Planning

NHSE456 RFI Dental Clinical Assessment & Booking Service

NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT

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Planning

08 Aug 2018 at 09:22

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process titled "NHSE456 RFI Dental Clinical Assessment & Booking Service" is being managed by the North of England Commissioning Support on behalf of NHS England (North) Yorkshire & the Humber. Currently in the planning stage, this tender is aimed at acquiring a Dental Clinical Assessment and Booking Service over an initial contract period of five years starting from 1 April 2019, with a potential extension of up to 24 months. The financial threshold for the contract is set at £7,514,850. Key dates include the engagement deadline of 17 August 2018, by which interested parties are invited to submit their responses to the Request for Information (RFI).

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the healthcare sector, particularly those offering telecommunications and health services. Companies that can provide innovative solutions for clinical assessments and booking systems will find this procurement suitable. Given the requirement for engagement with the market, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may particularly benefit by establishing their capabilities, though larger organisations are also encouraged to compete. Interested parties should ensure they register on the designated electronic tendering portal to participate fully in the upcoming tender process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NHSE456 RFI Dental Clinical Assessment & Booking Service

Notice Description

North of England Commissioning Support is working for and on behalf of NHS England (North) Yorkshire & the Humber (the Contracting Authority) and is managing this procurement process. This tender opportunity is for the provision of a Dental Clinical Assessment & Booking Service. The contract term will be for an initial period of 5 years commencing 01 April 2019 with an option to extend for a further 24 months, subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance and at the discretion of the Contracting Authority. The financial threshold for the contract term is PS7,514,850. The Contracting Authority is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI), to engage with the market and to gather information in order to gain a better understanding of both the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering the proposed services, and to alert the market to a future tender opportunity. It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such you will need to express your interest in any future tender opportunity once the contract notice is published in OJEU and on Contracts Finder (during September 2018). 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 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 (PROACTIS) to manage this RFI and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to access the RFI documentation and return their completed RFI documentation www.proactisplaza.com/supplierportal/?CID=NECS. The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may 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. The RFI documentation will be accessible from 12:00 noon on 08 August 2018 and completed RFI responses must be returned by 17:00 on 17 August 2018.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-c8ae9672-a1b5-4fd6-9cbd-058bccadd5f7
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3ae0698e-9d0a-44d7-b66e-b1a95cc24428
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
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

64 - Postal and telecommunications services

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

64200000 - Telecommunications services

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Aug 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
17 Aug 2018Expired
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
NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
STOCKTON-ON-TEES
Postcode
TS17 6BL
Post Town
Cleveland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
Delivery Location
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Local Authority
Stockton-on-Tees
Electoral Ward
Mandale & Victoria
Westminster Constituency
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Further Information

Notice Documents

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