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TenderUpdate

22 May 2024 at 16:25

TenderUpdate

18 Apr 2024 at 15:31

Award

18 Apr 2024 at 14:51

Summary of the contracting process

The N E L Commissioning Support Unit NHSE in London has completed the procurement process for 'Urgent Dental Care Phase 2' services, with the contract awarded to Malmin Dental Practice. The procurement aimed to secure a quality urgent dental care service for the London population, focusing on clinical treatment protocols, patient access, and service flexibility. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure, and the contract value is £58,513,729.

This procurement presents an opportunity for dental care providers and businesses in the health and social work services industry to engage with the N E L Commissioning Support Unit NHSE. Businesses offering innovative and high-quality dental care services would be well-suited to compete in similar tenders. The contract award to Malmin Dental Practice indicates a commitment to fostering service quality and innovation in delivering urgent dental care across London.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Urgent Dental Care Phase 2 Most Suitable Provider City of London - Malmin

Notice Description

The Authority will use the existing pathway for the development and delivery of a pan-London face-to-face UDC service. The description below provides an outline of the main features of that pathway and the services that will be commissioned under this procurement to support the delivery of the service. The model requires: * Patients to be clinically triaged * Patients to access the UDC service via NHS 111 * Patients to be triaged by The Authority's commissioned dental triage service * Subject to meeting the acceptance criteria, patients to be allocated appointment slots by the dental triage service * Patient details to be shared with the UDC Provider via NHS.net email which will include appointment time, medical history and a brief description of symptoms (there is a possibility that the sharing of patient details may change in the future if an electronic referral system is implemented)

Lot Information

Lot 1

The service will provide urgent dental care for the local population and those visiting London from neighbouring regions or overseas, referred to hereafter as London residents. The objectives of the procurement are to secure services which will: * Provide a good quality UDC service during the times specified for the specific lot * Provide good quality care through the consistent use of clinical treatment protocols including the Faculty of General Dental Practice protocols on antimicrobial prescribing * Ensure that all patients with an urgent dental need have access to a clinical contact at an appropriate time * Ensure that the UDC service works within a 'whole system' approach in providing urgent dental care * Foster innovation and continuous improvement in all aspects of the delivery of the UDC service across London * Enable and support patients to access general, intermediate and specialist dentistry in order to stabilise patients' oral health needs in line with current good practice, i.e. Avoidance of doubt: Provision of Phased Treatments https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads /2018/02/B0615-Update-to-avoidance-of-doubt-provision-of-phasedtreatments-300621-.pdf * Support patients to stabilise their oral health where necessary * Enable equitable access to all patients with services not compromised by physical (physical ill-health, learning disabilities, medically compromised, children looked after etc) language, social and economic barriers * Provide preventive evidence-based oral health advice according to Delivering Better Oral Health 2021 and in line with Making Every Contact Count * Provide agreed data recording (including non-attendance) at scheduled intervals to ensure the clinical service is meeting the needs of the population * Ensure UDC services provide best value for money Additional information: An UDCH is required in every borough of London, following the earlier UDC PRJ1205 tender we have 5 further boroughs that we would like to Procure those services for. Procurement will be following the new PSR (Provider Selection Regime) Most Suitable Provider Route for the borough of City of London

Procurement Information

An Intention to award was published: 2024/S 000-008966 on the Find a Tender Service. Under the new PSR regulations and Based on the assessment and the evidence collected, NHSE confirm that a contract can be awarded under the most suitable provider process.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-045360
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016223-2024
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
£58,513,729 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 May 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Apr 20242 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
N E L Commissioning Support Unit NHSE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 8UG
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI45 Lambeth
Delivery Location
TLI London

Local Authority
Lambeth
Electoral Ward
Waterloo & South Bank
Westminster Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Malmin Dental Practice

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