Mandatory Dental Services (MDS) in Portsmouth, Alton and Tadley for NHS England and NHS Improvement, South East (Wessex)

NHS England and NHS Improvement, South East (Wessex) are seeking to commission Mandatory Dental Services in the Alton, Tadley and Portsmouth area. The Commissioner will be contracting for the services using the standard clauses for a personal dental services agreement. The contract term will be for 7 years with an option to extend for a further 3 years at the sole discretion of the Commissioner commencing on the 14th of September 2020 with a longstop date of 25th January 2021, see Invitation to Tender document for further details. The Commissioner has a maximum budget of £1,849,860 per annum for all lots, including urgent access slots. The procurement is split into 4 lots to provide maximum flexibility to both commissioner and bidders. These lots will be; Alton (18,000 UDAs per annum), Tadley (15,000 UDAs per annum), Portsmouth North (10,000 UDAs per annum) and Portsmouth South (21,500 UDAs per annum). Interested parties may bid for up to a maximum of two lots (Refer the ITT document for further information). The full scope of the service and all relevant documentation can be found on the eTendering system (SCW In-Tend system- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home). Interested parties who wish to take part in the procurement are invited to take part in an Invitation To Tender (ITT) process, based on the open procedure and designed to identify the most economically advantageous tender and therefore determine the incoming provider. All ITT responses must be returned by 12 noon on 05th of March, at the latest. This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners. An early engagement market notice was published in relation to this procurement in November 2019, in order to facilitate early engagement with potential providers. Please note that this previous notice was an information gathering exercise rather than a call for competition in its own right. Although those who responded to that notice will be advised that this contract notice has been published, there will be no process exemptions or preferential treatment afforded to any parties who expressed an interest at that stage.