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Provision of General Dental Services for South Ceredigion - North Pembrokeshire border

NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)

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Award

08 Jul 2025 at 13:09

Tender

25 Oct 2024 at 07:55

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership – Procurement Services, represented by Velindre University NHS Trust, is conducting an open procurement process for the provision of General Dental Services at the South Ceredigion – North Pembrokeshire border. This tender falls under the services category, specifically dental practice services, and is intended to commission quality, efficient NHS dental services in alignment with the Welsh Government's dental contract reform. The location for the services is in the UKL14 region, with the tender status currently active. Interested parties can submit their bids until 19 November 2024, 12:00 PM via electronic submission through eTenderwales, with services anticipated to commence shortly thereafter.

This procurement opportunity offers an avenue for expanding business growth in the dental practice industry, particularly for providers skilled in managing NHS services within the regulatory framework of the Personal Dental Services Agreements. Businesses well-versed in delivering high-quality dental services and capable of meeting diverse population needs through multi-disciplinary team approaches are well-suited for this proposal. With a contract value of £5,000,000, this tender represents a substantial opportunity for businesses aiming to establish or expand their presence in the healthcare sector in Wales, by working closely with the NHS to reduce health inequalities and improve oral health outcomes.

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Notice Title

Provision of General Dental Services for South Ceredigion - North Pembrokeshire border

Notice Description

Hywel Dda University Health Board are seeking to commission General Dental Services for the South Ceredigion-North Pembs Border area

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of General Dental Services for Hywel Dda University Health Board within the South Ceredigion-North Pembrokeshire Border cluster area. The aims for general dental service provision within the cluster areas is: To provide access for the local population to NHS Dental Services To deliver appropriate, quality, efficient and cost-effective services within the mandatory and potential additional services framework of the Personal Dental Services (PDS) regulations and agreement and the Welsh Government (WG) Dental Contract Reform (DCR) programme and the associated GDS/PDS Contract Variation in respect of contract reform elements. To develop services in line with the Welsh Government and Hywel Dda University Health Board's aim for Primary Care Dental provision to improve the oral health of the population and contribute to reduction in health inequalities To provide high quality General Dental Services and potentially additional enhanced services that meet the specific needs of diverse population groups within the Health Board (HB) area, including flexibility of appointment times. To establish a positive working relationship between the HB and other professional groups to facilitate and maximise service delivery To deliver services in a Multi-Disciplinary Team approach (MDT) aligned to the requirements of contract reform and following WG approach to develop and optimise the available skill mix. To deliver NHS Dental Services in line with the annual interim/contract variation guidance issued by WG for the transition of service delivery under contract reform The indicative number of patients to be served by the practice per annum is 5943 The contract will be offered offered under the terms of the NHS (Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Wales) Regulations 2006 and subsequent amendments plus a Dental Contract Reform Contact Variation/Service Level Agreement. The PDS regulations detail mandatory services and additional services. The clinical services to be provided are those deemed as mandatory services and as a minimum, the provider must meet the requirements of the NHS (Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Wales) Regulations 2006 in all aspects relating to the provision of mandatory services.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b137
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038258-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85130000 - Dental practice and related services

85131000 - Dental-practice services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£5,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Jul 20257 months ago
Submission Deadline
19 Nov 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Jul 20257 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Unsuccessful
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Unsuccessful
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)
Contact Name
Sara Pell
Contact Email
sara.pell@wales.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1443848585

Buyer Location

Locality
CARMARTHEN
Postcode
SA31 3BB
Post Town
Swansea
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL4 Mid and South West Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL42 South West Wales
Delivery Location
TLL14 South West Wales

Local Authority
Carmarthenshire
Electoral Ward
Carmarthen Town West
Westminster Constituency
Caerfyrddin

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