NHS England Dental Referral Management Service for Midlands and East (East) Region Market Engagement

Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AG CSU) on behalf of NHS England Midlands & East (East) would like to invite potential providers to attend a Market Engagement Event which will inform the market of the intention to procure Referral Management Services in respect of specialist dental services. The provision of the service will enable patients to access appropriate dental services in a timely manner reducing waiting times and improving quality of services.

This procurement will be delivered in a phased approach covering the counties of Essex and Norfolk in 2017/2018, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Suffolk in 2018/2019. The Contract will be for a minimum period of three years with the option to extend for up to 2 years.

The contract for this service will be a NHS Standard Contract with a service commencement date of 1 April 2017 for Essex and Norfolk and 1 April 2018 for Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Suffolk. The estimated core contract(s) value for Essex Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

Is estimated at £675,000 over the 3 year contract period. The correct contract value amount will be published at the ITT stage.

It is envisaged that TUPE may apply to this contract. The Market Engagement Event will take place at 2.00pm on 27 September 2016 at Swift House, Hedgerows Business Park, Colchester Road, Springfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 5PF.

If you would like to attend the event then please complete the expression of interest on the Bravo Portal - pqq_297: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk. The Market Engagement event will; • Give an overview of Service to be provided • Provide details of the contract type, length and particular conditions • Explain the procurement process and the anticipated timelines Places are strictly limited therefore reservations are restricted to no more than 2 persons per organisation.

Please ensure you have expressed an interest in attending the event by no later than 2.00pm 23 September 2016. It is intended that the ITT will be published around the 7 October 2016 through the Arden & GEM Procurement Portal http://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk.

Additional information: Please note that an expression of interest in this market event will not automatically entitle involvement in any future procurement exercise. Any procurement(s) conducted as a result of this event will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when it may be published. The opportunity notices will be located on the following websites: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search http://ted.europa.eu/TED/main/HomePage.do