Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-01-28
Buyer: NHS Arden and GEM CSU
Country: UK
Region: EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services
Submission deadline: 2016-03-15
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: In described locations across Leicester, Leicestershire, Rutland, Lincoln and Lincolnshire. Please see the documentation contained within the tender for further information.
Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (Arden and GEM CSU) on behalf of NHS England (Midlands and East (Central Midlands) would like to invite bids from suitably qualified organisations for dental service opportunities across Leicester, Leicestershire, Rutland, Lincoln and Lincolnshire. The procurement will be lotted — proposed as 1 lot per practice / service, and providers will be able to bid for as many lots as they are qualified to. This will include general dentistry opportunities (to be contracted under PDS Plus agreements), and Special Care dentistry services (to be contracted under PDS agreements). The contracts being offered are for a period of 7 years from 1.12.2016, with the option to extend for a further 3 years (at the commissioners discretion).
The expectations are that these services will offer increased patient access and funding will be linked to KPI achievement within the current budgets. The successful provider(s) will need to demonstrate that they can deliver continuously high-quality services and will be responsive to the needs of the local populations. Provider(s) will be assessed on an ongoing basis to ensure they deliver the high-quality services required.
These services must be provided by Dentists and Dental healthcare professionals, the provider(s) will be expected to:
— Design services around the needs of patients and carers, ensuring they are offered more choice and a greater say in their treatment;
This opportunity will be open to the entire market. It should be noted that whilst current providers are able to bid, the contracts being offered will remain separate from each other and any contracts a bidder may currently hold or be bidding for.
It is intended that the tender will be published on the 29.1.2016 with services to commence on the 1.12.2016.
Detail with regards to the lots will be published in the tender information, please note though that the commissioners reserve the right to remove lots from the offer at any point during the tender or mobilisation phases. Some of the lots being offered are subject to conversion by the current provider (from PDS Plus to PDS) and therefore may be removed from the offer, detail of these specific lots will be included within the tender documentation and if this situation occurs the appropriate parties at that time will be notified as soon as possible.
Parent company or other guarantee bonds, deposits, insurance or other forms of security may be required in certain circumstances.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to require groupings of contractors to take a particular legal form or to require 1 party to undertake primary legal liability or to require that each party undertakes joint and several liability.
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.
The services to which this notice relates fall within Part B of Schedule 3, Part 10 of the Public Services Contracts Regulations 2006 (as Amended) ('the Regulations').
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 authorities intend to hold themselves bound by any of the Regulations save those applicable to the procurement of Part B services. These opportunities may be divided into lots. Please see published documentation for further detail.
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://gemcsu.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 username 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 PQQ/ ITT to access the content — Click the ‘Express Interest' button at the top of the page — This will move the PQQ /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, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online 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 online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.