Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice With Call For Competition
Published: 2017-08-31
Buyer: NHS England Lancashire and South Cumbria
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85100000: Health services
Submission deadline: 2017-09-14

Technical requirements: NHS England Lancashire and South Cumbria have direct commissioning responsibility for the provision of high quality and value for money Community Dental Services across Lancashire. The Request for Information process will provide direct feedback relating to Special / Paediatric Dental Care and Dental education Centres to NHS England Lancashire and South Cumbria.
NHS England North (lancashire and South Cumbria)have direct commissioning responsibility for high quality and value for money community dental services. The service provision is for the active delivery of Special / Paediatric Care & Dental Education Centres across North Lancashire.
As per Regulation 75 (i) (B (iv)) of the Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) 2015, the Contracting Authority intends to award a public contract without further publication and invite interested providers to express their interest in writing by 14.9.2017, 17:30. If there are no further expressions of interest the Contracting Authority will start a direct award process. Please express an interest via the messages tab on the etendering portal https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS
A Request for Information will be issued 31.8.2017 via the e-tendering portal, Following this initial engagement potential providers will be given the opportunity to attend one to one market engagement sessions which if required will be scheduled shortly after the RFI closes. Access at https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS hosted by PROACTIS, navigating to NHSE95.
NHS England North (Lancashire and South Cumbria) have direct commissioning responsibility for high quality and value for money community dental services. The service provision is for the active delivery of Special / Paediatric Care & Dental Education Centres across South Lancashire.
As per Regulation 75 (i) (B (iv)) of the Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) 2015, the Contracting Authority intends to award a public contract without further publication and invite interested providers to express their interest in writing by 14.9.2017, 17:30. If there are no further expressions of interest the Contracting Authority will start a direct award process. Please express an interest via the messages tab on the etendering porta; https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS
A Request for Information will be issued 31.8.2017 via the e-tendering portal, Following this initial engagement potential providers will be given the opportunity to attend one to one market engagement sessions which if required will be scheduled shortly after the RFI closes. Access at https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS navigating to NHSE95.
A request for Information will be issued week commencing 29.8.2017 via the e-tendering portal, following this initial engagement potential providers will be given the opportunity to attend one to one sessions. NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this Market Engagement and communicate with providers. There will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communication with NECS, including your submission, will be conducted via the portalhttps://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS hosted by PROACTIS.
Any queries, or if you are having problems registering on the portal, you should contact the eTendering provider by Email:
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at
The Contracting Authorities will act in accordance with Regulation 92 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015,
these Regulations provides for appeals to be made to the High Court subject to the time limitations and other required procedural steps. The
rules relating to appeal are complex and a dissatisfied tenderer is advised to take their own prompt legal advice.