Market Engagement for the Provision of Orthodontics Services for Birmingham and Walsall

NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AG CSU) on behalf of NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board (ICB) and NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board (referred to as the Commissioner) wish to inform the market of a potential future procurement to deliver orthodontic services in the Birmingham and Walsall area.

PLEASE NOTE: further to the information set out in section 1.1 of this notice, there are two commissioning organisations. For Lot 1: Birmingham this is NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB (https://www.birminghamsolihull.icb.nhs.uk) and for Lot 2: Walsall this is NHS Black Country ICB (https://blackcountry.icb.nhs.uk).

Following the hand back of orthodontic activity, by four providers across five contracts, in Walsall and Birmingham, Commissioners are seeking to replace the lost activity.

The NHS Office of the West Midlands (OWM) Primary Care Commissioning team (PCC) will be managing this procurement project, the implementation of the services and the contract and management of, on behalf of the Commissioners, NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board and NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board.

The Commissioners would like to invite providers to register their interest to this market engagement via the Atamis e-tendering portal to access a link to the 5 pre-recorded Market Engagement videos. The videos will include the following areas:

Session 1​ - Introduction to the dental opportunities being advertised by the Office of the West Midlands in conjunction with Arden and GEM CSU, on behalf of Birmingham and Solihull ICB and Black Country ICB​

Session 2​ -Introduction to Birmingham and Solihull ICB ,the local population, health inequalities and information for Lot 1 – Birmingham​

Session 3 -Introduction to The Black Country ICB, the local population , health inequalities and information for Lot 2 – Walsall​

Session 4​- Financial Standing and the completion of the financial assessment tool, Stage 1 of the tender process, Basic Selection Criteria​

Session 5​ - Competitive Procurement Process & Hints and Tips ​

Access to the draft service specification and Personal Dental Services (PDS) agreement for orthodontic services will also be available once you have registered your interest on the Atamis e-tendering portal.

Please note the deadline for registering to access the Market Assessment Questionnaire is 12:00pm (Mid-day) on 6th December 2024.