Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 8 Apr 2021, 10:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Orthodontic Services - Tameside & Glossop

Official notice

Authority: Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£245,289published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 30 Mar 2021no call for competition
Awarded to Links Associates Ashton Ltd, Dental Surgery

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract awarded by Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership. Orthodontics is a dental specialty concerned with facial growth, development of the dentition and occlusion, and the assessment, diagnosis, interception and treatment of malocclusions and facial irregularities. Each course of treatment can take approximately 2 years or more dependent on complexity to complete with appointments every 5 to 8 weeks during this time for continued assessment. Following the treatment, a removable brace or retainer may be fitted depending on the advice from the Orthodontist. This service is delivered across all the 10 localities within Greater Manchester to children from approximately the age of 12 to 18 years old after most of their adult teeth have started to come through and who require orthodontic service and referred by their General Dental Practitioner.

A Single Tender Action has been enacted for, as a result of extreme urgency following COVID-19 pressures.

The Contracting Authority intends to undertake market engagement in early Spring 2021 to help inform the future commissioning of services.

Future procurement processes will be published via Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

CPV: Health and social work services · Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 Apr 2021, 10:16 BST
Last source update
8 Apr 2021, 10:16 BST
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-007186
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesHealth services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a383 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Commissioner will act 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 (SI 2015 No 102) (PCR 2015) as amended. Part 3 of the PCR 2015 provides for appeals to be made to the High Court subject to the time limitations and other required procedural steps. The rules relating to appeal are complex and a dissatisfied tenderer is advised to take their own prompt legal advice.

Publisher note: The Contracting Authority intends to undertake market engagement in early Spring 2021 to help inform the future commissioning of services. (MT Ref:222446)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £245,2891 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Mar 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Links Associates Ashton Ltd, Dental Surgery£245,289 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 0 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth 4th Floor, 3 Piccadilly Place, Manchester, North West, M1 3BNContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • North of England Commissioning Support UnitMediation body Thornaby, Stockton-on-TeesContact email
  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone
  • Royal Courts of Justice - The High CourtsReview contact point London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.