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PRJ-2210 Community Dental Services - Lot 8 Inner South East London

NHS South East London Integrated Care Board

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02 Oct 2026 at 11:45

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS South East London Integrated Care Board is procuring primary care community dental services for children and adults who need special care. Patients access the service by referral. The work includes providing dental care through six named sites: Jenner Health Centre and Waldron Health Centre in Lewisham; Akerman Health Centre and West Norwood Health & Leisure Centre in Lambeth; Lister Primary Care Centre in Southwark; and a mobile unit housed at King’s College Hospital in Southwark. This is a community dental services contract (CPV 85131000), focused on paediatric and adult special care patients. The requirement is for clinical service delivery across these locations, rather than general dental-practice services without a defined patient group or referral route.

The process has reached the intention-to-award stage under the Provider Selection Regime’s Direct Award Process C; the notice says the contract has not yet been formally awarded, although the published award identifies King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as the selected provider. The contract was signed on 28 September 2026. Its stated value is £53,939,919, described as approximate and based on annual DDRB uplifts of 4%. The term is five years from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032, with an authority-discretion extension of a further five years, ending 31 March 2037 if exercised. The assessment weighted access, reducing health inequalities and choice at 30%, quality and innovation at 25%, value at 20%, integration and sustainability at 15%, and social value at 10%; price was not assessed.

The selected provider passed the basic selection and exclusion checks and met the required standard across all five Provider Selection Regime criteria. A credible competitor for this buyer’s future community dental requirement would therefore need to show safe, high-quality care for both paediatric and adult special care patients, with a reliable referral-based pathway across multiple community sites. Evidence of improving access, reducing health inequalities and supporting patient choice would be particularly important, alongside quality and innovation, value, integration with other services, collaboration, service sustainability and social value. Delivery would require the operational capacity to serve patients through the specified Lewisham, Lambeth and Southwark locations, including a mobile unit. The outcome demonstrates a substantial, multi-year service requirement awarded through the PSR route rather than a price-led competition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PRJ-2210 Community Dental Services - Lot 8 Inner South East London

Notice Description

NHS South East London Integrated Care Board (the "Authority") intends to award a contract to King's College Hospital 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 PS53,939,919 over 5+5 years (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 South East London Integrated Care Board (the "Authority") intends to award a contract to King's College Hospital 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 PS53,939,919 over 5+5 years (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-077f85
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093258-2026
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
£53,939,919 £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 South East London Integrated Care Board
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 2TZ
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Southwark
Electoral Ward
London Bridge & West Bermondsey
Westminster Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Further Information

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