NHSE538 General Dental Services in Scarborough

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The Contracting Authority is procuring General Dental Services for Scarborough. The Contracting Authority plans for a contract commencement date of 01 July 2022 for an initial contract term of 5-years with the option to extend the contract by 2-years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. The annual financial threshold is £1,035,164 GBP based on 27,241 Units of Dental Activity (UDA) at the rate of 30.40 GBP per UDA. The basic principles of the open procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capability, capacity, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with The Light-Touch Rules Regime, Regulations 74 to 77 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (for health, social, education, and certain other service contracts). Tender documentation will be available from 10 January 2022 and the closing time and date for tender returns is 12:00 noon on 09 February 2022. "Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 Contracting Authorities must consider: (a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social, and environmental well-being of the area where they exercise their functions; and (b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, they might act with a view to securing that improvement. Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to "economic, social, and environmental well-being" by utilising the UK Governments Social Value Model. This procurement will be conducted using an e-Tendering portal (In-Tend). The In-Tend portal can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home and search for the project NHSE538 Invitation to Tender - General Dental Services - Scarborough. Please note that it is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day as long as you have a working internet connection. Should providers have any queries regarding In-Tend a dedicated help desk is available and can be contacted on +44 8442728810 or email: support@in-tend.co.uk. The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) do not apply to this procurement; however bidders are advised to obtain their own legal advice and carry out due diligence. The Contracting Authority and NECS reserve the right to cancel the tender process at any point and will not be held liable for any costs resulting from any cancellation of the tender process or for any other costs incurred by those tendering for the contract. Additional information: This procurement will be conducted using an e-Tendering portal (In-Tend) from Monday 10 January 2022. The In-Tend portal can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home and search for the project NHSE538 Invitation to Tender - General Dental Services - Scarborough.

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