Central Dental Referral Management Service for Midlands and East (East) Region

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England Midlands & East (East) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver a Central Dental Referral Management Service for the Midlands and East (East) Region.

This procurement will be conducted by AGCSU on behalf of NHS England Midlands & East (East) (referred to as the Commissioners). Any contract arising from this procurement will be between the successful Provider and NHS England (National Health Service Commissioning Board).

The key objective is to deliver a compliant comprehensive procurement process for the appointment of a successful Bidder(s) that fully meet the Service specification criteria for delivery of quality service. This will be via the open procurement process. The successful Bidder(s) will be awarded an NHS Standard Contract for the provision of Dental Referral Management Service for the Midlands & East (East) region that will meet the technical and financial requirements of NHS England Midlands & East (East). It is envisaged that TUPE will apply to this contract.

As a result of this procurement exercise an agreement will be established with the successful Bidder(s) for a period of 3 years, with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years.

The total contract value over the 3 year contract term is £675,000. This is based on the current activity and allows for some growth over the contract term. The commissioner has the option to extend the contract for up to a further 2 years.

All completed bids must be submitted by 12.00 Noon on 18 November 2016. The ITT reference for this tender is itt_587.

The opportunity notices will be located on the following websites: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search http://ted.europa.eu/TED/main/HomePage.do

AGCSU is managing this Procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "Regulations").

Additional information: The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Procurement Portal 'Arden and GEM CSU Procurement Portal' in this procurement exercise. To access (please see web link below).: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

Please follow the instructions below on how to Apply.

To register on the portal: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

• From the Home Page, click the 'Click Here to Register' link
• Accept the terms & conditions for using the portal
• Complete your organisation & personal details
• Choose a memorable username and submit You will shortly be sent an email with your unique password, please treat this securely (if you lose it there is a 'Forgot my Password' link on the portal homepage)

To Access the portal:

• Login with your unique username & password
• From the suppliers reserved area click 'ITTs Open to All Suppliers' -this is a repository of all ITT's open to any registered supplier.
• Browse the ITTs (there may be more than one page) and select itt_587 "Central Dental Referral Management Service for Midlands and East (East) Region)" by clicking on it
• Note the Details buttons on the left for Navigation and the Actions below
• Click the 'Express Interest' action -this will move the ITT from the ITTs Open to All Suppliers area to your 'My ITTs' area.