Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2018-05-31
Buyer: NHS England North (Cumbria and the North East)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85100000: Health services | 85130000: Dental practice services | 85131000
Estimated value: 1840000 GBP

Technical requirements: North of England Commissioning Support is working for and on behalf of NHS England North (Cumbria and the North East) who wish to commission a general dental service in Appleby. The aim of the service will be to deliver comprehensive routine general dental services for this area.
North of England Commissioning Support is working for and on behalf of NHS England North (Cumbria and the North East) who wish to commission a general dental service in Appleby.
The aim of the service will be to deliver comprehensive routine general dental services for this area.
The basic principles that mirror that of the open procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of tenderers in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015, ensuring a fair, open and transparent process in accordance with NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013 under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the Contracting Authority must consider:
(a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions, and
(b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement.
Accordingly, the subject-matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to economic, social and environmental well-being.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering system to manage this procurement and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including your tender submission, will be conducted via the portal www.proactisplaza.com/supplierportal/?CID=NECS hosted by Proactis, the managed service provider for the NECS electronic tendering system.
To express an interest in tendering for this service, please register on the electronic tendering portal, which can be found at www.proactisplaza.com/supplierportal/?CID=NECS.Once registered, you will be able to view details of the tender opportunity by selecting the “Opportunities” box, and then searching for “General Dental Service Appleby" (Reference NHSE280). To view further information on this specific tender opportunity, click the button marked “show me”. From this area, you will be able to request documents for this tender opportunity.Please note that it is free to register on the portal, which can be accessed at any time of day as long as you have a working internet connection. If you have any problems registering on the portal, you should contact PROACTIS by Email: Suppliersupport@proactis.com
Website: http://proactis.kayako.com/suppliernetwork/Core/Default/Index (Monday to Friday, 8:30 to 17:00).
Please Note: Tender documentation will be available via Proactis from 25.1.2018 and the closing date for receipt of tenders is 12:00 noon on 26.2.2018.
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.


Winner: The Limes Dental Practice
Award value: 1840000
Number of bids: 3