Special Care and Paediatric Dentistry (Clinic) - Central and North-West London (CNWL) NHS Foundation Trust

Descriptions

Special Care Dentistry is concerned with the improvement of the oral health of individuals and groups in society who have a physical, sensory, intellectual, mental, medical, social impairment or disability or a combination of these factors. The specialty focuses on adolescents and adults only and includes the important period of transition as the adolescent moves into adulthood.

Paediatric dentistry is the provision of oral healthcare to children and young people (CYP) from birth until their 16th birthday.  Care may be provided across primary, secondary and tertiary care settings to children and young people with: 

• extensive oral disease  

• whose oral health is complicated by intellectual, medical, physical, social, psychological and/or emotional factors/disability 

• with developmental disorders of the teeth and mouth 

• who are either too anxious or too young to accept routine dental treatment, with diagnosed special educational needs 

• who have sustained complex traumatic dental injuries. 

This contract relates to treatment of patients in a primary care setting under the NHS (Personal Dental Services) Regulations 2005.

VII.1) Information to be changed or added
VII.2) Other additional information
NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) Integrated Care Board (ICB) was looking to continue Special Care and Paediatric Dentistry (Clinic) Services with the current provider in Buckinghamshire.

The contract will be for a term of 2 years. Services are due to commence from 1st April 2026.

The maximum total contract value is £3,600,270.00.

There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision.

Award decisions have been recommended by the BOB ICB Pharmacy, Optometry and Dental Oversight Group, which is chaired by the Director of Primary Care who reports to the board-level Medical Director.

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C.