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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 00:00

Tender

25 Oct 2024 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, is overseeing an open procurement procedure for the provision of General Dental Services along the South Ceredigion and North Pembrokeshire border. The Hywel Dda University Health Board is the commissioning body seeking these services to improve oral health and reduce health disparities in the area. The tender is currently in the award stage, following the initial active tender phase. Key events occurred in 2024, with the tender period concluding on 19 November 2024. The awarded contract will serve an estimated 5,943 patients annually and has a budget of £5 million, with a contract period lasting approximately five years through an open procedure method. The location for these services is within the region noted as UKL14.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for dental service providers, particularly those experienced in working within the framework of Personal Dental Services (PDS) regulations and familiarity with the Welsh Government's Dental Contract Reform. Businesses with expertise in multi-disciplinary team service delivery stand to compete effectively, as the focus is on providing quality, efficient, and cost-effective dental care. Providers must be capable of adhering to the NHS (Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Wales) Regulations 2006, including providing both mandatory and potentially enhanced services. This opportunity is most suited to businesses that can offer versatile appointment scheduling to meet diverse population needs and contribute to the reduction of health inequalities.

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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-kuma6s-145541
Publication Source
Sell2Wales
Latest Notice
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=145541
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award 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
Unsuccessful
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
emma.lane@wales.nhs.uk
Contact Email
emma.lane@wales.nhs.uk, michael.veasey@wales.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1443848585, +44 2921501375

Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF15 7QZ
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
Delivery Location
TLL14 South West Wales

Local Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Electoral Ward
Taff's Well
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff North

Further Information

Notice Documents

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