Dental Contract for Newcastle upon Tyne (Throckley)

NHS England Cumbria and North East propose to commission a new NHS dental services Contract (Personal Dental Service Agreement) within the Throckley area of Newcastle. The overall aim is to provide a high quality, value for money, patient centred general dental service to the population of Throckley and surrounding area. The service will promote the importance of good oral health and provide general dental services for the relevant population. Services will be marketed to attract all sections of the population. The closing date for submission of Tenders was 12 noon 08 January 2016. The basic principles of the open procurement route were used for this procurement to test the capacity, capability and tehcnical competence of bidders in accordance with the Part B regime of The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended). Regulation 120 of the Public Regulations 2015 provided for a temporary exemption for NHS healthcare procurements before 18 April 2016.