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title: "Emergency Contract - Interim Urgent Dental Access Centre (UDAC)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-044f78"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2024-04-04"
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# Emergency Contract - Interim Urgent Dental Access Centre (UDAC)

Buyer: NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044f78

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## Summary

The North East & North Cumbria, Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB) has awarded an emergency contract for the provision of an Interim Urgent Dental Access Centre under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime. The contract is in the services category and is part of the Health Care Services industry. The contract, titled "Emergency Contract - Interim Urgent Dental Access Centre (UDAC)", is worth £654,000 and is active from 11th March 2024 to 10th March 2026, with the aim of addressing immediate risks to patient safety in Dental Care.

This emergency tender by NENC ICB offers business opportunities for companies in the health services sector capable of providing urgent dental care solutions. The contract presents a chance for businesses to contribute to mitigating immediate patient safety risks within Darlington & Tees Valley. Companies with expertise in community health services and dentistry are well-suited to compete. The procurement method used for this contract was an Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, focusing on addressing immediate quality of care and safety concerns.

## Notice

The short term 'interim' service under emergency contracting arrangements will be located at: Firthmoor Community Centre, Burnside, Darlington This is a short term 'interim' emergency contract to secure integrated urgent dental access centre provision to better support dental patients with urgent care clinical needs and to mitigate increasing and immediate patient safety risks whilst new general access contracts are openly procured in parallel during 2024-25 across Darlington & Tees Valley. Primarily this short term service is being established with the aim of reducing the immediate and increasing dental patient safety and harm risks that are occuring whilst NHS Dentistry general dental access continues to recover within the local area and formal procurement of a new general dental access contract for Darlington that is being undertaken in parallel during 2024-25 is successfully completed. The Darlington long term contract opportunity can be accessed via Contracts Finder: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007552-2024?

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Emergency Contract - Interim Urgent Dental Access Centre (UDAC) This is a short term 'interim' emergency contract to secure integrated urgent dental access centre provision to better support dental patients with urgent care clinical needs across Darlington & Tees Valley. Primarily this short term service is being established with the aim of reducing the immediate and increasing dental patient safety and harm risks that are occuring whilst NHS Dentistry general dental access continues to recover within the local area and formal procurement of a new general dental access contract for Darlington that is being undertaken in parallel during 2024-25 is successfully completed. The long term contract opportunity can be accessed via Contracts Finder: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007552-2024? The value of the contract awarded under emergency conditions is PS654,000 Year 1 with a further year allowable by exception where patient safety risks remain unaddressed through completion of the parrallel procurement during 2024-25 of new general dental access contracts.[brief description of the services to be provided] The relevant authority intends to award this contract under the urgent circumstances provision under 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 award. The lifetime value of the contract is PS654,000. Contract Start Date: 11 March 2024 Contract End Date: 10 March 2026.

### Procurement Information

This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under 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 award.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010863-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Apr 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £654,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE15 8NY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Lemington |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DR MOHAMMED AZFAR HYDER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 4 Apr 2024 at 08:31 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010863-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007552-2024

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