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NHS Devon and NHS Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Boards Mandatory Dental Services, Urgent Care & Stabilisation

Descriptions

NHS Devon and NHS Cornwall & Isles of Scilly (IOS) Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) are seeking providers who have the capability and capacity to deliver Mandatory Dental Services (MDS), Urgent Care and Stabilisation across Devon and Cornwall & IOS.

 

The procurement is divided into the following Lots:

Lot 1 - Plymouth South & West: (54,000 UDAs)

Lot 2 - Torquay & Paignton: (33,000 UDAs)

Lot 3 - Barnstaple, Bideford & Ilfracombe: (22,000 UDAs)

Lot 4 - Barnstaple, Exeter, Torbay & Plymouth: Out of Hours (OOH) (5,222 appointments)

Lot 5 - Central Cornwall: Truro (18,000 UDAs)

Lot 6 - Central Cornwall: Newquay (18,000 UDAs)

Lot 7 - West Cornwall (18,000 UDAs)

Lot 8 - North & East Cornwall (18,000 UDAs)

 

Bidders can bid for any combination of Lots and don't have to bid for the full UDA value. More information on this and how Lots could be awarded to multiple providers is included in Part C Bid Evaluation of the Invitation to Tender instructions.

 

The aims of this procurement are:

• To improve oral and general health by increasing access to NHS dental services.

• To ensure equity and consistency of provision, with a focus on vulnerable adults, children, and patients with additional needs (including bariatric access up to 227kg).

• To reduce inequalities in access to dental care through targeted services for high-need populations.

• To meet the national mandate for urgent dental care by ensuring patients have timely, compassionate access, including via NHS 111 and dental helplines, both within and outside working hours.

• To provide equitable, accessible, cost-effective stabilisation services to reduce repeat urgent care attendances and support patients without access to a routine NHS dentist.

• To ensure urgent care services are patient-centred, prioritising those in pain or with clinical need, and delivering care in the right place at the right time.

• To refer patients to other NHS services as appropriate, in line with local protocols and guidance.

• To promote overall health and wellbeing in line with Making Every Contact Count.

 

The Contracts will be for an initial term of 7 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the sole discretion of the Commissioner.

The UDA rate for this procurement will be £40 and the maximum annual contract values are as follows:

 

Lot 1 - Plymouth South & West: £2,160,000

Lot 2 - Torquay & Paignton: £1,320,000

Lot 3 - Barnstaple, Bideford & Ilfracombe: £880,000

Lot 4 - Barnstaple, Exeter, Torbay & Plymouth - Out of Hours: £657,972

Lot 5 - Central Cornwall - Truro: £720,000

Lot 6 - Central Cornwall - Newquay: £720,000

Lot 7 - West Cornwall (exact locations to be confirmed): £720,000

Lot 8 - North & East Cornwall (exact locations to be confirmed): £720,000

 

The Commissioner will be contracting for the services using the Standard clauses for a Personal Dental Services (PDS) agreement. Successful providers have the right to request a conversion from Personal Dental Services (PDS) to General Dental Services (GDS) contract after 3 years of the initial contract term.

 

Interested parties who wish to take part in the procurement are invited to take part in an Invitation to Tender (ITT) process, based on the competitive (open) procedure and designed to identify the most economically advantageous tender and therefore determine the incoming provider.

 

All ITT responses must be returned by 12 noon on 28th October 2025, at the latest.

This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

Timeline

Published Date :

30th Sep 2025 6 days ago

Deadline :

28th Oct 2025 in a 22 days

Contract Start :

28th Oct 2025

Contract End :

28th Oct 2034

Tender Regions

Keywords

general dentistry

dental check-ups

oral hygiene services

dental clinics

preventive dental care

patient dental assessments

cavity treatment

dental cleaning

tooth restoration

dental health services

Tender Lot Details

2 Tender Lots

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Workflows

Status :

Open

Procedure :

N/A

Suitable for SME :

N/A

Nationwide :

No

Assign to :

Tender Progress :

0%

Details

Notice Type :

Tender

Tender Identifier :

IT-378-246-T: 2024 - 001

Tenderbase ID :

310724019

Low Value :

£100K

High Value :

£1000K

Buyer Information

Address :

Liverpool Merseyside , Merseyside , L13 0BQ

Website :

N/A

Procurement contact

Name :

Tina Smith

Phone :

0151 252 3243

Email :

tina.smith@shared-ed.ac.uk

Possible Competitors

1 Possible Competitors