--- title: "Market Briefing Event: Orthodontic Services in Oxford, Thame, Eastleigh and Dover for NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE/I) South East" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03281b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03281b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03281b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03281b.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS ENGLAND & NHS IMPROVEMENT - SOUTH EAST" published: "2022-03-30" --- # Market Briefing Event: Orthodontic Services in Oxford, Thame, Eastleigh and Dover for NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE/I) South East Buyer: NHS ENGLAND & NHS IMPROVEMENT - SOUTH EAST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03281b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03281b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03281b.json) ## Summary The NHS England & NHS Improvement - South East is currently in the planning stage of a public procurement process for orthodontic services across Oxford, Thame, Eastleigh, and Dover. The upcoming market briefing event is scheduled for 27th April 2022, with a deadline for registration and questionnaire submission set for 22nd April 2022. This pre-procurement phase aims to gather interest from potential providers for delivering NHS Level 2 and 3a orthodontic services, which are governed by the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The anticipated formal procurement process will commence in May 2022, with contracts expected to start on 1st April 2023. This procurement presents significant opportunities for dental service providers, particularly those specialising in orthodontics, as it seeks qualified and capable organisations to deliver essential services in the specified areas. Companies with expertise in treating children and adolescents, and those experienced in NHS service delivery within the orthodontic field, are encouraged to participate. Moreover, the briefing event will provide critical insights into the service requirements, enabling businesses to align their capabilities with the commissioners' objectives and enhance their competitive positioning in future tenders. ## Notice This notice is placed in order to facilitate early engagement with potential providers, and relates only to a pre-procurement market briefing. NHSE/I South East (the Commissioner) are seeking to recommission Level 2 and 3a NHS Orthodontic Services in the Oxford, Thame, Eastleigh and Dover areas, and will be undertaking a procurement process to award new contracts. Prospective bidders are invited to a pre-procurement market briefing event held virtually on 27th April 2022, 17.30 - 19.30. The event has been timed to avoid a clash with clinical sessions as much as possible. Orthodontics is the dental specialty concerned with facial growth, development of the dentition and occlusion, and the assessment, diagnosis, interception and treatment of malocclusions and facial irregularities. The overall aim of the service is to provide equitable, accessible, high quality and cost effective specialist orthodontic services, in line with the National Guide for Commissioning Orthodontics, 2015 and NHS Personal Dental Services (PDS) Agreements Regulations 2005. Orthodontics is mainly provided for children and adolescents who meet the agreed criteria for NHS treatment and for adults where there is clinical justification and where prior approval has been agreed with the commissioner. The service includes: * Assessment and treatment delivered according to each patient's clinical needs, including interceptive treatment and in hours urgent care * Treatment includes examination, taking of radiographs, diagnosis, preventative care, advice, planning of orthodontic treatment, supply and repair of orthodontic appliances including retainers for a period of 12 months following the completion of active orthodontic treatment * Appropriate referral to other healthcare providers for mandatory or advanced mandatory services or any other appropriate and necessary healthcare * Advice to the patient and other clinicians where appropriate The contracts are limited to orthodontic treatment within complexity Level 2 and 3a and excludes all mandatory services and the following additional services: * Sedation services * Domiciliary services * Minor oral surgery * Dental public health services * Orthodontic complexity level 1 and 3b cases The procurement is anticipated to commence from May 2022, inviting tenders to deliver services for specific lotted areas, with contract commencement anticipated on 1st April 2023. NHSE/I anticipates contracting for services under a PDS agreement. To allow potential providers to reflect on the proposed services, early indicative information has been provided as part of this notice, as well as a market sounding questionnaire for potential providers to respond to, prior to the briefing event. At the briefing, we will share further detail of the commissioner's objectives for the services. We will also provide details of the e-procurement system (being used to procure these services) and how the procurement process will operate. ### Lot Information Ortho-1: Oxford Ortho-1: Oxford Providers are reminded that all information regarding Lots is indicative only and subject to change. Providers should not rely upon these Lot descriptions when submitting any future bids, instead referring to the tender documentation released with the relevant tender opportunity. Ortho-2: Thame Ortho-2: Thame Providers are reminded that all information regarding Lots is indicative only and subject to change. Providers should not rely upon these Lot descriptions when submitting any future bids, instead referring to the tender documentation released with the relevant tender opportunity. Ortho-3: Eastleigh Ortho-3: Eastleigh Providers are reminded that all information regarding Lots is indicative only and subject to change. Providers should not rely upon these Lot descriptions when submitting any future bids, instead referring to the tender documentation released with the relevant tender opportunity. Ortho-4: Dover Ortho-4: Dover Providers are reminded that all information regarding Lots is indicative only and subject to change. Providers should not rely upon these Lot descriptions when submitting any future bids, instead referring to the tender documentation released with the relevant tender opportunity. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008576-2022 | | 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 | 30 Mar 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 10 May 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND & NHS IMPROVEMENT - SOUTH EAST | | Locality | HORLEY | | Post town | Redhill | | Postcode | RH6 7DE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ26 East Surrey | | Local authority | Reigate and Banstead | | Electoral ward | Horley Central & South | | Westminster constituency | Dorking and Horley | | Delivery location | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC, TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight, TLJ4 Kent | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85131100 - Orthodontic services ## Release History - 30 Mar 2022 at 14:01 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008576-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/ProjectManage/1586 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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