NHSE881 His Majesty's Prisons (HMP) Dental Services - HMP Haverigg, HMP Garth and HMP Wymott
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
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Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
25 Jul 2025
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Description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS England North West Region - Health and Justice (the Contracting Authority), who are conducting a Request for Information (RFI) exercise in order to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market to deliver Dental Service to HMP Haverigg, HMP Garth and HMP Wymott. The proposed service will be to deliver dental services across all three HMP sites as one contract - HMP Haverigg, HMP Garth and HMP Wymott. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This market landscaping exercise is a request for information and is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such potential providers will need to express an interest in any future tender opportunity once a contract notice is published on Find a Tender Service. It should be noted that this PIN/RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. This PIN/RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest.
Scope
- Reference
- NHSE881
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
The contract is for 6 years, with effect from 01 April 2026, with the option to extend for a further 2 years, subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance and at the discretion of the Relevant Authority.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 85100000
- Contract locations
- North West England
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Criteria 1: Quality and Innovation | 30 | quality | — |
| Key Criteria 2: Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability | 29 | quality | — |
| Key Criteria 3: Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice | 16 | quality | — |
| Key Criteria 4: Social Value / Weighting | 10 | quality | — |
| Key Criteria 5: Value (Price) | 15 | cost | — |