--- title: "C102798 ME3 Market Briefing: Mandatory Dental Services NHSE South East (Kent, Sussex & HIOW)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-cd208cd2-a222-4b7d-ba3a-ac9e51173cf2" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-cd208cd2-a222-4b7d-ba3a-ac9e51173cf2" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cd208cd2-a222-4b7d-ba3a-ac9e51173cf2.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cd208cd2-a222-4b7d-ba3a-ac9e51173cf2.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS ENGLAND SOUTH EAST" published: "2022-09-20" --- # C102798 ME3 Market Briefing: Mandatory Dental Services NHSE South East (Kent, Sussex & HIOW) Buyer: NHS ENGLAND SOUTH EAST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cd208cd2-a222-4b7d-ba3a-ac9e51173cf2 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-cd208cd2-a222-4b7d-ba3a-ac9e51173cf2) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cd208cd2-a222-4b7d-ba3a-ac9e51173cf2.json) ## Summary The public procurement process for the provision of Mandatory Dental Services in the Kent, Sussex, and Hampshire & Isle of Wight area is currently in the planning stage. NHS England South East is the buying organisation responsible for this procurement. The title of the procurement is "C102798 ME3 Market Briefing: Mandatory Dental Services NHSE South East (Kent, Sussex & HIOW)". This falls under the industry category of Dental practice and related services. The key deadline for engagement is scheduled for 11th October 2022. This tender offers opportunities for small and voluntary sector enterprises interested in providing NHS mandatory dental services. The procurement process is looking to award new contracts starting from April 2023, with phased contract commencement expected between April and September 2023. Prospective bidders are required to register interest by 12 Noon on 11th October 2022 through the Atamis e-procurement system. The procurement process will include detailed information sharing on the commissioner's objectives, service specifications, pricing strategy, and the e-Procurement system to be used for the process. ## Notice This notice is placed in order to facilitate early engagement with potential providers, and relates only to a pre-procurement market briefing. NHS England - South East (NHSE) are seeking to commission Mandatory Dental Services (MDS) in the Kent, Sussex and Hampshire & Isle of Wight area, and will be holding a procurement process to award new contracts for service commencement from April 2023. Prospective bidders are warmly invited to a pre-procurement market briefing event held virtually through Microsoft Teams on the following date: 5pm - 7pm Wednesday 12th October 2022 by MS Teams The event has been arranged to take place to avoid any clash with clinical sessions and will be hosted online. The procurement(s) are anticipated to commence from late October 2022, inviting tenders to deliver services for specific lotted areas, with phased contract commencement anticipated in the period from April to September 2023. NHSE anticipates contracting for services under a PDS agreement. To allow potential providers to reflect on the proposed services, the Commissioner has provided early indicative information as part of this notice. At the briefing, we will share further detail of the commissioner's objectives, the proposed specification for the service and pricing strategy. We will also provide details of the e-Procurement system (being used to procure these services) and how the procurement and selection process will operate. To access the information suite and express an interest, interested providers should register on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome and express interest via the 'Live Opportunities' list. Please note that you will need to be registered on Atamis and select the option to 'register an interest' under the project Market Briefing: Mandatory Dental Services NHSE South East (Kent, Sussex & HIOW), followed by completing and submitting the Market Briefing Event Registration form. In order to attend the Market Briefing Event, please ensure that you submit the registration form via Atamis by no later than 12 Noon on Tuesday 11th October 2022, including your contact details as requested. Details on how to access the briefing will be provided to all responses received prior to this closing date. The briefing event is open to all providers who may want to deliver NHS mandatory dental services in the future. In order to establish fair representation, availability for this event is limited to a maximum of two individuals per organisation. Providers are reminded that the information documents provided in Atamis are indicative draft versions only and subject to change. Providers should not rely upon these documents when submitting any future bids, instead referring to the tender documentation released with the relevant tender opportunity. Text continues - Please see attached file 'C102798 ME3 Additional text continuation.pdf' ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f7dbf641-ab24-48f5-9feb-a39f52f1e4de | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | 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 | 20 Sep 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 11 Oct 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 ENGLAND SOUTH EAST | | Locality | BRISTOL | | Post town | Bristol | | Postcode | BS1 3NX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England | | ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of | | Local authority | Bristol, City of | | Electoral ward | Central | | Westminster constituency | Bristol Central | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85130000 - Dental practice and related services ## Release History - 20 Sep 2022 at 21:18 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f7dbf641-ab24-48f5-9feb-a39f52f1e4de ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f7dbf641-ab24-48f5-9feb-a39f52f1e4de 20th September 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/264340c6-c447-4bf2-9ff9-1edf68d3536d C102798 ME3 Additional text continuation ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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