Planning

NHSE836 - Request for Information - Dental Services - Aycliffe Secure Children's Home

NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

22 Jul 2022 at 07:34

Planning

04 Jul 2022 at 08:43

Summary of the contracting process

The North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is currently planning a procurement process for Dental Services at Aycliffe Secure Children's Home in Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6JB, as part of the NHS England and NHS Improvement North East and Yorkshire Health and Justice Team. The Request for Information (RFI) titled "NHSE836" aims to gather market intelligence and understand the capacity of potential providers. Key dates include the engagement end date on 8 August 2022, by which interested parties must complete an online questionnaire. The engagement notice was published on 5 July 2022, initiating the process of informing a possible future tender opportunity expected in September 2022 within the health and social work services industry.

This RFI presents significant opportunities for businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), seeking to expand in the health services sector. Companies that specialise in dental care services, health consultancy, or those with experience in delivering care in secure settings will find this a suitable avenue. Engaging with NECS now could allow these businesses to shape their proposals to meet potential future requirements effectively and gain insight into the preferred contractual models and service delivery expectations.

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Notice Title

NHSE836 - Request for Information - Dental Services - Aycliffe Secure Children's Home

Notice Description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a care system support organisation and is managing this market engagement exercise and a possible future procurement process for the provision of Dental Services at Aycliffe Secure Children's Home for NHS England and NHS Improvement North East and Yorkshire Health and Justice Team. (The Contracting Authority). The Contracting Authority is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to gather market intelligence/information, to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering the proposed Dental Service at Aycliffe Secure Children's Home, Copelaw, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6JB and to alert the market to a possible future tender opportunity. The RFI documentation will be accessible from 12:00 noon on 05 July 2022 and the RFI questionnaire must be completed on-line and submitted by 12.00 noon on 08 August 2022. It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such potential providers will need to express interest in any future tender opportunity once a contract notice is published in Find a Tender Service and on Contracts Finder. It should be noted that this PIN/RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. This PIN/RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest in this RFI exercise is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest in the RFI exercise. NECS is utilising an electronic tendering portal (In-Tend) to manage this RFI and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to access the RFI documentation and complete and submit the on-line RFI questionnaire. Please note that it is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time if you have a working internet connection. The In-Tend portal can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu. Potential providers are to note that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 as amended by the Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (TUPE) may or may not apply to a future procurement including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services. Additional information: This Request for Information (RFI) process is being undertaken to engage with the market to inform the further development of draft proposals for future service delivery of Dental Services to be delivered at Aycliffe Secure Children's Home, Copelaw, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6JB. The objective of the RFI is to understand:- - The market capability and capacity to deliver the service. - The preferred contractual model for delivering the service. - If the service model is viable and sustainable for the length of the contract. - The preferred / most viable contract length. - If there are any financial risks with the delivery of the service. - The mobilisation requirements of the service. - Any barriers to bidding and whole service risk. - The social value deliverable's of the service. The RFI documentation will be accessible from 12:00 noon on 05 July 2022 and the RFI questionnaire must be completed on-line and submitted by 12.00 noon on 08 August 2022. A future procurement opportunity for the Dental Service at Aycliffe Secure Children's Home could be published in September 2022.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-9cf5d3d0-7763-467e-94b3-3467f56d729a
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e2b8220a-5758-4267-b117-28cbb71d4a1c
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement 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

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jul 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
8 Aug 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
COUNTY DURHAM
Postcode
DH1 3YG
Post Town
Durham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC41 Durham
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England)

Local Authority
County Durham
Electoral Ward
Durham South
Westminster Constituency
City of Durham

Further Information

Notice Documents

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