Orthodontic services

Tender description

North of England commissioning support (NECS) is a commissioning support service hosted by NHS England and is managing this procurement process for and on behalf of NHS England North. NHS England are accountable for the provision of orthodontic services and are proposing to commission a Pseudo dynamic purchasing system (PDPS) in order to procure future orthodontic services across the North of England which will be phased in from August 2018. The PDPS seeks to establish 5 lots through which providers will be invited to tender for future contracts. Lots will be spread across the following geographical areas; Yorkshire and the Humber, Cumbria and North East, Cheshire and Merseyside, Lancashire and South Cumbria and Greater Manchester and contracts available within these areas will be confirmed at Stage 2 — Call for competition. NHS England North (the "Contracting authorities") wishes to procure the provision of orthodontic services (the "Services") across five (5) geographical areas – Cumbria and North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, Lancashire and South Cumbria, Greater Manchester and Cheshire and Merseyside (the "Areas"). The Contracting authorities wish to establish an arrangement for the provision of the Services which will operate similar to a Dynamic purchasing system. Such arrangement will be referred to hereinafter as a 'Pseudo' dynamic purchasing system (PDPS). The PDPS period of validity is 4 years and will commence from 14.5.2018. The PDPS will remain open during the 4 year period; this means that following the initial assessment and establishment of the PDPS providers can apply to be added at any point in time. NHS England North (the "Contracting Authorities") wishes to procure the provision of orthodontic services (the "Services") across five (5) geographical areas – Cumbria & North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, Lancashire and South Cumbria, Greater Manchester and Cheshire and Merseyside (the "Areas"). The Contracting Authorities wish to establish an arrangement for the provision of the Services which will operate similar to a Dynamic Purchasing System. Such arrangement will be referred to hereinafter as a 'Pseudo' dynamic purchasing system (PDPS). The PDPS period of validity is 4 years and will commence from 14.5.2018. The PDPS will remain open during the 4 year period; this means that following the initial assessment and establishment of the PDPS providers can apply to be added at any point in time. NHS England North (the "Contracting Authorities") wishes to procure the provision of orthodontic services (the "Services") across five (5) geographical areas – Cumbria and North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, Lancashire and South Cumbria, Greater Manchester and Cheshire and Merseyside (the "Areas"). The Contracting authorities wish to establish an arrangement for the provision of the Services which will operate similar to a Dynamic purchasing system. Such arrangement will be referred to hereinafter as a 'Pseudo' dynamic purchasing system (PDPS). The PDPS period of validity is 4 years and will commence from 14.5.2018. The PDPS will remain open during the 4 year period; this means that following the initial assessment and establishment of the PDPS providers can apply to be added at any point in time. NHS England North (the "Contracting authorities") wishes to procure the provision of orthodontic services (the "Services") across five (5) geographical areas – Cumbria & North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, Lancashire and South Cumbria, Greater Manchester and Cheshire and Merseyside (the "Areas"). The Contracting authorities wish to establish an arrangement for the provision of the Services which will operate similar to a Dynamic purchasing system. Such arrangement will be referred to hereinafter as a 'Pseudo' dynamic purchasing system (PDPS). The PDPS period of validity is 4 years and will commence from 14.5.2018. The PDPS will remain open during the 4 year period; this means that following the initial assessment and establishment of the PDPS providers can apply to be added at any point in time. NHS England North (the "Contracting authorities") wishes to procure the provision of orthodontic services (the "Services") across five (5) geographical areas – Cumbria and North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, Lancashire and South Cumbria, Greater Manchester and Cheshire and Merseyside (the "Areas"). The Contracting authorities wish to establish an arrangement for the provision of the Services which will operate similar to a Dynamic purchasing system. Such arrangement will be referred to hereinafter as a 'Pseudo' Dynamic Purchasing System (PDPS). The PDPS period of validity is 4 years and will commence from 14.5.2018. The PDPS will remain open during the 4 year period; this means that following the initial assessment and establishment of the PDPS providers can apply to be added at any point in time.