Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Ty Gorwel, Building 14 St Davids Park, Job's Well Road
Carmarthen
SA31 3BB
UK
Telephone: +44 1443848585
E-mail: teifion.cole@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
General Dental Services for the population of North Pembrokeshire (2024)
Reference number: HDD-OJEULT-56096
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85131000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
From April 2006 Local Health Boards assumed full control of the budget for NHS Primary Care Dental Services and have a clear responsibility to secure or provide services for the people in its area to meet all reasonable requirements and provide out of hours services.
The incumbent provider for this general dental Contract has been handed back to Hywel Dda University Health Board (“HDUHB”) displacing approximately 837 patients residing in North Pembrokeshire. These were a mixture of Units of Dental Activity (“UDA”) and Dental Contract Reform (“DCR”) practices.
The aims for General Dental Service (“GDS”) provision are:
- To provide access for the local population to NHS Dental Services
- To deliver appropriate, quality, efficient and cost-effective services within the mandatory and potential additional services framework of the Personal Dental Services (“PDS”) regulations and agreement and the Welsh Government (“WG”) Dental Contract Reform (“DCR”) programme and the associated GDS/PDS Contract Variation in respect of Contract reform elements.
- To develop services in line with the Welsh Government and Hywel Dda University Health Board’s aim for Primary Care Dental provision to improve the oral health of the population and contribute to reduction in health inequalities.
- To provide high quality General Dental Services (“GDS”) and potentially additional enhanced services that meet the specific needs of the diverse population groups within the Health Board (“HB”) area, including flexibility of appointment times.
- To establish a positive working relationship between the HB and other professional groups to facilitate and maximise service delivery.
- To deliver services in a Multi-Disciplinary Team approach (“MDT”) aligned to the requirements of Contract reform and following WG approach to develop and optimise the available skill mix.
- To deliver NHS Dental Services in line with the annual interim/Contract variation guidance issued by WG for the transition of service delivery under Contract reform.
The Contract will be offered under the terms of the NHS (Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Wales) Regulations 2006 and subsequent amendments plus a Dental Contract Reform Contact Variation/Service Level Agreement. The PDS regulations detail mandatory services and additional services. The clinical services to be provided are those deemed as mandatory services and as a minimum, the provider must meet the requirements of the NHS (Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Wales) Regulations 2006 in all aspects relating to the provision of mandatory services. The DCR expectations are set out in the GDS DCR programme principles.
The services will meet the requirements of the Contract terms of Hywel Dda University Health Board and the Welsh Government model PDS agreement.
The Contract excludes the following additional services:
- Orthodontics
- Sedation Services
- Domiciliary Services
- Minor Oral Surgery
HDUHB wishes to encourage the development of enhanced skills across the entire dental team and to encourage increasing Dental Foundation Training places and training Practices in the area. This is in line with the current dental Contract reform process currently being undertaken by Welsh Government. The current tender is for a Contract reform practice. The HB would give consideration to a potential placement for a General Dental Practioner (“GDP”) fellow/DFT+ scheme if an appropriate educational environment and programme structure could be provided.
It is anticipated that the Contract will be awarded to commence from 1st September 2024 for an initial term of five (5) years until 31st August 2029 with options to extended for a further three (3) years followed by an additional two (2) years. Maximum Contract term will be ten (10) years.
It is the preference of the Health Board for the service to be provided within North Pembrokeshire cluster area; however, consideration will be given to bidders throughout the county of Pembrokeshire.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
937 181.30
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85130000
85131000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL14
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
From April 2006 Local Health Boards assumed full control of the budget for NHS Primary Care Dental Services and have a clear responsibility to secure or provide services for the people in its area to meet all reasonable requirements and provide out of hours services.
The incumbent provider for this general dental Contract has been handed back to Hywel Dda University Health Board (“HDUHB”) displacing approximately 837 patients residing in North Pembrokeshire. These were a mixture of Units of Dental Activity (“UDA”) and Dental Contract Reform (“DCR”) practices.
The aims for General Dental Service (“GDS”) provision are:
- To provide access for the local population to NHS Dental Services
- To deliver appropriate, quality, efficient and cost-effective services within the mandatory and potential additional services framework of the Personal Dental Services (“PDS”) regulations and agreement and the Welsh Government (“WG”) Dental Contract Reform (“DCR”) programme and the associated GDS/PDS Contract Variation in respect of Contract reform elements.
- To develop services in line with the Welsh Government and Hywel Dda University Health Board’s aim for Primary Care Dental provision to improve the oral health of the population and contribute to reduction in health inequalities.
- To provide high quality General Dental Services (“GDS”) and potentially additional enhanced services that meet the specific needs of the diverse population groups within the Health Board (“HB”) area, including flexibility of appointment times.
- To establish a positive working relationship between the HB and other professional groups to facilitate and maximise service delivery.
- To deliver services in a Multi-Disciplinary Team approach (“MDT”) aligned to the requirements of Contract reform and following WG approach to develop and optimise the available skill mix.
- To deliver NHS Dental Services in line with the annual interim/Contract variation guidance issued by WG for the transition of service delivery under Contract reform.
The Contract will be offered under the terms of the NHS (Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Wales) Regulations 2006 and subsequent amendments plus a Dental Contract Reform Contact Variation/Service Level Agreement. The PDS regulations detail mandatory services and additional services. The clinical services to be provided are those deemed as mandatory services and as a minimum, the provider must meet the requirements of the NHS (Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Wales) Regulations 2006 in all aspects relating to the provision of mandatory services. The DCR expectations are set out in the GDS DCR programme principles.
The services will meet the requirements of the Contract terms of Hywel Dda University Health Board and the Welsh Government model PDS agreement.
The Contract excludes the following additional services:
- Orthodontics
- Sedation Services
- Domiciliary Services
- Minor Oral Surgery
HDUHB wishes to encourage the development of enhanced skills across the entire dental team and to encourage increasing Dental Foundation Training places and training Practices in the area. This is in line with the current dental Contract reform process currently being undertaken by Welsh Government. The current tender is for a Contract reform practice. The HB would give consideration to a potential placement for a General Dental Practioner (“GDP”) fellow/DFT+ scheme if an appropriate educational environment and programme structure could be provided.
It is anticipated that the Contract will be awarded to commence from 1st September 2024 for an initial term of five (5) years until 31st August 2029 with options to extended for a further three (3) years followed by an additional two (2) years. Maximum Contract term will be ten (10) years.
It is the preference of the Health Board for the service to be provided within North Pembrokeshire cluster area; however, consideration will be given to bidders throughout the county of Pembrokeshire.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
0
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-016687
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/10/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
EVER SMILE LIMITED
A4-Livingstone Court 55 Peel Road, Wealdstone
Harrow
HA37QT
UK
NUTS: UKL14
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 937 181.30
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:146197)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/11/2024