--- title: "Market Briefing: Mandatory Dental Services (MDS) on the Isle of Wight" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04af6d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04af6d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04af6d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04af6d.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT ICB ON BEHALF OF NHS ENGLAND" published: "2024-10-18" --- # Market Briefing: Mandatory Dental Services (MDS) on the Isle of Wight Buyer: NHS HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT ICB ON BEHALF OF NHS ENGLAND Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04af6d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04af6d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04af6d.json) ## Summary NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (ICB) on behalf of NHS England is commencing the procurement process for Mandatory Dental Services (MDS) on the Isle of Wight. This process is currently in the planning stage with a market briefing event scheduled for Friday, 8th November 2024 from 5pm to 7pm via Microsoft Teams. This procurement is classified under the health and dental service category, specifically "Dental practice and related services" with CPV code 85130000. The procurement efforts include multiple lots for different areas of the Isle of Wight, with service commencements anticipated between April to September 2025. The competitive process follows the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and will utilise the e-Procurement system Atamis, with a pre-procurement notice published on the mentioned date. This tender provides significant business growth opportunities for qualified dental service providers, particularly those capable of delivering comprehensive and mandatory dental services. The market briefing will assist potential bidders in understanding the commissioner's objectives and the lotting strategy, which involves service divisions for different regions within the Isle of Wight. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and large dental practices will find themselves well-positioned to submit bids, thanks to the structured lot system allowing competition for one contract per lot (with an exception for Lot 5C1-1 potentially awarding up to two contracts). Interested providers should register by 6th November 2024 to participate in the event and gain access to all pertinent information needed for upcoming tender submissions. ## Notice This notice is placed in order to facilitate early engagement with potential providers, and relates only to a pre-procurement market briefing. NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight (HIOW) Integrated Care Board (ICB) are seeking to commission Mandatory Dental Services (MDS) on the Isle of Wight, and will be holding a procurement process to award new contracts for service commencement from April 2025. Prospective bidders are warmly invited to a pre-procurement market briefing event held virtually through Microsoft Teams on the following date: 5pm - 7pm Friday 8th November 2024 by MS Teams The event has been arranged to take place to avoid any clash with clinical sessions and will be hosted online. The procurement(s) are anticipated to commence from early November 2024, inviting tenders to deliver services for specific lotted areas, with phased contract commencement anticipated in the period from April to September 2025. The procurement is anticipated to be split into a number of Lots as follows:- Lot 5C1-1: Isle of Wight (21k) Lot 5C1-2: Isle of Wight (14k) Lot 5C1-3: West Wight A maximum of one contract will be awardable in each Lot, except in the case of Lot 5C1-1, where a maximum of 2 contracts will be awardable. The commissioners anticipate contracting for services under PDS agreements for a period of up to 10 years. This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner. To allow potential providers to reflect on the proposed services, the Commissioner has provided early indicative information as part of this notice. At the briefing, we will share further detail of the commissioner's objectives, the proposed specification for the service, lotting intentions and pricing strategy. We will also provide details of the e-Procurement system (being used to procure these services) and how the procurement and selection process will operate. To access the information suite and express an interest, interested providers should register on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome and express interest via the 'Live Opportunities' list. Please note that you will need to be registered on Atamis and select the option to 'register an interest' under the project Market Briefing: Mandatory Dental Services (MDS) on the Isle of Wight, followed by completing and submitting the Market Briefing Event Registration form. In order to attend the Market Briefing Event, please ensure that you submit the registration form via Atamis by no later than 12 Noon on Wednesday 6th November 2024, including your contact details as requested. Details on how to access the briefing will be provided to all responses received prior to this closing date. The briefing event is open to all providers who may want to deliver NHS mandatory dental services in the future. In order to establish fair representation, availability for this event is limited to a maximum of two individuals per organisation. Providers are reminded that the information documents provided in Atamis are indicative draft versions only and subject to change. Providers should not rely upon these documents when submitting any future bids, instead referring to the tender documentation released with the relevant tender opportunity. ### Lot Information West Wight A maximum of 1 contract will be awardable in this Lot, for total UDA activity of 12,000 UDAs. 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/033868-2024 | | 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 | 18 Oct 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 13 Nov 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 HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT ICB ON BEHALF OF NHS ENGLAND | | Locality | EASTLEIGH | | Post town | Southampton | | Postcode | SO50 5PB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ35 South Hampshire | | Local authority | Eastleigh | | Electoral ward | Eastleigh Central | | Westminster constituency | Eastleigh | | Delivery location | TLJ34 Isle of Wight | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85130000 - Dental practice and related services ## Release History - 18 Oct 2024 at 23:49 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033868-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome - https://www.hantsiow.icb.nhs.uk/icb ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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