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 Midlands & East. 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 Midlands & East of England which will be phased in from February 2019. The PDPS will seek to establish 6 batches through which providers will be invited to tender for future contracts. These 6 batches will be spread across the following 4 geographical areas; West Midlands, Central Midlands, North Midlands and the East. The contracts available within these areas will be confirmed at stage 2 – call for competition. NHS England Midlands & East (the ‘Contracting Authorities’) wishes to procure the provision of Orthodontic Services (the ‘Services’) across four (4) geographical areas – East Midlands, West Midlands, Central Midlands and North Midlands (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 in December 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 Midlands & East (the ‘Contracting Authorities’) wishes to procure the provision of Orthodontic Services (the ‘Services’) across four (4) geographical areas – East Midlands, West Midlands, Central Midlands and North Midlands (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 in December 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 Midlands & East (the ‘Contracting Authorities’) wishes to procure the provision of Orthodontic Services (the ‘Services’) across four (4) geographical areas – East Midlands, West Midlands, Central Midlands and North Midlands (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 in December 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 Midlands & East (the ‘Contracting Authorities’) wishes to procure the provision of Orthodontic Services (the ‘Services’) across four (4) geographical areas – East Midlands, West Midlands, Central Midlands and North Midlands (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 in December 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.