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title: "North Cumbria Integrated Urgent Dental Access Centre (UDAC)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0455c8"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2024-04-29"
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# North Cumbria Integrated Urgent Dental Access Centre (UDAC)

Buyer: NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0455c8

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## Summary

The North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB) has awarded a contract for the North Cumbria Integrated Urgent Dental Access Centre (UDAC) under urgent circumstances to better support dental patients in the UK community health services sector. The contract value is £680,160.00 with a contract duration from 01 September 2024 to 31 August 2026. The award was made under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 due to immediate safety and quality concerns for patient care.

This procurement opportunity offers businesses in the health sector an entry point to provide integrated urgent dental services in North Cumbria. Suited businesses should be able to address safety and quality concerns efficiently and have experience in emergency healthcare services. The procurement method used was a limited procedure without prior publication, tailored to urgent circumstances, presenting a lucrative opportunity for eligible suppliers to contribute to improved dental care access within the region.

## Notice

This is a short term 'interim' emergency contract (under The PSR Regulations 2023) to secure integrated urgent dental access centre provision to better support dental patients with urgent care clinical needs across North Cumbria. It will be fully integrated within existing North Cumbria integrated medical urgent care systems to help ensure that patients with urgent dental care needs presenting into local medical care services can be safely redirected into this service and in doing so protect access to medical care capacity. Primarily this short term service is being established with the aim of reducing the immediate and increasing dental patient safety and harm risks that are occurring whilst NHS Dentistry general dental access continues to recover within the local area and formal procurement of new general dental access contracts that is being undertaken in parallel during 2024-25 is successfully completed. These long term contract opportunities can be accessed via Contracts Finder: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007552-2024?

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Integrated Urgent Dental Access Centre (UDAC) This is a short term 'interim' emergency contract to secure integrated urgent dental access centre provision to better support dental patients with urgent care clinical needs across North Cumbria. It will be fully integrated within existing North Cumbria integrated medical urgent care systems to help ensure that patients with urgent dental care needs presenting into local medical care services can be safely redirected into this service and in doing so protect access to medical care capacity. Primarily this short term service is being established with the aim of reducing the immediate and increasing dental patient safety and harm risks that are occurring whilst NHS Dentistry general dental access continues to recover within the local area and formal procurement of new general dental access contracts that is being undertaken in parallel during 2024-25 is successfully completed. These long term contract opportunities can be accessed via Contracts Finder: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007552-2024? The value of the contract awarded under emergency conditions is PS680,160 Year 1 with a further year allowable by exception where patient safety risks remain unaddressed through completion of the parallel procurement during 2024-25 of new general dental access contracts. [brief description of the services to be provided] The relevant authority intends to award this contract under the urgent circumstances provision under 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 lifetime value of the contract is PS680,160.00 Contract Start Date: 01 September 2024 Contract End Date: 31 August 2026

### Procurement Information

This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013745-2024 |
| Notice type | Award 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Apr 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Apr 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 | £680,160 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE15 8NY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Lemington |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CUMBRIA HEALTH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 29 Apr 2024 at 12:58 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013745-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007552-2024

## Provenance

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