--- title: "BCU-OJEU-56712 - Provision of Primary Care Dental Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04989a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04989a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04989a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04989a.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)" published: "2024-09-06" --- # BCU-OJEU-56712 - Provision of Primary Care Dental Services Buyer: NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST) Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04989a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04989a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04989a.json) ## Summary The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, is inviting bids for the provision of Primary Care Dental Services, including General Dental Services, Orthodontic Services, Tier 2 Oral Surgery Services, and Recurrent Non-Urgent Access Sessions, covering key areas in North Wales. This procurement, under the CPV code 85131000 (Dental-practice services), is currently in the tender stage with an end date for submissions set at 7 October 2024, 12:00 PM. The estimated contract value is £14,000,000 with a procurement method of open procedure. The primary delivery regions are UKL11, UKL12, UKL13, and UKL23. This tender presents significant growth opportunities for dental healthcare providers capable of scaling their services or establishing new practices in areas with low dental access rates and high oral health needs. Suitable businesses include those specialising in comprehensive dental care, orthodontics, and oral surgery, particularly those with a focus on quality and equitable healthcare provision. Interested suppliers can enhance their market presence by addressing the local demand in regions such as Anglesey, Arfon, Conwy West, and others specified in the tender. The tender process supports electronic submissions, promoting ease of participation and wide accessibility. ## Notice The Health Board wishes to receive bids from dental healthcare providers with the necessary capacity and capability (or a demonstrable ability to provide the necessary capacity and capability) to provide the range of services required for the specified lots . Within this tender opportunity, BCUHB is seeking to commission the provision of the following: LOT 1: General Dental Services LOT 2: Orthodontic Services LOT 3: Oral Surgery (Intermediate, Tier 2) LOT 4: Recurrent Non-Urgent Access Sessions ### Lot Information LOT 1: General Dental Services BCUHB is seeking to commission the provision of further additional dental services aimed at improving access levels across the region, in particular in those areas identified with low access rates and/or high oral health needs. The Health Board is interested in receiving Expressions of Interest from new or existing Providers wishing to either increase service levels at an existing practice or establish services at a new practice. The objectives of this Dental Procurement scheme are: -To introduce additional capacity targeted towards increasing the proportion of the population able to access NHS General Dental Services -To improve the accessibility to primary care dental services for patients seeking an NHS dentist -To ensure that provision should be safe, effective, of high quality and available equitably to the whole population. In order to deliver these objectives, the Health Board wishes to procure additional general dental services targeted at those areas of North Wales identified with existing low levels of access to dental services. Bidders will be expected to present an accommodation solution for the delivery of the service in their bid proposal. BCU Health Board Priority Areas by District/Catchment: Patients within these areas would see the greatest benefit and the areas that should be initially targeted: -Anglesey -Arfon -Conwy West -Dwyfor and North Meirionydd -North Denbighshire -South Flintshire -South Wrexham Renewal: No Specified Period or Term LOT 4: Recurrent Non-Urgent Access Sessions BCUHB is seeking to commission the provision Non-Urgent Access Sessions aimed at improving access levels across the region, particularly those areas identified with low access rates and/or high oral health needs. The Health Board is interested in receiving tender applications from new or existing Providers wishing to either increase service levels at an existing practice or establish services at a new practice. The Access Sessions will enable patients, including sporadic and infrequent attenders, to have: -a timely dental service offer planned to meet the pattern of how some people want to use services. -access ongoing oral healthcare and personalised prevention to reduce the reliance on urgent dental care services -a resumption of normal activity such as work, parenting and education due to prompt access and treatment if there are urgent and ongoing treatment needs. There is a need for these sessions to accommodate those patients that choose to access NHS Dental Services sporadically or find themselves without a regular dentist or have historically struggled to access an NHS dental practice and require priority, but not urgent, treatment and those patients who were actively receiving NHS treatment and are under an open course of treatment, but the practice is no longer providing NHS dental services. Renewal: No specified period or term LOT 2: Orthodontic Services BCUHB is seeking to commission the provision of Orthodontic Services aimed at improving access levels within the East region. The Health Board is interested in receiving tender applications from new or existing Providers wishing to either increase service levels at an existing practice or establish services at a new practice. It should be noted that additional General Dental Services are expected to be commissioned within Wrexham and Flintshire areas to meet the routine treatment needs prior to and between orthodontic assessments The objectives of this Dental Procurement scheme are: -To introduce additional capacity targeted towards increasing the proportion of the population able to access NHS Orthodontic Services within the East area. -To improve the accessibility to Orthodontic Services for patients seeking an NHS dentist within the East area. -To ensure that provision should be safe, effective, of high quality and available equitably to the whole population. Renewal: No specified period or term LOT 3: Oral Surgery (Intermediate, Tier 2) BCUHB is seeking to commission the provision Tier 2 Oral Surgery dental services aimed at improving access levels across the region, in particular in those areas identified with low access rates and/or high oral health needs. The Health Board is interested in receiving tender applications from new or existing Providers wishing to either increase their current service levels to include this service at an existing practice or establish services at a new practice. The objectives of this Dental Procurement scheme are: -To introduce additional capacity targeted towards increasing the proportion of the population able to access NHS Tier 2 Oral Surgery Dental Services in the West and Central areas -To improve the accessibility to Intermediate Tier Oral Surgery dental services for patients seeking an NHS dentist in the West and Central areas -To ensure that provision should be safe, effective, of high quality and available equitably to the whole population. In order to deliver these objectives, the Health Board wishes to procure Oral Surgery (Tier 2) dental services targeted in the West and Central areas with existing low levels of access to Oral Surgery (Tier 2) dental services. Renewal: No specified period or term ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028530-2024 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 6 Sep 2024 | | Submission deadline | 7 Oct 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £14,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST) | | Locality | ST ASAPH | | Post town | Llandudno | | Postcode | LL17 0JL | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL3 North Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL33 Conwy and Denbighshire | | Local authority | Denbighshire | | Electoral ward | Bodelwyddan | | Westminster constituency | Clwyd North | | Delivery location | TLL11 Isle of Anglesey, TLL12 Gwynedd, TLL13 Conwy and Denbighshire, TLL23 Flintshire and Wrexham | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85130000 - Dental practice and related services - 85131000 - Dental-practice services - 85131100 - Orthodontic services - 85131110 - Orthodontic-surgery services ## Release History - 6 Sep 2024 at 07:48 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028530-2024 ## Notice URLs - http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/ - https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/ - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221 - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=144384 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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