---
title: "Dental Referral Management Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0305bd"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "GREATER MANCHESTER HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP AND NHS ENGLAND & NHS IMPROVEMENT NORTH WEST"
published: "2021-12-24"
---

# Dental Referral Management Service

Buyer: GREATER MANCHESTER HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP AND NHS ENGLAND & NHS IMPROVEMENT NORTH WEST  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0305bd

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## Summary

The planned procurement for a Dental Referral Management Service is being organised by the Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership in conjunction with NHS England & NHS Improvement North West. This service, classified under CPV code 85130000, falls within the health and social work services category. It will support the management of referrals from primary to secondary care within the Greater Manchester, Cheshire & Merseyside, and Lancashire & South Cumbria regions. Market engagement is set to start from January to September 2022, with the tender publication anticipated between January and March 2023, and a contract commencement date proposed for 1 April 2024.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social care services, particularly those with expertise in dental services and referral management. Companies involved in community-based health solutions and capable of facilitating triage and data intelligence within the referral process would be well-suited to compete. As the procurement progresses, firms can leverage this opportunity to expand their market presence and support NHS initiatives across the North West of England.

## Notice

This is to inform the market of future commissioning intentions in the Cheshire & Merseyside and Lancashire & South Cumbria Region for NHS England & NHS Improvement and Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership for a Dental Referral Management Service to enable the management of referrals form primary care dental practices to secondary care and other specialist community based services including facilitation of triage and business intelligence. Please note the timescales are indicative and any planned procurement may be subject to change due to legislative changes expected in 2022.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

North of England Commissioning Support (CSU) is a commissioning support service hosted by NHS England & NHS Improvement and is acting on behalf of NHS England & NHS Improvement North West (Cheshire & Merseyside and Lancashire & South Cumbria) and Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership to inform the market of future commissioning intentions. The indicative timeline below is for a Dental Referral Management Service opportunity in the North West: Market engagement to commence - January - September 2022 Publication of tender - January - March 2023 Planned contract commencement - 01 April 2024 Please note this may be subject to change due to legislative procurement changes expected in 2022. Additional information: Further information will be published nearer the time

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032326-2021 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| 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 | 24 Dec 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 30 Mar 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,475,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GREATER MANCHESTER HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP AND NHS ENGLAND & NHS IMPROVEMENT NORTH WEST |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | N/A |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85130000 - Dental practice and related services

## Release History

- 24 Dec 2021 at 12:14 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032326-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.necsu.nhs.uk
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu

## Provenance

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