Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Ty Gorwel, St Davids Park
Carmarthen
SA31 3BB
UK
Contact person: Josh Wood
Telephone: +44 1267229655
E-mail: josh.wood@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of General Dental Services for the population of South Ceredigion
Reference number: HDD-OJEULT-54816
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85131000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Hywel Dda University Health Board ("HDUHB") are seeking to procure the provision of General Dental Services for HDUHB within the South Ceredigion Cluster Area.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
446 880.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85131000
85130000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL14
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Hywel Dda University Health Board ("HDUHB") is seeking to procure the provision of General Dental Services for HDUHB within the South Ceredigion Cluster Area.
The indicative number of patients to be served by the practice is up to 550 patients per annum, once the practice is fully operational.
Providers will be required to describe how they intend to engage with existing organisations and agencies in the locality to maximise their impact on the oral health of the local population. This will require developing effective local partnerships with existing organisations that can help in the task of reaching the more difficult to reach patients who have genuine needs.
The Health Board will accept proposals for partial or whole bids for this service. Bidders must indicate this in question 1 of the technical capability response.
Should a bidder wish to only bid for part of the requirements this must be clearly detailed as the proportion of the contract as a minimum/maximum figure.
The Health Board will give preference to any bids for the full provision.
Partial bids will be awarded by Health Board on a ranked basis with the highest bidder being awarded the maximum figure indicated in question 1 of the technical capability response, the second placed bidder will be awarded either the remainder or up to the maximum figure indicated, any further volumes will be awarded based on the same scale.
The contract is offered under the terms of the NHS (Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Wales) Regulations 2006 and subsequent amendments plus a Dental Contract Reform Contact Variation/Service Level Agreement. The PDS regulations detail mandatory services and additional services. The clinical services to be provided are those deemed as mandatory services and as a minimum, the provider must meet the requirements of the NHS (Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Wales) Regulations 2006 in all aspects relating to the provision of mandatory services. The DCR expectations are set out in the GDS DCR programme principles.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 75
Quality criterion: Foundational Economy
/ Weighting: 25
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 0
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-032504
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/05/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Gower Healthcare Dental Ltd
Rhodfa'r Felin
Cardigan
SA431JX
UK
Telephone: +44 7872534759
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 446 880.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:141470)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/06/2024