Community Dental Services Market Engagment for Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership wishes to invite views from potential providers on the potential service models for the delivery of community dental services in Greater Manchester and is undertaking a market engagement exercise.

The event will be held on 29th January 2018 from 4pm until 6pm (registration from 3:30pm) at 3 Piccadilly Place, London Road, Manchester M1 3BN. Upon arrival, please report to the main reception desk. http://www.gmhsc.org.uk

NECS is utilising an electronic tendering system to manage this market engagement and communicate with potential providers.

To register to attend the event, please register on the electronic tendering portal, which can be found at https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS

Once registered, you will be able to view details of the tender opportunity by selecting the "Opportunities" box, and then searching for "Community Dental Services Market Engagement" (Reference NHSE203). Once registered on the portal, please confirm your attendance via the Messages area within the project.

Please note that the deadline for registering to attend the event is 5pm 22 January 2018 and that places will be limited to 3 representatives per organisation.

All communications relating to this market engagement event will be conducted via the Proactis portal.

It is free to register on the portal, which can be accessed at any time of day.

If you require further assistance using the portal, help guides can be found on each stage of the process by clicking the "?" icon at the top right hand of the page. Alternatively, (should potential providers have any queries) a dedicated helpdesk is available and can be contacted via email: http://proactis.kayako.com/suppliernetwork/Core/Default/Index . The helpdesk will be open Monday to Friday 9am to 5:30pm. Please be aware that all communications and submissions will be conducted via the NECS Proactis portal only.

Please note that this facility allows the provider to express an interest only in delivering this service, it is not a Pre-Qualification Process.

Additional information: To register to attend the event, please register on the electronic tendering portal, which can be found at https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS

Once registered, you will be able to view details of the tender opportunity by selecting the "Opportunities" box, and then searching for "Community Dental Services Market Engagement" (Reference NHSE203). Once registered on the portal, please confirm your attendance via the Messages area within the project.

Please note that the deadline for registering to attend the event is 5pm 22 January 2018 and that places will be limited to 3 representatives per organisation.

All communications relating to this market engagement event will be conducted via the Proactis portal.