Dental-practice services

Tender description

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement Midlands (the Commissioner) would like to inform the market of an opportunity to provide Unscheduled Dental Services (UDS) for the population of Nottingham City. The UDS will encompass emergency and urgent dental problems that may present within or outside routine working hours. The service will be responsible for delivering unscheduled dental care services and providing assessment and treatment for patients with a variety of non-life-threatening dental conditions. The commissioner is looking at an estimated annual contract value of GBP 497 600 based on delivering approximately 10 160 appointments. A range of appointments will be offered to patients between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., 365 days per year. The Commissioner would like to invite potential providers to a market engagement webinar at 10 a.m. on Wednesday 16 September 2020. Registration will close at 12.00 noon on 15 September 2020. The aims of the service are to reduce inappropriate attendances at A and E whilst ensuring services are provided in a safe, caring, appropriate and accessible environment; and to contribute the dental element of an integrated unscheduled health care service by providing advice, care and treatment to patients via NHS 111 using administrative, nursing, medical and dental professionals. The service is currently being delivered through a time limited PDS contract which will expire on the 30 September 2021 with the new PDS contract commencing on 1 October 2021. The contract will be offered for a duration of 18 months with the commissioner having the option to extend for up to a further 12 months (maximum contract duration 2 years and 6 months). The provider will need to provide their own premises for this service which needs be within Nottingham City (Wards in Nottingham City include — Arboretum, Aspley, Basford, Berridge, Bestwood, Bilborough, Bridge, Bulwell, Bulwell Forest, Clifton North, Clifton South, Dales, Dunkirk and Lenton, Leen Valley, Mapperley, Radford and Park, Sherwood, St Ann's, Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey, Wollaton West). The market engagement webinar will provide a commissioner’s overview of the service. There will also be a procurement presentation with hints and tips for preparing a bid. There will not be an opportunity for organisations to ask questions during the webinar, but any questions can be submitted through the EU Supply portal following the webinar. The commissioner will then provide a response to questions received. Dial in details for the webinar will be circulated to delegates once the registration process closes. If the commissioner needs to amend the date or time of the market engagement webinar due to reasons relating to the Covid-19 pandemic, notice will be sent out to all interested parties to advise of any changes as soon as possible.