Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award 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.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.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
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.2.13) 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.2.13) 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.2.13) 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.2.13) 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.2.13) 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.2.13) 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.1.10) 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:
2019/S 197-479746
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Morcambe
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Blackpool
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 3
Title: Preston
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 4
Title: Blackburn
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 5
Title: Accrington
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 6
Title: Burnley
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section VI: Complementary information
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 phone 0844 2728810 (Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.).
Please note: tender documentation will be available via In-tend from 10 October 2019 and the closing date for receipt of tenders is 12 noon on 11 November 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.
(MT Ref:220808)
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
05/10/2020