Dental Sundries

This contract framework is for the provision of Dental Sundries for NHSS Health Boards including the following commodity groups;

Consumables, Standard Endodontics, Finishing and Polishing, General Hygiene, Hand Instruments, Hand Pieces, Impressions, Linings and Cements, Matrix Systems, Oral Hygiene, Pins & Posts, Prevention, Restoratives, Rotary Instruments, Surgical, Temporary Crowns and Materials.

For NHSS Hospital locations. General Dental Practitioners (GDPs) are not in scope for this framework.

All products are supplied directly to the individual Health Boards across Scotland.

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 21629. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

The Values in II.1.5 and II.2.6 cover the full duration of the contract and any optional years that may be exercised.

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 21629. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

It is a mandatory requirement that potential framework participants agree to support the concept, provision and ongoing development of community benefits provision in relation to this framework.

Potential framework participants are required to agree to this mandatory requirement. They are also requested to provide a brief summary of the community benefits that have recently been delivered within Scotland, if at all, and also what impact and outcomes these have achieved.

Potential framework participants are required to summarise any proposed community benefits that will be developed and delivered as part of this contract if successful or, alternatively, potential framework participants confirm that they will engage with the NHS Scotland’s Community Benefits Gateway (CBG). This gateway, developed through requests from suppliers seeking opportunities to support the delivery of community benefits within the contracting region, provides information on community benefit opportunities. The CBG is a free and easy to use online service that connects NHS Scotland suppliers with third sector community organisations within Scotland and will be used for tracking and reporting and is an approved compliant route to the realisation of community benefits.

For further information please visit NHSS Community Benefit Gateway