NHS England Community Dental Services for Essex

NHS Arden and GEM CSU on behalf of NHS England Midlands & East (East) (referred to as the Commissioners) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver a Community Dental Services for Essex

The Commissioners wish to receive responses to the ITT from suitably qualified and experienced Providers with the necessary capacity and capability to provide the range of Services as set out elsewhere in the ITT, in a safe and effective manner. Subject to any conditions specified in the Contract or any tender documents issued in connection with the Procurement, Potential Bidders may bid in partnership with other organisations.

The objectives of this project are to commission a Community Dental Services across Essex, delivering a high quality and continuing healthcare services to patients. • To improve access to dental services and the oral health of the target groups. • To be flexible to deliver single treatments and the management of on-going dental care according to the needs of the patient and availability of other local primary care contracts. • To provide care appropriate to the patients situation • To ensure waiting times for assessment and treatment are achieved (as specified below under Referral, Access & Acceptance Criteria). • To provide services that meet Delivering Better Oral Health, NICE guidance and other national and local guidelines as appropriate. • For patients meeting the CDS criteria who are unduly anxious, to follow a pathway of desensitisation that may culminate in sedation or general anaesthetic • To work in collaboration and provide support to other local health and social care systems, for example by engaging with keyworkers and working with referring dentists

The Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation will be available from 30 October 2015 via: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html.

The ITT reference for this service is itt-291

All completed bids must be submitted by 17: 00 on 8 January 2016.

All correspondence relating to this procurement throughout all the stages of the process must be managed through the Arden & GEM CSU eTendering Procurement Portal messaging facility only.

Clarification questions may be asked by Providers during the procurement process, the deadline for clarification questions is 17:00 on 4 January 2016.

Additional information: How to Apply: To register on the portal: https://gemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html • From the Home Page, click the ‘Click Here to Register’ link • Accept the terms & conditions for using the portal • Complete your organisation & personal details • Choose a memorable username and submit You will shortly be sent an email with your unique password, please treat this securely (if you lose it there is a ‘Forgot my Password’ link on the portal homepage) To Access the portal: • Login with your unique username & password • From the suppliers reserved area click ‘ITTs Open to All Suppliers’ –this is a repository of all ITT’s open to any registered supplier. • Browse the ITTs (there may be more than one page) and select “NHS England Community Dental Services for Essex” by clicking on it • Note the Details buttons on the left for Navigation and the Actions below • Click the ‘Express Interest’ action –this will move the ITT from the ITTs Open to All Suppliers area to your ‘My ITTs’ area –this is a reserved area for ITTs that you have either been invited to or expressed interest in.