic tendering portal (In-Tend) to manage this RFI and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to access and complete the RFI questionnaire. It is free to register on the portal, which can be accessed at any time of day. Should you have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal, you should contact the eTendering provider by Email: [email protected] or by phone 0844 2728810 Website: in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home ↗ Helpdesk Support is available (Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5.00pm). Potential providers are to note that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may apply to a future procurement 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. All completed RFI responses must be returned by 12:00 noon on 01 June 2021.

CPV: Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned
Delivery: North West · Lancashire and South Cumbria

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
10 May 2021, 15:41 BST
Last source update
11 May 2021, 10:05 BST
Authority reference
NHSE563
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-010215
Classification (CPV)
Social work and related services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02af14 Find a Tender

Publisher note: North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement - North West (the Contracting Authority), who are conducting a Request for Information (RFI) exercise in order to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market to deliver Special Care Dental Services across South Cumbria. The commissioner is proposing a contract term of 20 months and the anticipated contract value would be £1.875k, as at 21/22 prices. The aim of the service is to provide a comprehensive and relevant specialist led dental service for children and adults whose dental needs cannot be met within general dental practice. It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such potential providers will need to express an interest in any future tender opportunity once a contract notice is published on Find and Tender Service and on Contracts Finder. It should be noted that this PIN/RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. This PIN/RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest in the RFI exercise. NECS is utilising an electronic tendering portal (In-Tend) to manage this RFI and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to access and complete the RFI questionnaire. It is free to register on the portal, which can be accessed at any time of day. Should you have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal, you should contact the eTendering provider by Email: [email protected] or by phone 0844 2728810 Website: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home Helpdesk Support is available (Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5.00pm). Potential providers are to note that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may apply to a future procurement 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. All completed RFI responses must be returned by 12:00 noon on 01 June 2021.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

11 May 2021 → 1 Aug 2021 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    11 May 2021, 10:05 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    1 Aug 2021, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1)

Amendment to Contract Value from £1.875m to £3.125m for the 20 month contract.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Preston Business Centre

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth Watling Street Road, Preston, North West, PR2 8DYContact email Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.