--- title: "NHS England & NHS Improvement - South East Market Briefing: Special Care and Paediatric Dentistry services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-db2e73a5-0874-4a57-ada4-0e021dfee9db" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-db2e73a5-0874-4a57-ada4-0e021dfee9db" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-db2e73a5-0874-4a57-ada4-0e021dfee9db.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-db2e73a5-0874-4a57-ada4-0e021dfee9db.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2020-10-23" --- # NHS England & NHS Improvement - South East Market Briefing: Special Care and Paediatric Dentistry services Buyer: NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-db2e73a5-0874-4a57-ada4-0e021dfee9db [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-db2e73a5-0874-4a57-ada4-0e021dfee9db) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-db2e73a5-0874-4a57-ada4-0e021dfee9db.json) ## Summary NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit is conducting a pre-procurement market briefing for the contract titled "NHS England & NHS Improvement - South East Market Briefing: Special Care and Paediatric Dentistry services". This procurement is currently in the planning stage. The aim is to recommission Special Care and Paediatric Dentistry services across the South East of England, with anticipated contract commencement in April 2022. A significant engagement event is planned for 24th November 2020, with a registration deadline of 20th November 2020. The services will be organised into five geographical lots covering Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, and Berkshire, Oxfordshire, and Buckinghamshire. The estimated total annual value of the services is around £38 million. This tender presents a prime opportunity for dental service providers, particularly those prepared to deliver services tailored for children and patients with special needs. Companies, including small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), would be well-suited to respond, especially those that can demonstrate innovative approaches to enhancing access to dental care and improving health outcomes. Engaging in this procurement could also foster partnerships among organisations, amplifying collective strengths to meet the varied needs of the local population. ## Notice This notice is placed in order to facilitate early engagement with potential providers, and relates only to a pre-procurement market briefing. NHS England & NHS Improvement - South East is seeking to recommission Special Care and Paediatric Dentistry services (currently known as Community Dental Services) in the South East of England and will be conducting a recommissioning process to award new contracts to provide these services from April 2022. We will be commissioning new contracts to deliver Special Care and Paediatric Dentistry services in 5 geographical lots as follows: * Kent * Sussex * Surrey * Hampshire and the Isle of Wight * Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire The recommissioning process is anticipated to commence from January 2021, inviting expressions of interest to deliver services for specific geographic areas, with contract commencement in April 2022. NHS England & NHS Improvement anticipates contracting for services under Personal Dental Services agreements, combined with NHS Standard contracts for General Anaesthetic Procedures). The total annual value of the combined services is anticipated to be in the region of c. PS38m. This process is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners Prospective providers are warmly invited to a pre-procurement market briefing event in November 2020, held virtually through Microsoft Teams on the following date:- 4pm - 6pm Tuesday 24th November 2020 by MS Teams Registrations of interest to attend the event are welcome from providers who may be interested in these services, either in their own right, as a member of a consortium and/or other forms of partnership/multiple-organisation arrangement. In order to attend, please register your interest in attending this Teams briefing by 12 noon on Friday 20th November 2020, including your organisation name and those individuals who will be joining the session. You can do this via the In-Tend Portal at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/ProjectManage/1090 MS Teams event details will be sent to individuals and organisations who confirm their participation for the session. Providers may also indicate if they would like Commissioners to pass their contact details on to other providers to facilitate partnering/multiple-organisation opportunities. Additional information: The aims for Special Care and Paediatric Dentistry service provision are to: * Ensure access to dental care for children and patients with additional needs unable to receive care or treatment in a primary care setting due to their enhanced management needs * Provide care and treatment to children and those with additional needs in line with the evidence base and best practice to achieve clinically effective outcomes for patients * Contribute to the improvement of oral and general health and reduction in health inequalities of the local population with a focus on prevention both via service delivery and partnership working with a range of health care providers and other key stakeholders * Work in partnership with the wider dental system to facilitate access to early intervention for treatment to prevent the need for treatment at more advanced stage of disease A Special Care and Paediatric Dentistry Draft Service Specification has been attached to this notice, along with draft details of geographic lot areas. Interested providers will be able to view the associated notice and register to attend via the 'current tenders' list on the In-Tend e-procurement portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home This notice is an information gathering exercise rather than a call for competition in its own right, and therefore publication or response does not commit NHS England & NHS Improvement or respondents to a future procurement, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties registering an interest. NHS England & NHS Improvement will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise. Interested parties should note that a response to this notice does not guarantee an automatic invitation to any subsequent formal procurement, which the commissioners will consider in due course. The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8c36552c-9df3-4dec-b0a6-1e3b6333cc71 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 23 Oct 2020 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 20 Nov 2020 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | Locality | BRISTOL | | Post town | Bristol | | Postcode | BS1 3NX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England | | ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of | | Local authority | Bristol, City of | | Electoral ward | Central | | Westminster constituency | Bristol Central | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85130000 - Dental practice and related services ## Release History - 23 Oct 2020 at 15:44 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8c36552c-9df3-4dec-b0a6-1e3b6333cc71 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8c36552c-9df3-4dec-b0a6-1e3b6333cc71 23rd October 2020 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c2e572ca-6b9c-4703-b163-510b1f195770 Special Care and Paediatric Dentistry Service Specification - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/21ecb7d3-ab3d-461a-99cc-fa6899bbc293 Special Care and Paediatric Dentistry Draft Lot Data Sheets - https://www.england.nhs.uk/south-east/our-work/dental/ Special care and paediatric dental services Health Equalities Impact Assessment and Engagement Report - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Registration If you are not yet registered on In-Tend, please visit: - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home In-Tend e-procurement Portal - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/ProjectManage/1090 In-Tend opportunity direct link ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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