Intermediate Minor Oral Surgery Services for West Yorkshire

North of England Commissioning Support are working for and on behalf of NHS - England (Yorkshire and the Humber) who wish to commission Intermediate Minor Oral Surgery Services.

NHS England – North (Yorkshire and the Humber) is seeking to procure high quality Intermediate Minor Oral Services (IMOS) for West Yorkshire provided through eight lots.

Lot 1: Bradford North Lot 2: Bradford South Lot 3: Calderdale Lot 4: Leeds North Lot 5: Leeds South Lot 6: North Kirklees Lot 7: Greater Huddersfield Lot 8: Wakefield

These services will be provided in line with the National Guide for Commissioning Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine, 2015 for patients with a defined need who are unable to be treated by a General Dental Practitioner (GDP) within primary dental care and for whom the complexity of their treatment need does not necessitate care provision in a secondary care setting.

The IMOS services will work closely with a Referral Management Service, relevant clinical networks, commissioners and primary and secondary providers to ensure appropriate timely, effective and safe intermediate minor oral surgery treatment to the local population.

Please note this is a voluntary notice as healthcare services are currently Part B regime in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended), and therefore compliance to the full regulations is not mandatory. The new Public Contracts Regulations 2015 are now in force however there is a delay in application of the Light Touch Regime (LTR) to the commissioning of health services for the purposes of the NHS. Regulation 120 provides that the LTR will only apply to the procurement (“commissioning”) of health services for the purposes of the NHS from 18 April 2016. The basic principles of the Open Procedure will be followed to commission this service thus ensuring a fair, open and transparent process in accordance with NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013.

Additional information: NECS is utilising an electronic tendering system to manage this procurement and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including your tender submission, will be conducted via the portal https://In-tendhost.co.uk/necs hosted by (In-Tend), the managed service provider for the NECS electronic tendering system.

Express Interest:

To express an interest in tendering for this service, please register on the electronic tendering portal, which can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/necs.

Once registered, you will be able to view details of the tender opportunity by selecting the “Tenders” tab, and then selecting “Current”, scroll down through the tender lists until you come to “Intermediate Minor Oral Surgery" (Reference NHSE03a). To view further information on this specific tender opportunity, click the button marked “View Details”. From this area, you will be able to express your interest in this tender opportunity by selecting the button marked “Express Interest”.

Please note that it is free to register on the portal, which can be accessed at any time of day as long as you have a working internet connection.

If you require further assistance, a help guide can be found on the portal by clicking on the tab marked “Guidance for Suppliers”. Alternatively, (should potential providers have any queries) a dedicated helpdesk is available and can be contacted on 0844 2728810 Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm or email: support@in-tend.co.uk.

PLEASE NOTE: The closing date for receipt of tenders is 12 noon on 22nd February 2016.