--- title: "NHSE940 Request for Information West Yorkshire Prisons (Adult Male) Dental Service for and on behalf of NHS England - North East and Yorkshire" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-043c54" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-043c54" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-043c54.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-043c54.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS ENGLAND - NORTH EAST AND YORKSHIRE" published: "2024-02-23" --- # NHSE940 Request for Information West Yorkshire Prisons (Adult Male) Dental Service for and on behalf of NHS England - North East and Yorkshire Buyer: NHS ENGLAND - NORTH EAST AND YORKSHIRE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-043c54 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-043c54) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-043c54.json) ## Summary The NHS England - North East and Yorkshire, on behalf of NHS England, is conducting a Request for Information (RFI) exercise for West Yorkshire Prisons (Adult Male) Dental Service. The procurement is in the planning stage with a deadline for RFI responses set on 08 March 2024. Potential providers must register on the Atamis e-tender portal to participate. The procurement falls under the Health and social work services category. This tender presents an opportunity for healthcare service providers interested in delivering dental services to male adult prisoners in West Yorkshire. Businesses in the health and social work services sector, particularly those experienced in prison healthcare services, would be well-suited to compete in this procurement. By expressing interest and participating in the RFI exercise, providers can contribute to potential future service models while complying with the Provider Selection Regime. ## Notice North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS England - North East and Yorkshire (the Contracting Authority), who are conducting a Request for Information (RFI) exercise in order to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market to deliver West Yorkshire Prisons (Adult Male) Dental Service for West Yorkshire adult male prisons within HMPPS (HM Prison and Probation Service). The West Yorkshire Prisons covered are; HMP Leeds; HMP Wealstun and HMP Wakefield. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this service. It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such potential providers will need to express an interest in any future tender opportunity once a contract notice is published on Find and Tender Service and/ or on Contracts Finder, as applicable. 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 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. To register an interest in responding to this market engagement exercise and obtain a copy of the Request for Information documentation please go to the e-tender portal: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Please note that the deadline for RFI responses is 12 noon on Friday 08 March 2024. Please note that all communications and RFI submissions will be conducted via the Atamis e-tender portal only. It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should bidders have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via: Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035 The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9am - 5.30pm Please note that this exercise is not part of any pre-qualification process. It is intended as an awareness, communication and information gathering exercise offering an opportunity for provider organisations to help inform potential future service models and/or commissioning intentions. RFI documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 23 February 2024. ### Lot Information Lot 1 North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS England - North East and Yorkshire (the Contracting Authority), who are conducting a Request for Information (RFI) exercise in order to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market to deliver West Yorkshire Prisons (Adult Male) Dental Service for West Yorkshire adult male prisons within HMPPS (HM Prison and Probation Service). The West Yorkshire Prisons covered are; HMP Leeds; HMP Wealstun and HMP Wakefield. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this service. It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such potential providers will need to express an interest in any future tender opportunity once a contract notice is published on Find and Tender Service and/ or on Contracts Finder, as applicable. 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 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. To register an interest in responding to this market engagement exercise and obtain a copy of the Request for Information documentation please go to the e-tender portal: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Please note that the deadline for RFI responses is 12 noon on Friday 08 March 2024. Please note that all communications and RFI submissions will be conducted via the Atamis e-tender portal only. It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should bidders have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via: Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035 The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9am - 5.30pm Please note that this exercise is not part of any pre-qualification process. It is intended as an awareness, communication and information gathering exercise offering an opportunity for provider organisations to help inform potential future service models and/or commissioning intentions. RFI documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 23 February 2024. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005891-2024 | | 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 | 23 Feb 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 2 Sep 2024 | | 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 - NORTH EAST AND YORKSHIRE | | Locality | LEEDS | | Post town | Leeds | | Postcode | LS1 4AP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds | | Local authority | Leeds | | Electoral ward | Hunslet & Riverside | | Westminster constituency | Leeds South | | Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 23 Feb 2024 at 08:41 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005891-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome - https://www.england.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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