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CNE NHS111 Out of Hours Dental Clinical Assessment Service

NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · compiled

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Opportunity overview

INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (the Relevant Authority), who are commissioning a NHS111 Out of Hours Dental Clinical Assessment Service - a dental triage service that operates across the NENC area traiging patients with dental needs during the OOHs period. The relevant authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider under Direct Award C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Contract value
£4.2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
10 Mar 2025
Award ID
008811-2025-NECS570-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-NHS RX6
Location
Newcastle Upon Tyne, UKC, NE15 8NY, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85130000 — Dental practice and related services
  • CPV85131000 — Dental-practice services

Lots

  • Out of Hours Dental Clinical Assessment Service - a dental triage service that operates across the NENC area traiging patients with dental needs during the OOHs period. The relevant authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider under Direct Award C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. Contract Start Date: 01 April 2025 Contract End Date: 03 March 2031Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
NECS570
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 24 March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill.

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
2
Description
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using Direct Award Process C. Contract Start Date: 01 April 2025 Contract End Date: 31 March 2031 Contract Value: £4,175,169.85

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85130000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Dental practice and related services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
Out of Hours Dental Clinical Assessment Service - a dental triage service that operates across the NENC area traiging patients with dental needs during the OOHs period. The relevant authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider under Direct Award C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. Contract Start Date: 01 April 2025 Contract End Date: 03 March 2031

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
Type
quality
Description
100%
Criterion 2
Name
The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
Type
cost
Description
100%

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85131000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Dental-practice services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-NHS-QHM
Name
NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC
Locality
Sunderland
Postal Code
SR53XB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
PEMBERTON HOUSE COLIMA AVENUE SUNDERLAND ENTERPRISE PARK

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Id
QHM
Scheme
GB-NHS
Legal Name
NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-NHS-RX6
Name
North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKC
Locality
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Postal Code
NE15 8NY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Bernicia House, Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside Park

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
RX6
Scheme
GB-NHS
Legal Name
North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-115350
Name
North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Sunderland
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Award information

Award 1
Id
008811-2025-NECS570-1
Title
CNE NHS111 Out of Hours Dental Clinical Assessment Service
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-NHS-RX6
Name
North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
008811-2025-NECS570-1
Title
CNE NHS111 Out of Hours Dental Clinical Assessment Service
Status
active
Award ID
008811-2025-NECS570-1
Date Signed
10 Mar 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
4,175,169.85
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Sunderland · UKC · SR53XB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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