Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-01-18
Buyer: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85130000: Dental practice services | 85131000
Submission deadline: 2018-02-16
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board who are seeking to establish a contract for a new Dental Practice within North Cardiff under the “Dental Contract Reform Model”.
The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board who are seeking to establish a contract for a new Dental Practice within North Cardiff under the “Dental Contract Reform Model”. The Practice must service the population within the North Cardiff area, within the Cardiff Local Authority wards of:
The indicative number of patients to be served is 5 354 patients per annum. The provider will maintain a majority NHS commitment with a minimum of 75 % of total income for the practice derived from NHS sources.
In order to facilitate the new ways of working envisaged within the contract reform process, the practice will ensure that additional space is available within the practice for non-dentist treatment and care. This could include treatment rooms for hygienists, therapists and extended duty nurses and private space available to support oral health education, smoking cessation and other health promotion activities.
1. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract in whole, in part or annul the tendering process and not award any contract;
2. Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into terms and conditions of contract as set out in the ITT and that save for matters of clarification or consistency the Contracting Authority will not negotiate the terms;
5. All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of the bidders;
6. Prospective suppliers should note that NHS Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services is acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board;
Note: The Authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=75830
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board will allow a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period between notifying the award decision and awarding the contract.
Unsuccessful tenderers and applicants are entitled to receive reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the tenderer/applicant was unsuccessful. Should additional information be required it should be requested of the addressee in Section I.1. Aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the procurement rules have the right to take action in the High Court (England and Wales). Any such action is subject to strict time limits in accordance with the Public Contracts (Amendments) Regulations 2015.