Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2018-03-08
Buyer: NHS England North (Cheshire and Merseyside)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85130000: Dental practice services | 85131000
Estimated value: 930000 GBP

Technical requirements: North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS England North (Cheshire & Merseyside) who wish to commission Tier 1 sedation services for routine dental care in Cheshire and Merseyside.
The service will provide primary care based assessment and treatment for referred adult patients who have a high level of dental anxiety and require simple restorative dental care or specified procedures which are classed as level 1 oral surgery procedures and who have demonstrated that they are unable to tolerate this treatment in general dental practice with standard patient management techniques and local anesthetic. Patients will be accepted for treatment against an agreed set of referral criteria.
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is managing the procurement process for NHS North (Cheshire & Merseyside) (the contracting authority).
This procurement will be conducted via NECS e-tendering system (Proactis) accordingly there will be no hard copy documents issued to bidders and all communications between bidders and NECS, including tender submissions, will be conducted via the Proactis portal.
To express an interest in tendering for this procurement, and (if you have not already done so) please register on the PROACTIS e-tendering portal, which can be found at: https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS and follow the registration instructions.
The basic principles of the open procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with the public contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 nº 102).
The Transfer of Undertakings (protection of employment) Regulations 2006 as amended by the Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (protection of employment) (amendment) Regulations 2014 (TUPE) may apply to these contracts. Bidders are advised to form their own view on whether TUPE applies, obtaining their own legal advice and carrying out due diligence.
The service will provide primary care based assessment and treatment for referred adult patients who have a high level of dental anxiety and require simple restorative dental care or specified procedures which are classed as level 1 oral surgery procedures and who have demonstrated that they are unable to tolerate this treatment in general dental practice with standard patient management techniques and local anesthetic. Patients will be accepted for treatment against an agreed set of referral criteria.
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is managing the procurement process for NHS North (Cheshire & Merseyside) (the contracting authority).
This procurement will be conducted via NECS e-tendering system (Proactis) accordingly there will be no hard copy documents issued to bidders and all communications between bidders and NECS, including tender submissions, will be conducted via the Proactis portal.
To express an interest in tendering for this procurement, and (if you have not already done so) please register on the Proactis e-tendering portal, which can be found at: https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS and follow the registration instructions.
The basic principles of the open procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with the public contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 nº 102).
The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 as amended by the collective redundancies and transfer of undertakings (protection of employment) (amendment) Regulations 2014 (TUPE) may apply to these contracts. Bidders are advised to form their own view on whether TUPE applies, obtaining their own legal advice and carrying out due diligence.
The service will provide primary care based assessment and treatment for referred adult patients who have a high level of dental anxiety and require simple restorative dental care or specified procedures which are classed as level 1 oral surgery procedures and who have demonstrated that they are unable to tolerate this treatment in general dental practice with standard patient management techniques and local anesthetic. Patients will be accepted for treatment against an agreed set of referral criteria.
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is managing the procurement process for NHS North (Cheshire & Merseyside) (the contracting authority).


Winner: Bridgewater Community NHS Foundation Trust
Award value: 930000
Number of bids: 1