Social and other specific services – public contracts
Prior information notice - This notice is a call for competition
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS England — Midlands and East
Quarry House
Leeds
LS2 7UE
UK
E-mail: necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.england.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login?ID=AA31749
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
North of England Commissioning Support Unit
Teesdale House, Westpoint Road, Thornaby
Stockton-on-Tees
TS17 6BL
UK
E-mail: necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKF
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.necsu.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
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
Pseudo-Dynamic Purchasing System for Orthodontic Services in Midlands and East
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85131100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service hosted by NHS England and is managing this procurement process for and on behalf of NHS England Midlands and East.
NHS England are accountable for the provision of Orthodontic Services and are proposing to commission a Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System (PDPS) in order to procure future orthodontic services across the Midlands and East of England which will be phased in from February 2019.
The PDPS will seek to establish 6 batches through which providers will be invited to tender for future contracts. These 6 batches will be spread across the following 4 geographical areas; West Midlands, Central Midlands, North Midlands and the East. The contracts available within these areas will be confirmed at stage 2 — Call for Competition.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
East
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85131100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH11
UKH12
UKH14
UKH15
UKH16
UKH3
UKH32
UKH36
UKH35
UKH31
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS England Midlands & East (the “Contracting Authorities”) wishes to procure the provision of Orthodontic Services (the “Services”) across four (4) geographical areas – East Midlands, West Midlands, Central Midlands and North Midlands (the “Areas”). The Contracting Authorities wish to establish an arrangement for the provision of the services which will operate similar to a Dynamic Purchasing System. Such arrangement will be referred to hereinafter as a ‘Pseudo’ Dynamic Purchasing System (PDPS). The PDPS period of validity is 4 years and will commence in December 2018.
The PDPS will remain open during the 4-year period; this means that following the initial assessment and establishment of the PDPS providers can apply to be added at any point in time.
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Those interested in applying to establish themselves on the DPS should register with Proactis in the first instance at:
https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
West Midlands
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85131100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG
UKG11
UKG12
UKG13
UKG33
UKG36
UKG38
UKG39
UKG37
UKG32
UKG31
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS England Midlands and East (the “Contracting Authorities”) wishes to procure the provision of Orthodontic Services (the “Services”) across four (4) geographical areas — East Midlands, West Midlands, Central Midlands and North Midlands (the “Areas”). The Contracting Authorities wish to establish an arrangement for the provision of the services which will operate similar to a Dynamic Purchasing System. Such arrangement will be referred to hereinafter as a ‘Pseudo’ Dynamic Purchasing System (PDPS). The PDPS period of validity is 4 years and will commence in December 2018.
The PDPS will remain open during the 4-year period; this means that following the initial assessment and establishment of the PDPS providers can apply to be added at any point in time.
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Those interested in applying to establish themselves on the DPS should register with Proactis in the first instance at:
https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Central Midlands
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85131100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH23
UKH24
UKH21
UKF22
UKF21
UKF3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS England Midlands and East (the “Contracting Authorities”) wishes to procure the provision of Orthodontic Services (the “Services”) across four (4) geographical areas — East Midlands, West Midlands, Central Midlands and North Midlands (the “Areas”). The Contracting Authorities wish to establish an arrangement for the provision of the services which will operate similar to a Dynamic Purchasing System. Such arrangement will be referred to hereinafter as a ‘Pseudo’ Dynamic Purchasing System (PDPS). The PDPS period of validity is 4 years and will commence in December 2018.
The PDPS will remain open during the 4-year period; this means that following the initial assessment and establishment of the PDPS providers can apply to be added at any point in time.
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Those interested in applying to establish themselves on the DPS should register with Proactis in the first instance at:
https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
North Midlands
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85131100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF14
UKF1
UKG23
UKG21
UKG22
UKG24
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS England Midlands & East (the “Contracting Authorities”) wishes to procure the provision of Orthodontic Services (the “Services”) across four (4) geographical areas — East Midlands, West Midlands, Central Midlands and North Midlands (the “Areas”). The Contracting Authorities wish to establish an arrangement for the provision of the services which will operate similar to a Dynamic Purchasing System. Such arrangement will be referred to hereinafter as a ‘Pseudo’ Dynamic Purchasing System (PDPS). The PDPS period of validity is 4 years and will commence in December 2018.
The PDPS will remain open during the 4-year period; this means that following the initial assessment and establishment of the PDPS providers can apply to be added at any point in time.
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Those interested in applying to establish themselves on the DPS should register with Proactis in the first instance at:
https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
“Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 Contracting Authorities must consider:
(a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social, and environmental well-being of the area where they exercise their functions;
And
(b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, they might act with a view to securing that improvement.
Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to “economic, social, and environmental well-being”. The basic principles of the Open Procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with The Light-Touch Rules Regime, Regulations 74 to 77 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No102) (for Health, Social, Education, and certain other Service Contracts).”
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Justification for any framework agreement duration exceeding 4 years: Justification for any framework agreement duration exceeding 4 years: Please note this will be a Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System(PDPS).
IV.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure:
Information about national procedures is available at: (URL)
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/pdfs/uksi_20150102_en.pdf
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
Public contracts for Health, Social, Education, and certain other Service Contracts listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) (PCR 2015) shall be awarded in accordance with Chapter 3 Section 7 Regulation 74 to 77 of PCR 2015.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
Date:
03/06/2019
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
“This procurement will be conducted via the NECS e-tendering system (Proactis) as such there will be no hard copy documents issued to bidders and all communications between bidders and NECS, including tender submissions, will be conducted via the Proactis portal.
To express an interest in tendering for this procurement, please register on the Proactis e-tendering portal, which can be found at: https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS and follow the registration instructions.
Please note that it is free to register on Proactis, which can be accessed at any time of day.
Should you have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal, you should contact the eTendering provider by e-mail: Suppliersupport@proactis.com or Website: http://proactis.kayako.com/suppliernetwork/Core/Default/Index (Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm).
The basic principles of the Open Procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102).”
(MT Ref:214165).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
North of England Commissioning Support Unit
Teesdale House, Thornaby
Stockton on Tees
TS17 6BL
UK
E-mail: NECSU.neprocurement@nhs.net
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.necsu.nhs.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/12/2018