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title: "Provision of General Dental Services for South Pembrokeshire, South Ceredigion - North Pembrokeshire border and Carmarthen."
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buyer: "HYWEL DDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD"
published: "2024-10-30"
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# Provision of General Dental Services for South Pembrokeshire, South Ceredigion - North Pembrokeshire border and Carmarthen.

Buyer: HYWEL DDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0470c5

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## Summary

The Hywel Dda University Health Board is conducting a public procurement process titled "Provision of General Dental Services for South Pembrokeshire, South Ceredigion – North Pembrokeshire border and Carmarthen". This procurement, classified under the CPV code 85131000 for dental-practice services, spans the services industry category. The process has multiple lots with specific geographical focus areas including South Pembrokeshire and Carmarthen. The main procurement method is the open procedure. Contracts worth £5,000,000 each have been awarded for South Pembrokeshire and Carmarthen, signed on 30th October 2024. The overall status of this procurement stage is complete, with Hywel Dda University Health Board serving as the primary buyer. The relevant regulations and expectations are outlined in the NHS (Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Wales) Regulations 2006 and Dental Contract Reform agreements.

This tender offers substantial business opportunities for dental service providers, aiming to enhance healthcare services across the specified regions. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) like Khan Dental Care and GOWER HEALTHCARE DENTAL LTD have successfully competed, highlighting that businesses with strong technical capabilities in dental services are well-suited to participate. The completion of the tender creates growth possibilities by securing long-term contracts under favourable conditions, thereby providing a solid foundation for sustaining and expanding dental healthcare services across South Pembrokeshire, South Ceredigion – North Pembrokeshire border, and Carmarthen.

## Notice

From April 2006 Local Health Boards assumed full control of the budget for NHS Primary Care Dental Services and have a clear responsibility to secure or provide services for the people in its area to meet all reasonable requirements and provide out of hours services. One (1) tender exercise will be run with three (3) lots to award independent Contracts for each area as detailed in Table A. Bids will be accepted for multiple, individual, or partial lots. Preference will be given to bids for complete lots, where partial bids are received, they will be awarded by Health Board on a ranked basis with the highest bidder being awarded the maximum figure requested in their technical capability response, the second placed bidder will be awarded either the remainder or up to the maximum figure indicated, any further volumes will be awarded based on the same scale. The Contracts will be offered under the terms of the NHS (Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Wales) Regulations 2006 and subsequent amendments plus a Dental Contract Reform Contact Variation/Service Level Agreement. The PDS regulations detail mandatory services and additional services. The clinical services to be provided are those deemed as mandatory services and as a minimum, the provider must meet the requirements of the NHS (Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Wales) Regulations 2006 in all aspects relating to the provision of mandatory services. The DCR expectations are set out in the GDS DCR programme principles.

### Lot Information

South Pembrokeshire

Provision of General Dental Services for South Pembrokeshire

South Ceredigion-North Pembs Border

Provision of General Dental Services South Ceredigion-North Pembs Border

Carmarthen

Provision of General Dental Services - Carmarthen

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035195-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Jul 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Oct 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 | £5,000,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HYWEL DDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD |
| Locality | JOBSWELL ROAD |
| Post town | Swansea |
| Postcode | SA31 3BB |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL4 Mid and South West Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL42 South West Wales |
| Local authority | Carmarthenshire |
| Electoral ward | Carmarthen Town West |
| Westminster constituency | Caerfyrddin |
| Delivery location | TLL14 South West Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | GOWER HEALTHCARE DENTAL; KHAN DENTAL CARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85131000 - Dental-practice services

## Release History

- 30 Oct 2024 at 14:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035195-2024
- 18 Jun 2024 at 12:33 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018750-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.htm
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221

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