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title: "Out of Hours Urgent Dental Treatment Service - North Cumbria"
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# Out of Hours Urgent Dental Treatment Service - North Cumbria

Buyer: NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9e5461ea-8791-47e6-b764-331c6811c65f

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## Summary

The North of England Commissioning Support has awarded a contract for the "Out of Hours Urgent Dental Treatment Service - North Cumbria", an essential service in the health and social work sector. This service is crucial for providing unscheduled urgent and emergency dental care during out-of-hours periods in North Cumbria. The contract, valued at £622,000, began on 1st October 2020 and will run until 30th September 2021. The award was made through a direct procurement method using a single tender action that took place in light of the unanticipated impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The award notice was published on 8th January 2021.

This contract presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in health services, particularly those equipped to deliver urgent dental care. Companies, including small and medium enterprises and voluntary, community, and social enterprises, may find a good fit in this tender, as it aims to ensure patient needs are met during out-of-hours service periods. Those able to provide flexible, responsive healthcare services that comply with the stringent requirements of emergency care will be well-positioned to compete for similar future contracts.

## Notice

Out of hours dental treatment services are a critical and significant part of the local North Cumbria and North East, unscheduled urgent and emergency dental care clinical pathway. These services offer the only means of accessing urgent and emergency dental care during out of hours weekday periods and across the full weekend/bank holiday extended periods. Under Regulation 72 (1) Contracts and framework agreements may be modified without a new procurement procedure in any of the following cases: (c) where all of the following conditions are fulfilled: (i) the need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen; (ii) the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract; (iii) any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract or framework agreement. This contract award is required due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and subsequent impact upon operational delivery and business operations. The current pandemic and events were not expected or foreseen by the contracting authority. Attempts to mitigate risks identified in advance of procurement were undertaken. There was an urgent need to ensure services are maintained for the patients' needs. In light of the above, and taking into account a previous unsuccessful procurement, approval was given by the Commercial Executive Group of Arden and GEM CSU, for a 12 month direct award to be awarded, therefore allowing for delivery of Out of hours dental treatment services from 01 October 2020.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0826808f-7d91-480d-ac32-d3304827faa4 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Jan 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Sep 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Sep 2020 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2020 - 30 Sep 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £622,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £622,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT |
| Locality | STOCKTON-ON-TEES |
| Post town | Cleveland |
| Postcode | TS17 6BL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley |
| ITL 3 | TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees |
| Local authority | Stockton-on-Tees |
| Electoral ward | Mandale & Victoria |
| Westminster constituency | Middlesbrough and Thornaby East |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 8 Jan 2021 at 09:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0826808f-7d91-480d-ac32-d3304827faa4

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0826808f-7d91-480d-ac32-d3304827faa4
  8th January 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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