Notice Information
Notice Title
Dental Electronic Referral System (DERS) across the South East
Notice Description
The Commissioners wished to seek a single provider to deliver DERS across the South East. The Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Framework RM6259 Vertical Application Solutions - Lot 2 'Education, Community Health and Social Care Solutions' was used to run a "further competition". A total of thirty-two providers are approved on the CCS framework agreement for Lot 2 and were contacted prior to the further competition ITT being published. DERS is an end-to-end digital software system which is cloud-based. The service enables the patient journey from General Dental Services into specialist services and forms an essential part of the NHS dental system. DERS will ensure that referrals made by dentists, continue to be monitored and evaluated in line with Guidelines specifically, to: * Provide clinicians with a single mechanism to refer patients that require specialist and specialised NHS dental services. * Improve the quality of referrals in order to support effective triage. * Enable patients to access care that is most suited to their needs. * Improve the efficiency of the referral process. * Provide accurate referral information to support clinical service evaluation and development. * Achieve value for money. Geography covered: Hampshire & Isle of Wight Frimley (Rushmoor, Hart, Bracknell Forest, Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead) Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Dorset Contract start date: 01/02/2025 Contract award date: 10/03/2025 Contract term: 2 years with an extension option for any period up to a further 2 years Contract value (initial 2 year term): PS1,374,400 Contract value (inclusive of 2 x extension years): PS2,748,800 Following notification of the outcome of the procurement, the contracting authority observed a voluntary 10 day standstill period prior to awarding the contract. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners. Additional information: The services are deemed to be subject to the full regime of procurement legislation and as such this tender was conducted in accordance with, and governed by, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-8ea2da71-58bb-497d-84ac-20914849c4fd
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/35527f9f-c00e-4d87-b306-1eeaaa8a9500
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48814400 - Clinical information system
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,748,800 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £1,374,400 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Aug 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Mar 202511 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Feb 2025 - 31 Jan 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- scwcsu.procurement@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS1 6BH
- 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
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/35527f9f-c00e-4d87-b306-1eeaaa8a9500
7th April 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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