---
title: "Secure Dental Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04477b"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2024-05-07"
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# Secure Dental Services

Buyer: MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04477b

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## Summary

The Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract for Secure Dental Services at the Maghull Health Park site. The contract, valued at £150k, is with Time for Teeth Ltd. The contract start date is 01/04/2024, and end date is 31/03/2025. The procurement method used was a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The award was made following the Provider Selection Regime Regulations. The contracting authority for this tender is the Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.

This contract for Secure Dental Services offers a business opportunity for companies providing specialist dental services. Businesses in the health and social work services industry category would be well-suited to compete. The procurement stage for this opportunity is in the planning and award phase. Interested businesses need to be aware of the start and end dates of the contract to align their service provision accordingly. The award of the contract was made via a direct award method, creating an opportunity for business growth for the chosen supplier, Time for Teeth Ltd.

## Notice

The provision of a specialist dental service to secure patients at our Maghull Health Park site

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Mersey Care NHS FT intends to contract with Time for Teeth Ltd. for the provision of a specialist dental service to secure patients at our Maghull Health Park site. Hospitals covered by the contract will include Ashworth High Secure Hospital (210 beds over 13 impatient wards) and Rowan View Medium Secure Hospital (123 beds over 8 impatient wards). For the new contract, MCFT requires the service to be mobilised from 01 April 2024 for a period of 12 months to 31 March 2025. The contract value is approximately PS150k. It is intended to award the contract in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime Regulations under Direct Award process C where there is an existing provider for the services and that existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract, and where additionally the services are not changing considerably. The Senior Leadership Team of Mental Health Care Division have made the decision for the award of this contract. No conflicts of interest have been identified and this has been recorded inline with Trust policy.

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by [Add date]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014580-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender 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 | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 May 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £185,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | PRESCOT |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L34 1PJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD71 East Merseyside |
| Local authority | Knowsley |
| Electoral ward | St Michaels |
| Westminster constituency | Knowsley |
| Delivery location | TLD7 Merseyside |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TIME FOR TEETH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 7 May 2024 at 15:47 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014580-2024
- 11 Mar 2024 at 17:47 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007760-2024

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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