Health and social work 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 Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership (the Contracting Authority). This tender opportunity is for the provision of specialist primary care dental service – advanced mandatory and sedation (restorative) across Greater Manchester. Oral surgery is the speciality which predominantly deals with removal of teeth and surgery to their supporting structures within the jaws. The requirement for NHS England to commission oral surgery services is based on the guidance provided by the latest commissioning guide from NHS England. Estimation of the need for oral surgical services is complex. Need in the population for oral surgery services is currently based upon the proportion of the population that present for operative treatment in this area. Service activity data is currently the most common measure. Annual unit of dental activity for this procurement is 4 416 with an annual contract value of 238 528 GBP and a total 5 year contract value of 1 192 640 GBP.