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    "description": "This is a Provider Selection Regime contract modification notice issued under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply. The contract has been formally modified.<br/><br/>Approval of the Dental Access Scheme was given by the Primary Care Commissioning Committee on the following dates:<br/><br/>22 October 2024 for the period 1 December 2024 to 31 March 2025<br/>15 April 2025 for the period 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026<br/>3 February 2026 for the period 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027<br/><br/>Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board maintains a register of conflicts of interest. Declarations were requested in line with governance requirements, and no conflicts were identified in relation to the decisions noted above.",
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        "title": "Hertfordshire & West Essex Integrated Urgent Care Service",
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                "description": "The Dental Access Scheme is incorporated into the Integrated Urgent Care Contract. Hertfordshire Urgent Care will triage and book urgent dental patients into appropriate in-hours and out-of-hours dental practices as part of the urgent and emergency care pathway.",
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                    "endDate": "2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00"
                }
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                "region": "UKH23",
                "postalCode": "HP1 1DN",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom"
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                "streetAddress": "Ascots Lane Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire",
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            "id": "038860-2026-C400628-1",
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            "status": "active",
            "value": {
                "amount": 266477,
                "currency": "GBP"
            },
            "dateSigned": "2024-10-22T00:00:00+01:00",
            "period": {
                "startDate": "2024-12-01T00:00:00Z",
                "endDate": "2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00"
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                    "description": "The contract has been modified to incorporate the Dental Access Scheme as an additional service from 1 December 2024 to 31 March 2027. The Dental Access Scheme provides urgent dental triage and booking into in-hours and out-of-hours dental practices. The total value of this modification for the consolidated period is PS266,477.",
                    "rationale": "Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The modification supports access to urgent dental care by providing appropriate triage and clinical redirection for patients presenting with urgent dental needs. It supports the urgent and emergency care system and maintains service continuity while wider dental reform arrangements are embedded."
                }
            ]
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            "href": "https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:494411-2018:TEXT:EN:HTML"
        }
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