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PRJ 2210 Community Dental Services - Lot 2 Outer North West London 2

NHS West and North London ICB

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02 Oct 2026 at 11:40

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board is buying primary care community dental services for children and adults who need special care. Patients access the service by referral. The work is community-based dental practice care, delivered across six named sites: Alexandra Avenue Health and Social Services in South Harrow; Wembley Centre for Health & Care; Willesden Centre for Health and Care; Mill Hill Clinic; Torrington Park Clinic; and Vale Drive Clinic in Barnet. The requirement combines paediatric and adult special care dentistry rather than general dental services for the wider population. Suppliers specialising in community dental provision for patients with additional care needs are the closest fit. The buyer is the Integrated Care Board serving West and North London.

The process used the Provider Selection Regime’s Direct Award Process C, without a prior competition. Whittington Health NHS Trust was selected; the process description calls this an intention to award, while the contract data records an active contract signed on 28 September 2026. The recorded contract value is £62,437,921. The stated term is five years from 1 April 2027, with a discretionary five-year extension; without extension it expires on 31 March 2032, and with extension on 31 March 2037. Assessment weightings were improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice (30%), quality and innovation (25%), value (20%), integration, collaboration and sustainability (15%), and social value (10%). Price was not assessed. The provider passed basic selection and exclusion checks and met the required standard against the five criteria.

For suppliers preparing for a comparable requirement from this buyer, the selected provider demonstrates the importance of delivering primary care community dentistry for both paediatric and adult special care patients, with access by referral and service coverage across multiple London clinics. A credible provider would need to show it can deliver safe, high-quality care for patients with special care needs and sustain a distributed community service. The buyer’s assessment put greatest emphasis on improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice, followed by quality and innovation; integration, collaboration, service sustainability and social value also formed part of the assessment. The successful provider passed the selection and exclusion checks and met the required standard across these criteria. The route used was a PSR Direct Award C, rather than an open competition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PRJ 2210 Community Dental Services - Lot 2 Outer North West London 2

Notice Description

NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board (the "Authority") intends to award a contract to Whittington Health NHS Trust for the provision of Primary Care Community Dental Services for paediatric and adult special care patients, accessed upon referral, under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process C. The total contract value is PS62,437,921. This figure is approximate and based on DDRB uplifts of 4% year on year. The contract term will be 5 year with the option to extend for a further 5 years at the sole discretion of the Authority. The contract will commence on 1 April 2027 and expire on 31 March 2037 (or 31 March 2032 if the option to extend is not exercised).

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board (the "Authority") intends to award a contract to Whittington Health NHS Trust for the provision of Primary Care Community Dental Services for paediatric and adult special care patients, accessed upon referral, under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process C. The total contract value is PS62,437,921. This figure is approximate and based on DDRB uplifts of 4% year on year. The contract term will be 5 year with the option to extend for a further 5 years at the sole discretion of the Authority. The contract will commence on 1 April 2027 and expire on 31 March 2037 (or 31 March 2032 if the option to extend is not exercised)

Options: A 5 year extension can be exercised at the discretion of the contracting authority.

Procurement Information

PSR Direct Award C. The provider met the basic selection criteria in accordance with Regulation 19 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 by achieving a pass. The provider also passed the assessment of exclusions (Exclusion Grounds - Grounds for Mandatory Exclusion and Exclusion Grounds - Grounds for Discretionary Exclusion) in line with Regulation 20 of the PSR. In addition, the provider achieved the required standard against PSR's five key criteria, and the new contract does not breach the considerable change threshold for a Direct Award C agreement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077f7e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093248-2026
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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85131000 - Dental-practice services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£62,437,921 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
NHS West and North London ICB
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
NW1 5JD
Postcode Area
North West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
Marylebone
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Whittington Health NHS Trust

Further Information

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