Denmark – Orthodontic services – Udbud af rammeaftale om tandreguleringsbehandlinger og retentionsforløb for børn og unge i Dragør Kommune

The contracting authority hereby awards a framework agreement for orthodontic treatments and retention programmes for children and young people in Dragør Municipality, which are covered by the Danish Health Authority's criteria for a municipal orthodontic treatment offer. The framework agreement includes orthodontic treatment courses, including emergency treatment and retention programmes for the patients (children and young people) from Dragør Municipality, who are referred to – and accept – the treatment offer. The patients have been pre-examined by a specialist in orthodontics and assessed as being covered by the Danish Health Authority's criteria for a municipal orthodontic treatment offer. Furthermore, retention appliances and control of these can be purchased on the framework agreement. The included treatments are divided into four categories and more closely described in Annex 2: Specification of Requirements of the tender documents. The contracting authority expects to refer approximately 100-120 patients annually, but this number can vary in both upward and downward directions. The estimate of 100-120 patients annually is a guideline figure based on the size of the year group, the expected incidence of treatment-requiring malocclusions and experiences from previous years. However, suppliers are not guaranteed any minimum quantity of orders. The supplier must, however, accept to receive a minimum of 5 patients per month and a total of at least 55 patients annually. No referrals are expected in July. At the time of the agreement, there is a small pool of patients who have been examined by the contracting authority in the fourth quarter of 2026 and January 2027 (approximately 10 patients per month), so more patients are expected to be referred at the start of the contract, provided that the supplier(s) can receive the patients. The clinics where the treatment takes place must be physically located in Denmark and within a maximum of 50 km from Dragør Town Hall, measured as the shortest possible route by car. The distance limitation is justified by considerations of travel time and travel costs for the patients. The reason why the services must be delivered in Denmark is that Danish health legislation is applied. The contracting authority will enter into a framework agreement with the (up to) three suppliers who, collectively, have submitted the economically most advantageous tenders across the four priced treatments in categories 1-4. The three suppliers who have submitted the collectively economically most advantageous tenders will subsequently be divided and ranked collectively for treatments covered by categories 1, 2 and 3, and separately for treatments covered by category 4 by applying the cascade models described in the tender conditions. When referring patients, the contracting authority will first offer a referral to the best-placed supplier according to the cascade model for categories 1-3 and category 4 respectively, and only if this supplier cannot deliver, the contracting authority will move on to the next supplier in line, etc. The framework agreements are entered into for a period of two (2) years with the possibility for the contracting authority to extend the contract period twice by one (1) year. The estimated number of treatment courses in categories 1-4 to be delivered in accordance with the framework agreement is 480 treatments, and the maximum total number of treatment courses in categories 1-4 to be delivered in accordance with the framework agreement is 600 treatments.