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title: "NHSE940 Request for Information West Yorkshire Prisons (Adult Male) Dental Service for and on behalf of  NHS England - North East and Yorkshire"
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# NHSE940 Request for Information West Yorkshire Prisons (Adult Male) Dental Service for and on behalf of  NHS England - North East and Yorkshire

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nhse940-request-for-information-west-yorkshire-prisons-adult-male-dental-service-for-and-o-ocds-h6vhtk-043c54). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS England - North East and Yorkshire: "NHSE940 Request for Information West Yorkshire Prisons (Adult Male) Dental Service for and on behalf of  NHS England - North East and Yorkshire". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS England - North East and Yorkshire](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-england-north-east-and-yorkshire-GB-NHS-Q72)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-043c54`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nhse940-request-for-information-west-yorkshire-prisons-adult-male-dental-service-for-and-o-ocds-h6vhtk-043c54#tl-md)

## Description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS England - North East and Yorkshire (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 West Yorkshire Prisons (Adult Male) Dental Service for West Yorkshire adult male prisons within HMPPS (HM Prison and Probation Service). The West Yorkshire Prisons covered are; HMP Leeds; HMP Wealstun and HMP Wakefield.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach 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 service.
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/ or on Contracts Finder, as applicable.
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 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.
To register an interest in responding to this market engagement exercise and obtain a copy of the Request for Information documentation please go to the e-tender portal:  https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.
Please note that the deadline for RFI responses is 
12 noon on Friday 08 March 2024.  
Please note that all communications and RFI submissions will be conducted via the Atamis e-tender portal only. 
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 bidders have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035 
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9am - 5.30pm
Please note that this exercise is not part of any pre-qualification process. It is intended as an awareness, communication and information gathering exercise offering an opportunity for provider organisations to help inform potential future service models and/or commissioning intentions.
RFI documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 23 February 2024.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS England - North East and Yorkshire (the Contracting Authority), who are conducting a Request for Information (RFI) exercise in order to gain a better understanding of t...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005891-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-02-23T08:41:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T13:40:43.892Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-043c54