Expressions of Interest: Dental Out of Hours Services for Kings Lynn

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*This is a Prior Information Notice (PIN)*

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (ICB) (referred to as the Commissioner) wish to inform the market of a future procurement opportunity for Dental Out of Hours Services across Kings Lynn and invite all interested providers to participate in an early market assessment questionnaire which will be used as a conduit to ascertain market capability and interest in the opportunity.

This is an urgent need and the Commissioner is working to a tight timeline to ensure the service commences in December 2025. The contract to be entered into will be in accordance with the NHS Personal Dental Services (PDS) Agreement and will run for a period of 4 years with the option to extend for up to a further 12 months (total maximum contract duration 5 years).

The Commissioner would like to invite interested providers to participate in an early market assessment questionnaire, prior to publication of the formal procurement opportunity in at the end of July 2025. The questionnaire will help Commissioners to:

• Gain market views on the viability of procuring the Dental Out of Hours Service for Kings Lynn.

If your organisation is interested in this opportunity, then please respond to the early market assessment questions on Atamis and register your interest by following the instructions given below in section VI.3.0.1 Additional information. Please note the deadline for interested providers to complete the early market assessment is 12 noon on Friday 25 July 2025.