--- title: "Expressions of Interest for Dental Out of Hours across the Integrated Care Systems areas of Hertfordshire & West Essex, Mid & South Essex and North East Essex" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-43239b29-e802-4585-8802-9f0fe8c8dcc3" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-43239b29-e802-4585-8802-9f0fe8c8dcc3" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-43239b29-e802-4585-8802-9f0fe8c8dcc3.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-43239b29-e802-4585-8802-9f0fe8c8dcc3.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2022-08-09" --- # Expressions of Interest for Dental Out of Hours across the Integrated Care Systems areas of Hertfordshire & West Essex, Mid & South Essex and North East Essex Buyer: NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-43239b29-e802-4585-8802-9f0fe8c8dcc3 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-43239b29-e802-4585-8802-9f0fe8c8dcc3) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-43239b29-e802-4585-8802-9f0fe8c8dcc3.json) ## Summary The NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT has initiated a tender process titled "Expressions of Interest for Dental Out of Hours" in the Dental-practice services category. The opportunity covers the Integrated Care Systems areas of Hertfordshire & West Essex, Mid & South Essex, and North East Essex. The engagement end date is 31st August 2022. This tender provides an opportunity for businesses to provide Out of Hours NHS dental services in specific regions within the East of England. The opportunity is suitable for SMEs and VCSEs that can offer primary care dental services, design patient-centric services, and reduce hospital admissions. Businesses interested in participating need to register by 12:00 Noon on 31st August 2022 via the EU Supply platform and respond to the questionnaire provided. ## Notice NHS England - East of England would like to inform the market of an opportunity to provide Out of Hours NHS dental services across the Integrated Care Systems areas. It is anticipated that the service will be split for each of the respective Integrated Care Systems areas with a service commencement in 2023 (precise date to be confirmed). Lot 1 - Hertfordshire & West Essex - estimated contract value of approximately PS565k per annum Lot 2 - Mid & South Essex - estimated contract value of approximately PS161k per annum Lot 3 - North East Essex - estimated contract value of approximately PS67k per annum In the event where any bidder is awarded multiple lots as a result of the procurement, the finances will not be shared between Integrated Care Systems areas. Continuity of Out of Hours dental service provision is fundamental to ensure that the oral health needs of the population in these areas are met within the East of England and must be Dental Practitioner Led and provided by GDPs, dental nurses and other clinical professionals. The successful Provider(s) will be expected to: * Provide primary care dental services which will be accessible, convenient and responsive. * Design services around the needs of patients and carers, ensuring they are offered more choice and a greater say in their treatment. * Reduce unplanned admissions to hospital. * Ensure the opening hours will enable patients to seek urgent and unscheduled, face to face treatment from a GDP outside normal practice hours. This is purely an early engagement exercise; any subsequent procurement will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when published. Please note that this expression of interest has been designed to allow the market visibility of the proposed opportunities and support early engagement. If your organisation wishes to express an interest, please register against Quote/tender 57079 - AG22501 - Expressions of Interest for Dental Out of Hours in Essex and Hertfordshire in EU Supply and return the short questionnaire no later than 12:00 Noon on 31st August 2022. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/19dbda33-5d35-43ac-b88f-3b9180c4b4a5 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Aug 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Aug 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | Locality | CAMBRIDGE | | Post town | Cambridge | | Postcode | CB21 5XB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC | | Local authority | South Cambridgeshire | | Electoral ward | Fen Ditton & Fulbourn | | Westminster constituency | South Cambridgeshire | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85131000 - Dental-practice services ## Release History - 9 Aug 2022 at 16:03 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/19dbda33-5d35-43ac-b88f-3b9180c4b4a5 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/19dbda33-5d35-43ac-b88f-3b9180c4b4a5 9th August 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=agcsu ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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