Notice Information
Notice Title
PSR Direct Award C- Domiciliary Dental Clinical Technician Services
Notice Description
Contract for Clinical Dental Technician Services for Domiciliary Care
Lot Information
Lot 1
To provide an efficient and effective service that will ensure the delivery of high quality clinical dental technician services to patients in their homes. Contract to be awarded to existing supplier under PSR Direct Award C Process. 1 year contract from 01/04/2026.
Procurement Information
This is a Provider Selection Regime PSR Intention
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05fd4b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086138-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85130000 - Dental practice and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £24,999 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Christopher Sherwood
- Contact Email
- christopher.sherwood@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ASHFORD
- Postcode
- TN25 4AZ
- Post Town
- Tonbridge
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ45 Mid Kent
- Delivery Location
- TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Ashford
- Electoral Ward
- Goat Lees
- Westminster Constituency
- Ashford
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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