NHSE881 - HMP Haverigg, HMP Garth and HMP Wymott - Dental Services PRD - CP

Tender description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS England North West Region – Health and Justice (the Relevant Authority), who are undertaking a competitive process to commission Dental Service to His Majesty's Prison (HMP) Haverigg, HMP Garth and HMP Wymott. The proposed service will be to deliver dental services across all three HMP sites as one contract – HMP Haverigg HMP Garth and HMP Wymott. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Healthcare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The contract term is for 6 years commencing on the 01 April 2026, with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. The closing date for submission of competition response is by 12 noon 24 October 2025 The "Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006" as amended by the "Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulation 2014" (TUPE) may apply to this contract. However, Providers are advised to obtain their own legal advice and carry out due diligence including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services. NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. You can also register your interest via this page. You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference – NHSE881 – HMP Haverigg, HMP Garth and HMP Wymott - Dental Services PRD It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via: Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035 The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 29 September 2025.