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title: "Dental Inhalation Sedation Equipment, Maintenance & Consumables"
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# Dental Inhalation Sedation Equipment, Maintenance & Consumables

Buyer: KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bc30f40c-9206-4bd2-ad36-9d5f4e88ce3c

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## Summary

The Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract for Dental Inhalation Sedation Equipment, Maintenance & Consumables to R A Medical Services. The tender had a value of GBP 240,000 and followed an open procedure. The contract period runs from November 13, 2023, to November 12, 2025. The buying organisation is located at 110/120 Upper Pemberton, Eureka Park, Kennington, Ashford, TN25 4AZ, United Kingdom.

This procurement opportunity for dental services offers potential for SMEs in the industry of installation services for dental and subspecialty equipment to provide technical support services. The suitability criteria favour SMEs. Businesses with expertise in maintenance and supply of inhalation sedation equipment are well-suited to compete. The tender's main procurement category is services, and the contract was awarded on November 8, 2023.

## Notice

The aim of the service is to provide an efficient and effective technical support service to the KCHFT Community Dental Services to ensure that the inhalation sedation equipment used by KCHFT Community Dental Service meets the requisite health and safety standards to minimise risks to patients who are undergoing treatment. The Provider will ensure that all staff are appropriately qualified and competent to undertake the work for which they are responsible and undertake continuous professional development to maintain professional competencies. The Provider will undertake annual planned equipment maintenance on each piece of inhalation sedation equipment at the sites listed at Appendix 1 and will arrange such work to ensure that it is completed with the minimal potential disruption to clinical services. The Provider expects that, under normal circumstances, all items of inhalation sedation equipment at an individual site are available to test during a single visit. Planning will be carried out jointly between provider and authoriser dependant on availability of engineers and access to clinical facilities. To be conducted on an annual basis. The Provider will contact the KCHFT Dental Engineering Manager to schedule planned and reactive maintenance visits, ahead of the necessary work and, whenever possible, will plan for an entire year ahead or a substantial part thereof in agreement with the KCHFT Dental

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd27ceb0-5d1d-4790-aedf-6a5a37dd5f9c |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Nov 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Nov 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Nov 2023 |
| Contract period | 13 Nov 2023 - 12 Nov 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £240,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £268,494 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | ASHFORD |
| Post town | Tonbridge |
| Postcode | TN25 4AZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent |
| Local authority | Ashford |
| Electoral ward | Goat Lees |
| Westminster constituency | Ashford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | R A MEDICAL SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 51 - Installation services (except software)

### Codes

- 51412000 - Installation services of dental and subspecialty equipment

## Release History

- 9 Nov 2023 at 15:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd27ceb0-5d1d-4790-aedf-6a5a37dd5f9c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd27ceb0-5d1d-4790-aedf-6a5a37dd5f9c
  9th November 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=f8d2c896-0832-ee11-8124-005056b64545
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## Notice URLs

- http://www.kentcht.nhs.uk

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