Planning

Unscheduled Dental Care services for NHS England & NHS Improvement South East

NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

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Planning

21 Feb 2022 at 16:33

Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit is initiating a procurement process for Unscheduled Dental Care services across the South East region of England. This pre-procurement phase aims to engage potential providers in planning for service contracts set to commence in April 2024. The engagement end date for interested suppliers to submit their responses to the market sounding questionnaire is 21st March 2022. The procurement process falls under the Light Touch Regime as outlined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, with the services classified under CPV code 85131000 for Dental-practice services.

This tender presents significant opportunities for healthcare providers, particularly those specialising in dental services, to expand their business in the South East region. Businesses with capabilities in delivering urgent dental care, including assessment services and in- and out-of-hours appointments, are well-positioned to participate. Engaging in this early planning stage could facilitate strategic partnerships and increase accessibility to urgent dental care services for patients, hence fostering business growth in a competitive healthcare market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Unscheduled Dental Care services for NHS England & NHS Improvement South East

Notice Description

This notice is placed in order to facilitate early engagement with potential providers, and relates only to a pre-procurement market sounding questionnaire. NHS England and NHS Improvement - South East (NHSE/I) are seeking to commission Unscheduled Dental Care services (UDC) in the South East region, and will be conducting a recommissioning process to award new contracts for service commencement from April 2024. The aims for UDC provision are: 1. Increase access to urgent dental care for patients across the South East region 2. A more convenient service for patients providing in-hours care at more local locations 3. Remove inequalities in unscheduled dental care provision across the South East A memorandum of information has been attached to this notice to provide further indicative information about the proposed service. The commissioner anticipates that UDC services will involve three main elements, these are: 1. A dental clinical assessment service 2. Provision of in-hours face to face appointments 3. Provision of out of hours face to face appointments Interested providers with the capability and capacity to provide one or more UDC elements are asked to complete and submit a market sounding questionnaire via email to scwcsu.procurement@nhs.net by 12 Noon on Monday 21st March 2022, with the subject 'Market Sounding Questionnaire - Unscheduled Dental Care'. This process is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners. Additional information: This notice is an information gathering exercise rather than a call for competition in its own right, and therefore publication or response does not commit NHSEI or respondents to a future procurement, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest. Commissioners are looking to establish what interest there might be in providing such a service from suitably qualified, capable and competent organisations. NHSEI will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise. Interested parties should note that a response to this notice does not guarantee an automatic invitation to any subsequent formal procurement, which the commissioners will consider in due course. The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-1e4e6363-65d7-4961-b636-9e8d9aa7445e
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2ba6388f-2f42-42f0-a9a7-b1660ae61b90
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85131000 - Dental-practice services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Feb 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
21 Mar 2022Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
Contact Name
Phil Fear
Contact Email
scwcsu.procurement@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS1 3NX
Post Town
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK51 Bristol, City of
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Bristol, City of
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Bristol Central

Further Information

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