This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 does not apply to this award.

In accordance with Regulation 10 of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust is looking to award a contract under the Most Suitable Provider process as the Trust is able to identify the most suitable provider without running a competitive exercise, to deliver subcontracted secondary care Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) activity.

The Contracting Authority intends to award a single contract to the most suitable provider. This notice will be published for at least 14 days in line with best practice under the Provider Selection Regime 2023, allowing time for any enquiries to be considered.

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 does not apply to this award.

In accordance with Regulation 10 of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust is looking to award a contract under the Most Suitable Provider process as the Trust is able to identify the most suitable provider without running a competitive exercise, to deliver subcontracted secondary care Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) activity.

The Contracting Authority intends to award a single contract to the most suitable provider. This notice will be published for at least 14 days in line with best practice under the Provider Selection Regime 2023, allowing time for any enquiries to be considered.

Note: - The Trust will not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by providers as part of this exercise.

THE SERVICE:
Delivery of subcontracted secondary care Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) activity. The successful provider must be able to deliver day-case dental extractions and oral surgery procedures undertaken under general anaesthetic. The service forms part of QVH's elective recovery programme and aims to support reductions in waiting times and RTT backlog pressures.

The successful provider will be required to supply appropriate operating facilities, clinical workforce, pre-assessment capability, consumables, clinical governance arrangements, and administrative support to manage patient pathways from transfer through to treatment. Providers must demonstrate compliance with all relevant NICE guidance, robust clinical governance processes, and the ability to deliver activity within agreed timescales whilst maintaining high standards of patient safety and experience.

To maximise patient uptake and minimise travel-related barriers to access, the successful provider's facility must be located within approximately 1 hours' travel time of the QVH site. This requirement is intended to optimise the number of patients willing and able to travel for treatment.

The contract must deliver 125 maxillofacial surgical teeth extractions within national tariff by March 2027 with an indicative contract value of £90,000.

The Most Suitable Provider will demonstrate their capability, capacity and experience in delivering similar services.