Out of Hours Dental Services in Hertfordshire and West Essex and Mid and South Essex

A Tender Notice
by NHS ENGLAND

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
7 year
Value
£6M
Sector
HEALTH
Published
19 Jan 2023
Delivery
01 Oct 2023 to 30 Sep 2030
Deadline
22 Feb 2023 12:00

Concepts

Location

East of England: Hertfordshire and West Essex

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of NHS England - East of England (the Commissioner) would like to notify the market of an opportunity to provide Out of Hours Dental Services in Hertfordshire and West Essex and Mid and South Essex for the following Lots.Lot 1: Hertfordshire and West EssexLot 2: Mid and South EssexThe key aims and objectives are as follows;• Commission forward-thinking dental out of hours provision that is evidenced-based and influenced by stakeholders including the dental community, patients and local Integrated Care Systems (ICS’s).• Commission appropriate levels of provision in each geographical area, which is evidence-based.• Commission a service that ensures equity of patient access in terms of location and opening hours. • Potentially decrease dental emergency attendance at Emergency Departments.Please note the deadline for ITT submissions is 12:00PM on Wednesday 22nd February 2023.

Lot Division

1 Hertfordshire and West Essex
  • Value: £3M

Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care System (ICS) encompasses all the Lower Tier Local Authority (LTLA) of Hertfordshire and the LTLAs of Uttlesford, Harlow and Epping Forrest.The Provider must make available a minimum of 46 hours per week for face-to-face patient care. and as part of core hours, the provider will make appointments available as a minimum, on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays from 11am-3pm and from Monday to Friday 6pm-8pm. During all face to face sessions, 3 patient appointments per hour will be available as a minimum.A minimum of two locations is required with a recommended distance of at least 15 - 20 miles apart, or within a 30 – 60 minute travel time from each other.The contract will be for a duration of 5 years with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years with an estimated annual contract value of £499,838.00 per annum.
2 Mid and South Essex
  • Value: £2M

Mid and South Essex ICS encompasses the LTLAs of Basildon, Brentwood, Braintree, Castle Point, Chelmsford, Maldon, Rochford and the Unitary Local Authority areas of Thurrock and South end on Sea. The Provider must make available a minimum of 46 hours per week for face-to-face patient care and as part of core hours, the provider will make appointments available as a minimum, on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays from 11am-3pm and a minimum of 3 weekday evenings between Monday to Friday from 6pm-8pm. During all face to face sessions, 3 patient appointments per hour will be available as a minimum.A minimum of two locations is required with a recommended distance of at least 15 - 20 miles apart, or within a 30 – 60 minute travel time from each other.The contract will be for a duration of 5 years with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years with an estimated annual contract value of £300,187.00 per annum

CPV Codes

  • 85131000 - Dental-practice services

Indicators

  • This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
  • Renewals are not available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** This Procurement has been advertised in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015(as amended) (the “Regulations”) to the extent that the Regulations relate to services within the scope of Schedule 3thereto (Social and Other Specific Services). The Commissioner and AGCSU are, therefore, bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to Schedule 3 services.The Contracting Authority will be using an eTendering system for this procurement exercise. Further information and the ITT documentation can be found via the ‘Live Opportunities’ list on the e-procurement system at the following link:https://health-family-contract-search.secure.force.com/?searchtype=Projects. You can also register your interest via this page. You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference: C120113: Out of Hours Dental Services in Hertfordshire & West Essex and Mid & South Essex.Neither the publication of this notice nor the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations. Please see published procurement documentation for further details.

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