Dental Electronic Referral Service (DERS) - North Midlands

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England – North Midlands (referred to as the Commissioner) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver the Service of Dental Electronic Referral Services across Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire (excluding Bassetlaw), Shropshire and Staffordshire. The Commissioner requires a service that can manage referrals for NHS dental services with the aim to improve upon the quality and appropriateness of referrals, helping to streamline the process using an electronic referral system.

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

The current contract for the Services will end on 31st March 2017 and as a result the successful provider is expected to be fully operational, providing services from 1st April 2017.

Additional information: Arden & GEM CSU is managing this Procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the “Regulations”). The Service is being procured under “Schedule 3 - Social and Other Specific Services”. The Contracting Authority will be using an eTendering system in this procurement exercise. Suppliers Instructions: How to Express Interest in this Tender 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) —Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register — Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue' — Enter your correct business and user details —Note the user-name you chose and click ‘Save' when complete — You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the username/ password — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre- Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant ITT 612 to access the content. — Click the ‘Express Interest' button at the top of the page. — This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) — You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments' in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response' under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to ‘Create Response' or to ‘Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of on-line and off-line actions for you to perform (there is detailed on-line help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the on-line help, or contact the eTendering helpdesk.