Tender

BCU-OJEU-56712 - Provision of Primary Care Dental Services

NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)

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Tender

06 Sep 2024 at 07:48

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, is inviting bids for the provision of Primary Care Dental Services, including General Dental Services, Orthodontic Services, Tier 2 Oral Surgery Services, and Recurrent Non-Urgent Access Sessions, covering key areas in North Wales. This procurement, under the CPV code 85131000 (Dental-practice services), is currently in the tender stage with an end date for submissions set at 7 October 2024, 12:00 PM. The estimated contract value is £14,000,000 with a procurement method of open procedure. The primary delivery regions are UKL11, UKL12, UKL13, and UKL23.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for dental healthcare providers capable of scaling their services or establishing new practices in areas with low dental access rates and high oral health needs. Suitable businesses include those specialising in comprehensive dental care, orthodontics, and oral surgery, particularly those with a focus on quality and equitable healthcare provision. Interested suppliers can enhance their market presence by addressing the local demand in regions such as Anglesey, Arfon, Conwy West, and others specified in the tender. The tender process supports electronic submissions, promoting ease of participation and wide accessibility.

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Notice Title

BCU-OJEU-56712 - Provision of Primary Care Dental Services

Notice Description

The Health Board wishes to receive bids from dental healthcare providers with the necessary capacity and capability (or a demonstrable ability to provide the necessary capacity and capability) to provide the range of services required for the specified lots . Within this tender opportunity, BCUHB is seeking to commission the provision of the following: LOT 1: General Dental Services LOT 2: Orthodontic Services LOT 3: Oral Surgery (Intermediate, Tier 2) LOT 4: Recurrent Non-Urgent Access Sessions

Lot Information

LOT 1: General Dental Services

BCUHB is seeking to commission the provision of further additional dental services aimed at improving access levels across the region, in particular in those areas identified with low access rates and/or high oral health needs. The Health Board is interested in receiving Expressions of Interest from new or existing Providers wishing to either increase service levels at an existing practice or establish services at a new practice. The objectives of this Dental Procurement scheme are: -To introduce additional capacity targeted towards increasing the proportion of the population able to access NHS General Dental Services -To improve the accessibility to primary care dental services for patients seeking an NHS dentist -To ensure that provision should be safe, effective, of high quality and available equitably to the whole population. In order to deliver these objectives, the Health Board wishes to procure additional general dental services targeted at those areas of North Wales identified with existing low levels of access to dental services. Bidders will be expected to present an accommodation solution for the delivery of the service in their bid proposal. BCU Health Board Priority Areas by District/Catchment: Patients within these areas would see the greatest benefit and the areas that should be initially targeted: -Anglesey -Arfon -Conwy West -Dwyfor and North Meirionydd -North Denbighshire -South Flintshire -South Wrexham

Renewal: No Specified Period or Term

LOT 4: Recurrent Non-Urgent Access Sessions

BCUHB is seeking to commission the provision Non-Urgent Access Sessions aimed at improving access levels across the region, particularly those areas identified with low access rates and/or high oral health needs. The Health Board is interested in receiving tender applications from new or existing Providers wishing to either increase service levels at an existing practice or establish services at a new practice. The Access Sessions will enable patients, including sporadic and infrequent attenders, to have: -a timely dental service offer planned to meet the pattern of how some people want to use services. -access ongoing oral healthcare and personalised prevention to reduce the reliance on urgent dental care services -a resumption of normal activity such as work, parenting and education due to prompt access and treatment if there are urgent and ongoing treatment needs. There is a need for these sessions to accommodate those patients that choose to access NHS Dental Services sporadically or find themselves without a regular dentist or have historically struggled to access an NHS dental practice and require priority, but not urgent, treatment and those patients who were actively receiving NHS treatment and are under an open course of treatment, but the practice is no longer providing NHS dental services.

Renewal: No specified period or term

LOT 2: Orthodontic Services

BCUHB is seeking to commission the provision of Orthodontic Services aimed at improving access levels within the East region. The Health Board is interested in receiving tender applications from new or existing Providers wishing to either increase service levels at an existing practice or establish services at a new practice. It should be noted that additional General Dental Services are expected to be commissioned within Wrexham and Flintshire areas to meet the routine treatment needs prior to and between orthodontic assessments The objectives of this Dental Procurement scheme are: -To introduce additional capacity targeted towards increasing the proportion of the population able to access NHS Orthodontic Services within the East area. -To improve the accessibility to Orthodontic Services for patients seeking an NHS dentist within the East area. -To ensure that provision should be safe, effective, of high quality and available equitably to the whole population.

Renewal: No specified period or term

LOT 3: Oral Surgery (Intermediate, Tier 2)

BCUHB is seeking to commission the provision Tier 2 Oral Surgery dental services aimed at improving access levels across the region, in particular in those areas identified with low access rates and/or high oral health needs. The Health Board is interested in receiving tender applications from new or existing Providers wishing to either increase their current service levels to include this service at an existing practice or establish services at a new practice. The objectives of this Dental Procurement scheme are: -To introduce additional capacity targeted towards increasing the proportion of the population able to access NHS Tier 2 Oral Surgery Dental Services in the West and Central areas -To improve the accessibility to Intermediate Tier Oral Surgery dental services for patients seeking an NHS dentist in the West and Central areas -To ensure that provision should be safe, effective, of high quality and available equitably to the whole population. In order to deliver these objectives, the Health Board wishes to procure Oral Surgery (Tier 2) dental services targeted in the West and Central areas with existing low levels of access to Oral Surgery (Tier 2) dental services.

Renewal: No specified period or term

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04989a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028530-2024
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85130000 - Dental practice and related services

85131000 - Dental-practice services

85131100 - Orthodontic services

85131110 - Orthodontic-surgery services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£14,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Sep 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
7 Oct 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
gregg.roberts@wales.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1978291161

Buyer Location

Locality
ST ASAPH
Postcode
LL17 0JL
Post Town
Llandudno
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL3 North Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL33 Conwy and Denbighshire
Delivery Location
TLL11 Isle of Anglesey, TLL12 Gwynedd, TLL13 Conwy and Denbighshire, TLL23 Flintshire and Wrexham

Local Authority
Denbighshire
Electoral Ward
Bodelwyddan
Westminster Constituency
Clwyd North

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