Award

Secure Dental Services

MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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07 May 2024 at 15:47

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11 Mar 2024 at 17:47

Summary of the contracting process

The Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract for Secure Dental Services at the Maghull Health Park site. The contract, valued at £150k, is with Time for Teeth Ltd. The contract start date is 01/04/2024, and end date is 31/03/2025. The procurement method used was a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The award was made following the Provider Selection Regime Regulations. The contracting authority for this tender is the Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.

This contract for Secure Dental Services offers a business opportunity for companies providing specialist dental services. Businesses in the health and social work services industry category would be well-suited to compete. The procurement stage for this opportunity is in the planning and award phase. Interested businesses need to be aware of the start and end dates of the contract to align their service provision accordingly. The award of the contract was made via a direct award method, creating an opportunity for business growth for the chosen supplier, Time for Teeth Ltd.

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Notice Title

Secure Dental Services

Notice Description

The provision of a specialist dental service to secure patients at our Maghull Health Park site

Lot Information

Lot 1

Mersey Care NHS FT intends to contract with Time for Teeth Ltd. for the provision of a specialist dental service to secure patients at our Maghull Health Park site. Hospitals covered by the contract will include Ashworth High Secure Hospital (210 beds over 13 impatient wards) and Rowan View Medium Secure Hospital (123 beds over 8 impatient wards). For the new contract, MCFT requires the service to be mobilised from 01 April 2024 for a period of 12 months to 31 March 2025. The contract value is approximately PS150k. It is intended to award the contract in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime Regulations under Direct Award process C where there is an existing provider for the services and that existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract, and where additionally the services are not changing considerably. The Senior Leadership Team of Mental Health Care Division have made the decision for the award of this contract. No conflicts of interest have been identified and this has been recorded inline with Trust policy.

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by [Add date]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04477b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014580-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£185,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 May 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Mar 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
Colin Todd
Contact Email
colin.todd@merseycare.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1514712480

Buyer Location

Locality
PRESCOT
Postcode
L34 1PJ
Post Town
Liverpool
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD71 East Merseyside
Delivery Location
TLD7 Merseyside

Local Authority
Knowsley
Electoral Ward
St Michaels
Westminster Constituency
Knowsley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TIME FOR TEETH

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