Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-03-03
Buyer: NHS England
Country: UK
Region: Suffolk
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85130000: Dental practice services
Estimated value: 402000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-03-13
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: NHS England, East, wishes to commission a Level 2 Oral Surgery Service Provider, located in primary care or other locality settings, within the West Suffolk locality to support patients being managed within primary care to complement the existing GDS and hospital services.
The Provider of Level 2 oral surgery service will receive a fixed payment of 150 GBP for each episode of care (from first appointment to discharge). Further information can be found in the ITT Documentation.
NHS England, East, wishes to commission a Level 2 Oral Surgery Service Provider, located in primary care or other locality settings, within the West Suffolk locality to support patients being managed within primary care to complement the existing GDS and hospital services.
This is a cost and volume contract based on referrals and the estimated contract value for the full extended contract period is 402 000 GBP (Ex VAT).
The required start date for the new services is 24.4.2017. This date may be subject to change at any time and such changes will be notified via the Bravo e-tendering portal.
ITT submissions must be submitted via email tendering portal by no later than 13.3.2017 at 12:00 (noon).
Further information on the proposed structure of the contract is provided in the documentation made available online to interested parties on the e-tendering portal. The documentation is available online on the Bravo website at the link below. If you are not already registered on the portal you will need to register using the ‘Register’ link on the web page provided.
The Services to which this opportunity relates fall within the Light Touch regime of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the Regulations). Neither the publication of the this advertisement, the inclusion of a Bidder selection stage, an ITT nor the use of the term ‘Open Procedure’ nor any other indication (including any statement in this ITT) shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to services under the Light Touch regime.
2 optional extensions of 6 months each. Therefore the maximum contract period, including extensions, is 24 months.
Suppliers Instructions: How to Express Interest in this Tender. 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once). — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register — Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue' — Enter your correct business and user details. — Note the user-name you chose and click ‘Save' when complete. — You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure). 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the username/password. — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier). — Click on the relevant ITT_697 to access the content. — Click the ‘Express Interest' button at the top of the page. — This will move the ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) — You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments' in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details' box. 3. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response' under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to ‘Create Response' or to ‘Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining). — You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification. — Note the deadline for completion and submission, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete and submit your ITT. — There may be a mixture of on-line and off-line actions for you to perform (there is detailed on-line help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the on-line help, or contact the eTendering help-desk.
Neither the publication of the this advertisement, an ITT nor the use of the term 'Open Procedure' nor any other indication (including any statement in this advert) shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to services under the Light Touch regime.


Award value: 402000