Hertfordshire Dental Unscheduled Care

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England Midlands & East (Central Midlands) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver Unscheduled Dental Care Services in Hertfordshire. This Procurement consists of two geographically based lots.

To access the documentation and submit your response please register your organisation on the Bravo website: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk. The ITT reference is itt_654 and responses should be made by 12 noon on Thursday 2nd March 2017.

Please note the deadline to express an interest and request documents is 28th February 2017 at 12 noon. The Commissioners are looking for provider(s) to deliver an Unscheduled Dental Care service providing assessment and treatment for residents and visitors between 18:00 and 20:00 on weekdays and between 12:00 and 20:00 on Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays.

These appointments will be pre-bookable appointments made by the NHS 111 triage service. The service has been split into Lots to cover the East and North Hertfordshire and Herts Valleys CCG Boundary areas.

As a result of this procurement exercise agreements will be established with the successful Bidder(s) for a period of 5 years. The contracts for this service will each be a Personal Dental Services (PDS) Agreement, with a Service commencement date of 29th June 2017.

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_654 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 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.