Official UK procurement notice
NHSE839 General Dental Access & Urgent Dental Care - North East and North Cumbria
Authority: NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought13 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNorth of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB (the Relevant Authority), who has undertaken a competition to commission General Dental Access services and Urgent Dental Care services across the North East and North Cumbria.
CPV: Dental practice and related services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 4 bids received · 3 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (13)Procurement structure
13 lots · 11 with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £647,500: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Durham Central NorthCancelledRenewal North EastPublished value£499,960
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB (the Relevant Authority), who have undertaken a competition process under the Provider Selection Regime to commission a new General Dental Access service and Urgent Dental Care services in Durham Central North.
The contract term is for an initial period of 7 years commencing on 01 January 2025, with an option to extend for a further 3 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
This is a new service.
The contract will not be awarded to an incumbent provider.
Lot #2Durham Central SouthCancelledRenewal North EastPublished value£499,600
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB (the Relevant Authority), who have undertaken a competition process under the Provider Selection Regime to commission a new General Dental Access service and Urgent Dental Care services in Durham Central South.
The contract term is for an initial period of 7 years commencing on 01 January 2025, with an option to extend for a further 3 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
This is a new service.
The contract will not be awarded to an incumbent provider. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 12th June 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
The Relevant Authority considered all of the Key Criteria and these were used as a basis in developing its evaluation criteria . The successful provider achieved the highest combined percentage score for both quality and finance in line with the evaluation criteria and therefore offers the most economically advantageous tender in accordance with the evaluation criteria.
Written representation should be sent to: [email protected]
Details of the individual(s) making the award decision: Executive Area Director - Tees Valley & Central
No Conflicts of interest were identified.
Lot #3Sunderland NorthRenewal North Eastceiling above
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB (the Relevant Authority), who are undertaking a competition to commission General Dental Access service and Urgent Dental Care services. These will be broken down into the following lots
- Lot 1 - Durham Central North
- Lot 2 - Durham Central South
- Lot 3 - Sunderland North (no urgent care)
- Lot 4 - Sunderland South ( no urgent care)
- Lot 5 - Darlington
- Lot 6 - Berwick Town North
- Lot 7 - Berwick Town South
- Lot 8 - Carlisle
- Lot 9 - Workington
- Lot 10 - Copeland
- Lot 11 - Cockermouth
The contract term is for an initial period of 7 years commencing on 01 January 2025, with an option to extend for a further 3 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The closing date for submission of competition response is by 12:00 noon 08 April 2024. 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.
All bids will be fully evaluated against a quality and cost criteria, the highest scoring bidder will be have a further due diligence
evaluation undertaken of the self certification statements.
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) does not apply to this contract. However, Providers are 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.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: 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. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
[email protected] or phone number 0800 9956035
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm
Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 08 March 2024.
Lot #4Sunderland SouthRenewal North Eastceiling above
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB (the Relevant Authority), who are undertaking a competition to commission General Dental Access service and Urgent Dental Care services. These will be broken down into the following lots
- Lot 1 - Durham Central North
- Lot 2 - Durham Central South
- Lot 3 - Sunderland North (no urgent care)
- Lot 4 - Sunderland South ( no urgent care)
- Lot 5 - Darlington
- Lot 6 - Berwick Town North
- Lot 7 - Berwick Town South
- Lot 8 - Carlisle
- Lot 9 - Workington
- Lot 10 - Copeland
- Lot 11 - Cockermouth
The contract term is for an initial period of 7 years commencing on 01 January 2025, with an option to extend for a further 3 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The closing date for submission of competition response is by 12:00 noon 08 April 2024. 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.
All bids will be fully evaluated against a quality and cost criteria, the highest scoring bidder will be have a further due diligence
evaluation undertaken of the self certification statements.
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) does not apply to this contract. However, Providers are 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.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: 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. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
[email protected] or phone number 0800 9956035
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm
Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 08 March 2024.
Lot #5DarlingtonRenewal North EastPublished value£518,000
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB (the Relevant Authority), who are undertaking a competition to commission General Dental Access service and Urgent Dental Care services. These will be broken down into the following lots
- Lot 1 - Durham Central North
- Lot 2 - Durham Central South
- Lot 3 - Sunderland North (no urgent care)
- Lot 4 - Sunderland South ( no urgent care)
- Lot 5 - Darlington
- Lot 6 - Berwick Town North
- Lot 7 - Berwick Town South
- Lot 8 - Carlisle
- Lot 9 - Workington
- Lot 10 - Copeland
- Lot 11 - Cockermouth
The contract term is for an initial period of 7 years commencing on 01 January 2025, with an option to extend for a further 3 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The closing date for submission of competition response is by 12:00 noon 08 April 2024. 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.
All bids will be fully evaluated against a quality and cost criteria, the highest scoring bidder will be have a further due diligence
evaluation undertaken of the self certification statements.
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) does not apply to this contract. However, Providers are 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.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: 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. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
[email protected] or phone number 0800 9956035
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm
Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 08 March 2024.
Lot #6• Lot 6 - Berwick Town NorthRenewal North EastPublished value£499,500
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB (the Relevant Authority), who are undertaking a competition to commission General Dental Access service and Urgent Dental Care services. These will be broken down into the following lots
- Lot 1 - Durham Central North
- Lot 2 - Durham Central South
- Lot 3 - Sunderland North (no urgent care)
- Lot 4 - Sunderland South ( no urgent care)
- Lot 5 - Darlington
- Lot 6 - Berwick Town North
- Lot 7 - Berwick Town South
- Lot 8 - Carlisle
- Lot 9 - Workington
- Lot 10 - Copeland
- Lot 11 - Cockermouth
The contract term is for an initial period of 7 years commencing on 01 January 2025, with an option to extend for a further 3 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The closing date for submission of competition response is by 12:00 noon 08 April 2024 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.
All bids will be fully evaluated against a quality and cost criteria, the highest scoring bidder will be have a further due diligence
evaluation undertaken of the self certification statements.
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) does not apply to this contract. However, Providers are 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.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: 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. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
[email protected] or phone number 0800 9956035
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm
Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 08 March 2024.
Lot #7Berwick Town SouthRenewal North EastPublished value£499,500
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB (the Relevant Authority), who are undertaking a competition to commission General Dental Access service and Urgent Dental Care services. These will be broken down into the following lots
- Lot 1 - Durham Central North
- Lot 2 - Durham Central South
- Lot 3 - Sunderland North (no urgent care)
- Lot 4 - Sunderland South ( no urgent care)
- Lot 5 - Darlington
- Lot 6 - Berwick Town North
- Lot 7 - Berwick Town South
- Lot 8 - Carlisle
- Lot 9 - Workington
- Lot 10 - Copeland
- Lot 11 - Cockermouth
The contract term is for an initial period of 7 years commencing on 01 January 2025, with an option to extend for a further 3 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The closing date for submission of competition response is by 12:00 noon 08 April 2024. 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.
All bids will be fully evaluated against a quality and cost criteria, the highest scoring bidder will be have a further due diligence
evaluation undertaken of the self certification statements.
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) does not apply to this contract. However, Providers are 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.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: 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. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
[email protected] or phone number 0800 9956035
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm
Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 08 March 2024.
Lot #8CarlisleRenewal North WestPublished value£1,332,000
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB (the Relevant Authority), who are undertaking a competition to commission General Dental Access service and Urgent Dental Care services. These will be broken down into the following lots
- Lot 1 - Durham Central North
- Lot 2 - Durham Central South
- Lot 3 - Sunderland North (no urgent care)
- Lot 4 - Sunderland South ( no urgent care)
- Lot 5 - Darlington
- Lot 6 - Berwick Town North
- Lot 7 - Berwick Town South
- Lot 8 - Carlisle
- Lot 9 - Workington
- Lot 10 - Copeland
- Lot 11 - Cockermouth
The contract term is for an initial period of 7 years commencing on 01 January 2025 with an option to extend for a further 3 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The closing date for submission of competition response is by 12:00 noon 08 April 2024. 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.
All bids will be fully evaluated against a quality and cost criteria, the highest scoring bidder will be have a further due diligence
evaluation undertaken of the self certification statements.
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) does not apply to this contract. However, Providers are 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.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: 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. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
[email protected] or phone number 0800 9956035
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm
Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 08 March 2024.
Lot #9WorkingtonRenewal North WestPublished value£740,000
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB (the Relevant Authority), who are undertaking a competition to commission General Dental Access service and Urgent Dental Care services. These will be broken down into the following lots
- Lot 1 - Durham Central North
- Lot 2 - Durham Central South
- Lot 3 - Sunderland North (no urgent care)
- Lot 4 - Sunderland South ( no urgent care)
- Lot 5 - Darlington
- Lot 6 - Berwick Town North
- Lot 7 - Berwick Town South
- Lot 8 - Carlisle
- Lot 9 - Workington
- Lot 10 - Copeland
- Lot 11 - Cockermouth
The contract term is for an initial period of 7 years commencing on 01 January 2025, with an option to extend for a further 3 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The closing date for submission of competition response is by 12:00 noon 08 April 2024. 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.
All bids will be fully evaluated against a quality and cost criteria, the highest scoring bidder will be have a further due diligence
evaluation undertaken of the self certification statements.
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) does not apply to this contract. However, Providers are 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.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: 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. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
[email protected] or phone number 0800 9956035
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm
Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 08 March 2024.
Lot #10CopelandRenewal North WestPublished value£1,184,000
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB (the Relevant Authority), who are undertaking a competition to commission General Dental Access service and Urgent Dental Care services. These will be broken down into the following lots
- Lot 1 - Durham Central North
- Lot 2 - Durham Central South
- Lot 3 - Sunderland North (no urgent care)
- Lot 4 - Sunderland South ( no urgent care)
- Lot 5 - Darlington
- Lot 6 - Berwick Town North
- Lot 7 - Berwick Town South
- Lot 8 - Carlisle
- Lot 9 - Workington
- Lot 10 - Copeland
- Lot 11 - Cockermouth
The contract term is for an initial period of 7 years commencing on 01 January 2025, with an option to extend for a further 3 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The closing date for submission of competition response is by 12:00 noon 08 April 2024. 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.
All bids will be fully evaluated against a quality and cost criteria, the highest scoring bidder will be have a further due diligence
evaluation undertaken of the self certification statements.
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) does not apply to this contract. However, Providers are 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.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: 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. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
[email protected] or phone number 0800 9956035
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm
Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 08 March 2024.
Lot #11CockermouthRenewal North WestPublished value£934,900
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB (the Relevant Authority), who are undertaking a competition to commission General Dental Access service and Urgent Dental Care services. These will be broken down into the following lots
- Lot 1 - Durham Central North
- Lot 2 - Durham Central South
- Lot 3 - Sunderland North (no urgent care)
- Lot 4 - Sunderland South ( no urgent care)
- Lot 5 - Darlington
- Lot 6 - Berwick Town North
- Lot 7 - Berwick Town South
- Lot 8 - Carlisle
- Lot 9 - Workington
- Lot 10 - Copeland
- Lot 11 - Cockermouth
The contract term is for an initial period of 7 years commencing on 01 January 2025, with an option to extend for a further 3 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The closing date for submission of competition response is by 12:00 noon 08 April 2024. 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.
All bids will be fully evaluated against a quality and cost criteria, the highest scoring bidder will be have a further due diligence
evaluation undertaken of the self certification statements.
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) does not apply to this contract. However, Providers are 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.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: 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. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
[email protected] or phone number 0800 9956035
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm
Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 08 March 2024.
Lot #12Berwick Town NorthCancelled North EastLot estimate not published
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB (the Relevant Authority), who have undertaken a competition under the Provider Selection Regime to commission a new General Dental Access service in Berwick Town North.
Lot #13CarlisleCancelled North WestLot estimate not published
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB (the Relevant Authority), who have undertaken a competition under the Provider Selection Regime to commission a new General Dental Access service in Carlisle.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 · Berwick Town North | 80% | 20% | |
| 13 · Carlisle | 80% | 20% | |
| 1 · Durham Central North | 80% | 20% | |
| 2 · Durham Central South | 80% | 20% |
- Price carries 20 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 2 points.
- “NHSE839 General Dental Access & Urgent Dental Care - North East and…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 8 Mar 2024, 14:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Jul 2024, 09:17 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Apr 2024 – …
- Authority reference
NHSE839- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-023502- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0446eeFind a Tender
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 24th June 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR The Relevant Authority considered all of the Key Criteria and these were used as a basis in developing its evaluation criteria. The successful providers achieved the highest combined percentage score for both quality and finance in line with the evaluation criteria and therefore offers the most economically advantageous tender in accordance with the evaluation criteria. Written representation should be sent to: [email protected] Details of the individual(s) making the award decision: Primary Care Strategy and Delivery Sub-Committee No Conflicts of interest were identified.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 10 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 8 Apr 2024, 15:00 BST
Timeline
8 Apr 2024 → 27 Jul 2024 · 3 dates- Bids opened8 Apr 2024, 15:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown10 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published27 Jul 2024, 09:17 BST
Notice history
5 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Mar 2024- Deadline moved to 10 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST26 Mar 2024, 15:58 GMT+2 days · was 8 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Buyer details updated26 Mar 2024, 15:58 GMT
- Status changed to complete11 Jun 2024, 12:47 BST
- Buyer details updated11 Jun 2024, 12:47 BST
- Buyer details updated24 Jul 2024, 11:41 BST
Published amendments (3 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate Date · IV.2.2 | 8 Apr 2024 | 10 Apr 2024 | +2 d |
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using a competitive process Contract Term: 01 April 202…
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using a competitive process Contract Term: 01 April 202…
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2024-03: 2 releases · 8 Mar 2024, 26 Mar 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £4,994,900, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Berwick Town North
- Signed
- 7 Jun 2024
- Value
- £4,994,940
- Status
- active
Carlisle
- Signed
- 7 Jun 2024
- Value
- £12,371,320
- Status
- active
Durham Central North
- Signed
- 31 May 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Durham Central South
- Signed
- 31 May 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Independent patient choice and procurement panelReview body
Process and specification contact points (1)
- NECSProcess contact point
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- Haven Health (North East) Limited Trading as DenticareFramework contractor
- Haven Health (North East) Limited Trading as DenticentreFramework contractor
- Tweedmouth DentalFramework contractor
- Whitecross Dental Care LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.