--- title: "Request for Information forSpecialist Paediatric Dental Services and Adult Special Care Dental Service for Greater Manchester" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d2c65db9-865f-4b47-a2db-ae8b9151c765" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d2c65db9-865f-4b47-a2db-ae8b9151c765" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d2c65db9-865f-4b47-a2db-ae8b9151c765.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d2c65db9-865f-4b47-a2db-ae8b9151c765.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NORTH ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT" published: "2019-06-17" --- # Request for Information forSpecialist Paediatric Dental Services and Adult Special Care Dental Service for Greater Manchester Buyer: NORTH ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d2c65db9-865f-4b47-a2db-ae8b9151c765 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d2c65db9-865f-4b47-a2db-ae8b9151c765) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d2c65db9-865f-4b47-a2db-ae8b9151c765.json) ## Summary The North England Commissioning Support is currently in the planning stage for a Request for Information (RFI) regarding Specialist Paediatric Dental Services and Adult Special Care Dental Services in Greater Manchester. The engagement end date is set for 1st July 2019, by which interested parties must submit their responses by 12.00 noon. This procurement falls under the health and social work services category and seeks to gather insights from the market, with the potential for a future tender under the project ID NHSE203. This procurement process presents significant opportunities for businesses within the dental and healthcare sectors, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Companies that can offer specialist dental services, especially those proficient in catering to paediatric needs and adult special care, would find this tender particularly applicable. Engaging in this RFI allows businesses to express their interest and prepare for a potential competitive tendering process in the near future. ## Notice North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service hosted by NHS England and is managing this Request for Information (RFI) and a future procurement process for the provision of Specialist Paediatric Dental Services and Adult Special Care Dental Services for and on behalf of NHS Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership The RFI documentation will be accessible from 14 June 2019 and completed RFI responses must be returned by 12.00 noon on 1st July 2019. The Contracting Authority is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to engage with the market to gather information, in order to gain a better understanding of both the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering the proposed Specialist Paediatric Dental Services and Adult Special Care Dental Services, and to alert the market to a future tender opportunity for the provision of Specialist Paediatric Dental Services and Adult Special Care Dental Services for NHS England Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such you will need to express your interest in any future tender opportunity once the contract notice is published in OJEU and on Contracts Finder. It should be noted that this PIN/RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. This PIN/RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest in the RFI exercise. NECS is utilising an electronic tendering portal (PROACTIS) to manage this RFI and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to access the RFI documentation and return completed RFI documentation. The PROACTIS e-Tendering portal can be found at: https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS (Please follow the registration instructions if you are not already registered) and look for the project NHSE203 Request for Information - Specialist Paediatric Dental Services and Adult Special Care Dental Services Please note that it is free to register on PROACTIS, which can be accessed at any time of day as long as you have a working internet connection. Please note that this facility allows the provider to express an interest only in delivering this service, it is not a Pre-Qualification Process. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/781556e4-7d79-4e10-a984-19bfde9e94e5 | | 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 | 17 Jun 2019 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Jul 2019 | | 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 | NORTH 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 | TLD North West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 17 Jun 2019 at 09:30 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/781556e4-7d79-4e10-a984-19bfde9e94e5 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/781556e4-7d79-4e10-a984-19bfde9e94e5 17th June 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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