General Dental Services and Unscheduled (Urgent Treatment) for Lot 1 Holt and Wells-next-the-Sea Lot 2 – Thetford

Descriptions

NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (referred to as the Commissioner) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver General Dental Services and Unscheduled (Urgent Treatment) Dental Services for Lot 1 Holt and Wells – next – the – Sea and Lot 2 – Thetford.

The service will be required to offer NHS General Dental Services across the relevant treatment Bands (Bands 1, 2 and 3), in addition to offering unscheduled care (urgent treatment) appointments. The Commissioner would like to procure the Services under an NHS General Dental Services Contract.

The aim of the service is to provide General Dental Services and Unscheduled Care (Urgent Treatment) in Holt, Wells-next-the-Sea and Thetford which will enable improved access and reduction in health inequalities in these coastal areas.

Providers are to note, the Commissioner will not be providing any premises for the delivery of the services. Therefore, it is the Provider/s responsibility to source suitable premises for the delivery of these services. The premises solution needs to be provided in line with NHS England Clinical Standards in locations that promote access. Access should be considered for those arriving on foot, bicycle, wheelchair, mobility scooters, by car or by public transport, with services being accessible by all.

As part of the tender exercise, Providers will need to provide evidence of their premises solution, ensuring that they are in the specified locations (Holt, Wells-next-the-Sea and Thetford).

The Services are intended to be provided from 1st April 2026 and as these will be delivered under a NHS General Dental Services Contract, the contracts will have no end date.

Note - the Estimated Total Value in section II.1.5.1 - Estimated Total Value is based on the annual contract value of both Lot 1 and 2 combined as the General Dental Services contract has no end date and is held in perpetuity.

Please note the deadline for responses to the Competitive Process is 10:00am on Wednesday 22nd October 2025.