NHS Dental Services - Hillingdon and Newham

Tender description

Provision of NHS general dental services in the London Boroughs of Hillingdon and Newham. NHS England (London Region) (the "Contracting Authority") invites expressions of interest from all suitably qualified and experienced providers to provide mandatory general dental services, under the Personal Dental Services (PDS) Plus Agreement in the London boroughs of Hillingdon and Newham. The procurement is split into 2 Lots. The Successful Provider/s will be required to deliver the services from a practice located within: Lot 1 - Yiewsley in the London Borough of Hillingdon; and/or Lot 2 - Canning Town / Custom House in the London Borough of Newham. The practice/s will be required to offer NHS general dental services to all patient groups and further details of what this includes are contained within the Memorandum of Information (MOI) documentation available via the ProContract e-tendering portal. The Agreement will be for an initial term of 5 years followed by an optional extension of 5 years. Therefore the contract will have a maximum (extended) term of 10 years (120 months). The expected contract start date for both Lots is 2 January 2019. The indicative annual values of the contracts will be in the region of: Lot 1 - Yiewsley £230,000 to £300,000 (Ex VAT, per annum) Lot 2 - Canning Town/ Custom House £400,000 to £450,000 (Ex VAT, per annum). Any Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) will be confirmed in the Service Specification. Following this procurement process, the Contracting Authority intends to award one contract for each of the Lots described above. Further information on the proposed structure of the contract is provided in the Guidance documentation and Memorandum of Information (MOI) documentation made available online to interested parties on the e-tendering portal. Bidders should respond to this opportunity by completing the online questionnaire published on the Authority's e-procurement portal (the "Portal") - ProContract (hosted by Proactis). All clarification requests and correspondence pertaining to this ITT opportunity must be directed through the Portal. Bidders are required to register on the Portal prior to accessing the SQ documentation. Guidance on the registration process is available via the link provided in the links section below. The deadline for SQ submissions to be received is 12 March 2018 at 12:00 (noon). A timetable for the procurement and supplementary information relating to the opportunity is also available on the Portal. Bidders are also to note that information relating to this procurement is provided in good faith, and may be subject to amendment by the Contracting Authority. The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award the contract.