Notice Information
Notice Title
Market Engagement for Mandatory Dental Sedation Services South East
Notice Description
This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice in relation to a pre-procurement market engagement event and a market questionnaire. <br/>NHS England and NHS Improvement South East (the Commissioner) invites expressions of interest (EOI) from suitably qualified and experienced Providers, to provide Mandatory Dental Sedation Services within the South East area. <br/>The indicative date for the contract to commence is 1st April 2024. The annual contract value is expected to be in the region of PS3.5million, although this is to be confirmed.<br/>Providers who wish to express their interest and complete the questionnaire will need to register on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome <br/>Please complete the market questionnaire within Atamis by midday on Friday 29th July 2022.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice in relation to a pre-procurement market engagement event and a market questionnaire.
NHS England and NHS Improvement South East (the Commissioner) invites expressions of interest (EOI) from suitably qualified and experienced Providers, to provide Mandatory Dental Sedation Services within the South East area.
The indicative date for the contract to commence is 1st April 2024. The annual contract value is expected to be in the region of PS3.5million, although this is to be confirmed.
The aims for Mandatory Dental Sedation provision are to:
* establish a positive working relationship between the Commissioner and Provider to facilitate and maximise high quality sedation service delivery;
* contribute to improving oral and general health;
* develop sedation 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;
* deliver appropriate, efficient and cost-effective sedation 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 sedation services;
* refer patients to other NHS services as appropriate in line with the relevant local protocols and guidance;
* promote overall health in line with Making Every Contact Count.
* provide access to NHS dental services to ensure equity and consistency of provision;
* reduce inequalities in health and access to dental care by providing extra support to groups of vulnerable adults and children;
* offer patients requiring and eligible for sedation services the most straightforward technique, which is likely to be effective, based on a robust patient assessment and on clinical need;
* ensure that clinicians, dental care professionals and other staff working for the service are adequately trained, skilled and experienced to deliver a high quality and safe sedation services.
This process is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
Those interested in delivering the service should complete the online market engagement questionnaire.
Following market questionnaire submissions providers will be invited to attend a virtual market engagement event, expected to take place in September 2022 (a specific date and time will follow in due course).
Further details of the event, including joining instructions, will be provided once the PIN has closed, to those providers who express an interest and complete the market engagement questionnaire.
Providers who wish to express their interest and complete the questionnaire will need to register on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Please complete the market questionnaire within Atamis by midday on Friday 29th July 2022.
NHSE/I South East will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise.
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 NHSE/I South East or respondents to a future procurement, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest.
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-h6vhtk-035036
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018830-2022
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85100000 - Health services
85130000 - Dental practice and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £3,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Jul 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 2 Oct 2022Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS ENGLAND
- Contact Name
- Rebecca Rogers
- Contact Email
- scwcsu.clinical.procurement@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEEDS
- Postcode
- LS2 7UE
- Post Town
- Leeds
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE4 West Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE42 Leeds
- Delivery Location
- TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Leeds
- Electoral Ward
- Little London & Woodhouse
- Westminster Constituency
- Leeds Central and Headingley
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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