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PRJ 2210 Community Dental Services - Lot 4 Outer North East London

NHS North East London ICB

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02 Oct 2026 at 11:42

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS North East London Integrated Care Board is buying primary care community dental services for children and adults with special-care needs, accessed by referral. The work covers dental-practice services, including care for patients who need tailored support rather than routine access alone. Delivery is across five sites: Five Elms Health Centre in Dagenham, South Hornchurch Clinic in Rainham, Langthorne Health Centre in London, Hainault Health Centre in Chigwell and Loxford Dental Clinic in Ilford. The requirement is focused on community dental provision across outer north-east London, serving both paediatric and adult patients. The buyer is the local integrated care board; the selected provider is Kent Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

The process used the Provider Selection Regime’s Direct Award Process C, without a prior competition. Kent Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was selected; the contract data records it as active and signed on 29 September 2026. The accompanying description calls this an intention to award and says the award is subject to a standstill, with representations due by 14 October 2026. The recorded contract value is £63,025,746, described as approximate and based on annual 4% DDRB uplifts. The term is five years from 1 April 2027, with an authority-controlled five-year extension; expiry is 31 March 2032 without extension or 31 March 2037 with it. Assessment weighted access, inequalities and choice at 30%, quality and innovation 25%, value 20%, integration and sustainability 15%, and social value 10%; price was not assessed.

For suppliers preparing for a similar requirement, the evidence points to a need for established community dental capacity able to serve both children and adults with special-care needs through referral pathways. Credible providers will need to deliver across multiple fixed clinics in outer north-east London and demonstrate safe, high-quality care alongside effective access, choice and action to reduce health inequalities. The buyer’s assessment also places importance on innovation, value, integration with other services, collaboration, service sustainability and social value. The selected provider passed basic selection and exclusion checks and met the required standard against all five key criteria under the Direct Award C route. This is a substantial, long-duration service rather than a single-site or narrow patient-group requirement; competitors should be able to show the operational reach and service continuity needed across the specified sites.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PRJ 2210 Community Dental Services - Lot 4 Outer North East London

Notice Description

NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (the "Authority") intends to award a contract to Kent Community Healthcare NHS Foundation 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 PS63,025,746. 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 North East London Integrated Care Board (the "Authority") intends to award a contract to Kent Community Healthcare NHS Foundation 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 PS63,025,746. 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-077f81
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093254-2026
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
£63,025,746 £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 North East 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
E14 5HJ
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Blackwall & Cubitt Town
Westminster Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Kent Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Further Information

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