--- title: "Market Engagement for Out of Hours Urgent Dental Care" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-4e60f746-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4e60f746-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4e60f746-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4e60f746-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS ENGLAND" published: "2016-11-18" --- # Market Engagement for Out of Hours Urgent Dental Care Buyer: NHS ENGLAND Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4e60f746-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4e60f746-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4e60f746-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json) ## Summary NHS England is initiating a procurement process titled "Market Engagement for Out of Hours Urgent Dental Care," aimed at enhancing dental services accessibility in London. This planning stage involves gathering input from potential providers to inform the future service specification. The engagement event is scheduled for 5 May 2015, with an engagement end date of 23 February 2018. The proposed hours of service will span from 18:00 to 08:00 during weekdays, and 24 hours on weekends and Bank Holidays. This procurement falls under the dental practice and related services industry category and is located in London, United Kingdom. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the healthcare sector, particularly those specialising in dental services, triage operations, and urgent care provisions. Companies that offer trained Dental Care Professionals or those with experience in service delivery after-hours will find this opportunity suitable for competition. Engaging with NHS England during this planning phase may provide insights, enabling businesses to tailor their services effectively and potentially secure a contract in this emerging dental care initiative. ## Notice RTL024P Market Engagement for Out of Hours Urgent Dental Care NHS England London Region is transforming NHS dental services across London to provide better patient access to dental services. A key aspect of that transformation is a review of the way patients currently access out of hours urgent dental care services during the time dental practices are closed. NHS England London Region is now in a position to commission a dental nurse-led triage service, to provide an accessible and equitable pathway, primarily for London residents (and temporary residents) that require urgent dental care out of hours. The service will operate alongside the NHS 111 service in London and ensure callers for urgent dental care are assessed, triaged, given advice and appropriately signposted or booked into an appointment slot. The proposed hours of service will operate between 18:00 and 08:00hrs weekday evenings and 24-hours during weekends and Bank Holidays (as defined by the General Practice out of hours period). The service will be delivered by trained and experienced Dental Care Professionals (DCPs) who will use established algorithms to clinically triage patients effectively. The service will have a phased implementation from 1 April 2016, to align with 111 Providers. Prior to the formal procurement process, NHS England London Region is keen to meet and engage with prospective Providers and Stakeholders to inform the preparation of the service specification and model. An engagement event has been organised for Tuesday 5 May 2015 between 14:00-16:30hrs. The meeting will be held at MWB, 10 Greycoat Place, London SW1P 1SB. It is proposed a formal procurement advert will be placed week commencing 8 June 2015, inviting for the completion of a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ). It is proposed Invitations To Tender (ITT) are issued week commencing 10 August 2015. If you are interested in attending the market engagement event on 5 May 2015, you must register your interest and details at https:/www.nhssourcing.co.uk. Once registered please open "PQQ open to all suppliers" and look for project called pqq_29125 - Market Engagement Event Out of Hours Urgent Dental Care. Space is limited to 2 people per organisation. A proposed agenda for the market engagement meeting together with a basic outline of service requirements will be available to all those registering interest. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b2e0023-b2c6-4253-a4c9-ea598878ba1c | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Nov 2016 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Feb 2018 | | 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 ENGLAND | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1E 6QT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | Vincent Square | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85130000 - Dental practice and related services ## Release History - 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b2e0023-b2c6-4253-a4c9-ea598878ba1c ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b2e0023-b2c6-4253-a4c9-ea598878ba1c 15th April 2015 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0a5dd3f9-08e8-4092-8944-6b3e97de8d30 Procurement registration guide - https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk/web/login.shtml NHS England (London) Procurement Portal ## Notice URLs - http://www.nhssourcing.co.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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