Tender

Mandatory Dental Services (MDS) in Portsmouth and Havant - MDS5C3

NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

  • Contract Timeline

    Publication Date

    7th February 2025 15:26:26 PM

    Tender Deadline

    21st March 2025 12:00:00 PM   Expired

  • Contract Summary

    NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight (HIOW) Integrated Care Board (ICB) are seeking providers who have the capability and capacity to deliver Mandatory Dental Services (MDS) in Portsmouth and Havant. The procurement is divided into the following Lots: MDS 5C3-1: Havant - Waterlooville (21,000 UDAs) MDS 5C3-2: Havant (30,000 UDAs) MDS 5C3-3: North Portsmouth (27,000 UDAs) MDS 5C3-4: South Portsmouth (27,000 UDAs) MDS 5C3-5: Portsmouth (27,000 UDAs) Interested parties may bid for a maximum of two Lots. The aims for MDS provision are to: • contribute to improving oral and general health; • reduce inequalities in health and access to dental care by providing extra support to groups of vulnerable adults and children. This includes, but is not limited to, children under 5 years old, residents of care homes, other vulnerable groups and patients weighing up to 227kg (35 stones and 10.45 lbs); • provide access to NHS dental services to ensure equity and consistency of provision; • provide bookable appointments outside of core hours; • deliver appropriate, efficient and cost-effective services within the service; • provision framework of the NHS (General Dental Services/Personal Dental Services) Regulations 2005 and any subsequent revisions; • provide high quality dental services; • provide access within contracted hours to un-associated patients identified as having an urgent dental need via NHS 111, NHS Dental Helpline, out of hours services and self-referral; • refer patients to other NHS services as appropriate in line with the relevant local protocols and guidance; • establish a positive working relationship between the Commissioner and Provider to facilitate and maximise high quality service delivery; • prioritise Looked after Children (LAC); • develop services in line with the evolving strategic approach to primary care dental provision and align with the priorities of the NHS Long Term Plan - www.longtermplan.nhs.uk; • promote overall health in line with Making Every Contact Count; • keep availability of appointments up to date on nhs.uk ; • comply with recall intervals, in line with NICE Guidelines (CG19). The contracts will be for a term of up to circa 117 months. Services are due to commence from between 21st July 2025 and 19th January 2026. The maximum total contract values are as follows: MDS 5C3-1: £6,812,914 MDS 5C3-2: £9,732,735 MDS 5C3-3: £9,188,795 MDS 5C3-4: £9,188,795 MDS 5C3-5: £9,188,795 The Commissioner will be contracting for the services using the Standard clauses for a Personal Dental Services agreement. Interested parties who wish to take part in the procurement are invited to take part in an Invitation to Tender (ITT) process, based on the competitive (open) procedure and designed to identify the most economically advantageous tender and therefore determine the incoming provider. All ITT responses must be returned by 12 noon on 21st March 2025, at the latest. Additional information: Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the bid documentation (including questionnaires), you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page. If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and be able to submit a bid. An early engagement market notice was published in relation to this procurement in December 2024, in order to facilitate early engagement with potential providers. Please note that this previous notice was an information gathering exercise rather than a call for competition in its own right. Although those who responded to that notice may be advised that this contract notice has been published, there will be no process exemptions or preferential treatment afforded to any parties who expressed an interest at that stage. 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.

  • Contract Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-b5fd17-84297947-5f41-4329-b710-fa19d6d907d2

    Publication Source

    Contracts Finder

    Procurement Stage

    Tender

    Procurement Method

    N/A

    Procurement Method Details

    Other - PSR Competitive Process

    Procurement Category

    Services

    Tender Suitability

    SME VCSE

    Framework / DPS

  • Contract Classification

    CPV Code(s)

    85130000

    CPV Division(s)

    85 - Health and social work services

  • Awarding Authority

    NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

    Buyer Name

    Hannah Morley

    Buyer Email

    scwcsu.procurement@nhs.net

    Buyer Phone

    Buyer Address

    Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB, Omega House, 112 Southampton Road

    Eastleigh

    SO50 5PB

    England


Planning

Market Engagement: Mandatory Dental Services (MDS) in Portsmouth and Havant

NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

  • Contract Timeline

    Publication Date

    20th December 2024 16:06:54 PM

    Planning Deadline

    20th January 2025 23:59:59 PM   Expired

  • Contract Summary

    This notice is placed in order to facilitate early engagement with potential providers, and relates only to a pre-procurement market engagement questionnaire and briefing event. NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight (HIOW) Integrated Care Board (ICB) are seeking to commission Mandatory Dental Services (MDS) in Portsmouth and Havant, and will be holding a procurement process to award new contracts for service commencement from Late July 2025. Prospective bidders are warmly invited to attend a pre-procurement market briefing event held virtually through Microsoft Teams on the following date: 5pm - 7pm Thursday 30th January 2025 by MS Teams The event has been arranged to take place to avoid any clash with clinical sessions and will be hosted online. The procurement(s) are anticipated to commence from February 2025, inviting tenders to deliver services for specific lotted areas, with phased contract commencement anticipated in the period from Late July 2025 to Late January 2026. The procurement is anticipated to be split into a number of Lots, as follows:- • Lot 5C3-1: Havant - Waterlooville • Lot 5C3-2: Havant • Lot 5C3-3: North Portsmouth (21k) • Lot 5C3-4: North Portsmouth (14k) • Lot 5C3-5: South Portsmouth (21k) • Lot 5C3-6: South Portsmouth (14k) • Lot 5C3-7: Portsmouth The commissioners anticipate contracting for services under PDS agreements for a period of up to 10 years. To allow potential providers to reflect on the proposed services, the Commissioner has provided early indicative information as part of this notice, as well as a market engagement questionnaire for potential providers to respond to, prior to the briefing event. At the briefing, we will share further detail of the commissioner's objectives, the proposed specification for the service, lotting intentions and pricing strategy. We will also provide details of the e-Procurement system (being used to procure these services) and how the procurement and selection process will operate. To access the information suite and express an interest in attending the market briefing event, interested providers should follow the link to the e-procurement system, Atamis, search for the opportunity by clicking on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, then complete the 'Market Engagement Questionnaire & Market Briefing Event Registration' Microsoft Forms available within the system. Additional information: Please note that you will need to be registered on Atamis, and then select the option to 'register an interest' under the project titled 'Market Engagement: Mandatory Dental Services (MDS) in Portsmouth and Havant', project reference C327268 to gain full access to the information suite and the link to the MS Forms questionnaire. https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome In order to attend the Market Briefing Event, please ensure that you submit a completed MS Forms questionnaire by no later than 12 Noon on Monday 20th January 2025. Details on how to access the briefing will be provided to all responses received prior to this closing date. The briefing event is open to all providers who may want to deliver NHS mandatory dental services in the future. In order to establish fair representation, availability for this event is limited to a maximum of two individuals per organisation. Providers are reminded that the information documents provided in Atamis are indicative draft versions only and subject to change. Providers should not rely upon these documents when submitting any future bids, instead referring to the tender documentation released with the relevant tender opportunity. Providers are also reminded that all information regarding Lots is indicative only and subject to change. Providers should not rely upon these Lot descriptions when submitting any future bids, instead referring to the tender documentation released with the relevant tender opportunity. This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner. 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 the Authority 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. The Authority 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 intention is to award a contract using the competitive process. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) prior information notice. The 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.

  • Contract Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-b5fd17-84297947-5f41-4329-b710-fa19d6d907d2

    Publication Source

    Contracts Finder

    Procurement Stage

    Planning

    Procurement Method

    N/A

    Procurement Method Details

    N/A

    Procurement Category

    N/A

    Tender Suitability

    SME VCSE

    Framework / DPS

  • Contract Classification

    CPV Code(s)

    85130000

    CPV Division(s)

    85 - Health and social work services

  • Awarding Authority

    NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

    Buyer Name

    Hannah Morley

    Buyer Email

    scwcsu.procurement@nhs.net

    Buyer Phone

    Buyer Address

    Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB, Omega House, 112 Southampton Road

    Eastleigh

    SO50 5PB

    England