Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS England and NHS Improvement North West
Preston Business Centre, Watling Street Road
Preston
PR2 8DY
UK
E-mail: necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.necsu.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA31749
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
North of England Commissioning Support Unit
Teesdale House
Stockton-on-Tees
TS17 6BL
UK
E-mail: necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKD4
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.necsu.nhs.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu
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
Unscheduled Urgent and Emergency Dental Services
Reference number: NHSE103
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85130000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement North West — Lancashire and South Cumbria who wish to commission comprehensive unscheduled urgent and emergency dental services.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
11 136 944.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 6
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Morcambe
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85130000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD4
Main site or place of performance:
Morcambe.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is managing the procurement process for and behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement North West who wish to commission a comprehensive unscheduled urgent and emergency dental services to the residents, visiting and transient population of Morcambe.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 559 376.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/09/2020
End:
31/08/2024
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Blackpool
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85130000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD4
Main site or place of performance:
Blackpool.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is managing the procurement process for and behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement North West who wish to commission a comprehensive unscheduled urgent and emergency dental services to the residents, visiting and transient population of Blackpool.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
2 751 840.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/09/2020
End:
31/08/2024
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Preston
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85130000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD4
Main site or place of performance:
Preston.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is managing the procurement process for and behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement North West who wish to commission a comprehensive unscheduled urgent and emergency dental services to the residents, visiting and transient population of Preston.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
3 523 520.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/09/2020
End:
31/08/2024
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
Blackburn
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85130000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD4
Main site or place of performance:
Blackburn.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is managing the procurement process for and behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement North West who wish to commission a comprehensive unscheduled urgent and emergency dental services to the residents, visiting and transient population of Blackburn.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 100 736.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/09/2020
End:
31/08/2024
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 5
II.2.1) Title
Accrington
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85130000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD4
Main site or place of performance:
Accrington.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is managing the procurement process for and behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement North West who wish to commission a comprehensive unscheduled urgent and emergency dental services to the residents, visiting and transient population of Accrington.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 100 736.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/09/2020
End:
31/08/2024
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 6
II.2.1) Title
Burnley
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85130000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD4
Main site or place of performance:
Burnley.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is managing the procurement process for and behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement North West who wish to commission a comprehensive unscheduled urgent and emergency dental services to the residents, visiting and transient population of Burnley.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 100 736.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/09/2020
End:
31/08/2024
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 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 No 102) (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.1.10) 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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 218-500249
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
11/11/2019
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
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement North West Lancashire and South Cumbria who wish to commission comprehensive unscheduled urgent and emergency dental services.
The basic principles that mirror that of the open procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of tenderers in accordance with the Light Touch Regime within The Public Contracts Regulations 2015, ensuring a fair, open and transparent process in accordance with NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No 2) Regulations 2013.
Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the contracting authority must consider:
(a) how what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions; and
(b) how, in conducting the process of procurement, it 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.
This procurement will be conducted via the NECS e-tendering system (In-tend) 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 In-tend portal.
To express an interest in tendering for this procurement, please register on the In-tend e-tendering portal, which can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu and follow the registration instructions.
Please note that it is free to register on In-tend, which can be accessed at any time of day.
Should you have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, you should contact the eTendering provider by email: support@in-tend.com or by Tel. 0844 2728810 (Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.).
Please note: tender documentation will be available via In-tend from 10.10.2019 and the closing date for receipt of tenders is 12.00 noon on 11.11.2019. NHS England and NHS Improvement North West are administrating this procurement opportunity on In-Tend and want interested suppliers to record an interest in this notice on In-Tend to obtain further information. Interest recorded in myTenders to obtain further information for this notice will not be considered.
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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
Telephone: +44 1642746918
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.necsu.nhs.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
North of England Commissioning Support Unit
Teesdale House, Thornaby
Stockton-on-Tees
TS17 6BL
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Royal Courts of Justice — The High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/10/2019