Official UK procurement notice
Out of Hours Dental Services in Hertfordshire and West Essex and Mid and South Essex
Authority: NHS England (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of NHS England - East of England (the Commissioner) would like to notify the market of an opportunity to provide Out of Hours Dental Services in Hertfordshire and West Essex and Mid and South Essex for the following Lots.<br/><br/>Lot 1: Hertfordshire and West Essex<br/>Lot 2: Mid and South Essex<br/><br/>The key aims and objectives are as follows;<br/><br/>
- Commission forward-thinking dental out of hours provision that is evidenced-based and influenced by stakeholders including the dental community, patients and local Integrated Care Systems (ICS’s).<br/>
- Commission appropriate levels of provision in each geographical area, which is evidence-based.<br/>
- Commission a service that ensures equity of patient access in terms of location and opening hours. <br/>
- Potentially decrease dental emergency attendance at Emergency Departments.<br/><br/>Please note the deadline for ITT submissions is 12:00PM on Wednesday 22nd February 2023.
CPV: Dental-practice services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£5,600,175 together)Lot #1Hertfordshire and West EssexPublished value£3,498,866
Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care System (ICS) encompasses all the Lower Tier Local Authority (LTLA) of Hertfordshire and the LTLAs of Uttlesford, Harlow and Epping Forrest.<br/><br/>The Provider must make available a minimum of 46 hours per week for face-to-face patient care. and as part of core hours, the provider will make appointments available as a minimum, on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays from 11am-3pm and from Monday to Friday 6pm-8pm. During all face to face sessions, 3 patient appointments per hour will be available as a minimum.<br/><br/>A minimum of two locations is required with a recommended distance of at least 15 - 20 miles apart, or within a 30 – 60 minute travel time from each other.<br/><br/>The contract will be for a duration of 5 years with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years with an estimated annual contract value of £499,838.00 per annum.
Lot #2Mid and South EssexPublished value£2,101,309
Mid and South Essex ICS encompasses the LTLAs of Basildon, Brentwood, Braintree, Castle Point, Chelmsford, Maldon, Rochford and the Unitary Local Authority areas of Thurrock and South end on Sea. <br/><br/>The Provider must make available a minimum of 46 hours per week for face-to-face patient care and as part of core hours, the provider will make appointments available as a minimum, on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays from 11am-3pm and a minimum of 3 weekday evenings between Monday to Friday from 6pm-8pm. During all face to face sessions, 3 patient appointments per hour will be available as a minimum.<br/><br/>A minimum of two locations is required with a recommended distance of at least 15 - 20 miles apart, or within a 30 – 60 minute travel time from each other.<br/><br/>The contract will be for a duration of 5 years with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years with an estimated annual contract value of £300,187.00 per annum
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
- Closed
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 9 Aug 2022, 17:27 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Jan 2023, 08:36 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Feb 2023 – …
- Authority reference
AG22501- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-001621- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035a60Find a Tender
Publisher note: This Procurement has been advertised in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015(as amended) (the “Regulations”) to the extent that the Regulations relate to services within the scope of Schedule 3thereto (Social and Other Specific Services). The Commissioner and AGCSU are, therefore, bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to Schedule 3 services.<br/><br/>The Contracting Authority will be using an eTendering system for this procurement exercise. Further information and the ITT documentation can be found via the ‘Live Opportunities’ list on the e-procurement system at the following link:https://health-family-contract-search.secure.force.com/?searchtype=Projects. <br/><br/>You can also register your interest via this page. You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference: C120113: Out of Hours Dental Services in Hertfordshire & West Essex and Mid & South Essex.<br/><br/>Neither the publication of this notice nor the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations. Please see published procurement documentation for further details.
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 22 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 150 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 22 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
30 Sept 2022 → 1 Oct 2023 · 5 dates- Next notice expected30 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published19 Jan 2023, 08:36 GMT
- Submission deadline22 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened22 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jan 2023- Status changed to active19 Jan 2023, 08:36 GMT
- Procurement method changed19 Jan 2023, 08:36 GMT
- Deadline published: 22 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT19 Jan 2023, 08:36 GMT
- Buyer details updated19 Jan 2023, 08:36 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS England – East of EnglandContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.