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title: "Secure Specialist Dental Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04dbf0"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2025-03-05"
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# Secure Specialist Dental Services

Buyer: MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04dbf0

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## Summary

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust has finalised the award for the provision of secure specialist dental services at their Maghull Health Park site, which includes Ashworth High Secure Hospital, Rowan View Medium Secure Hospital, and Aspen Wood Low Secure Unit. The contract, with a value of £156,000, has been awarded to Time for Teeth Ltd and will be effective from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. This procurement falls under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, specifically using the direct award process C. Key dates include the standstill period ending on 17 February 2025 and the formal award date of 18 February 2025.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social work services, particularly those experienced with dental care in secure environments. Companies with a strong track record in providing high-standard, secure dental care can compete effectively under the Provider Selection Regime regulations. The direct award process highlights the importance of an existing provider's ability to continue delivering consistent and satisfactory services, making it suitable for businesses already engaged in similar contracts. The contract's predictable scope and defined timeframe also offer a stable business growth avenue for the winning supplier.

## Notice

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), Rowan View Medium Secure Hospital (123 beds over 8 impatient wards) and Aspen Wood Low Secure Unit (40 beds over 2 impatient wards).

### 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), Rowan View Medium Secure Hospital (123 beds over 8 impatient wards) and Aspen Wood Low Secure Unit (40 beds over 2 impatient wards). For the new contract, MCFT requires the service to be mobilised from 01 April 2025 for a period of 12 months to 31 March 2026. The contract value is approximately PS156k. 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.

### 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 17 February 2025. 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/008075-2025 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Feb 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £156,000 |

## 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
- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 5 Mar 2025 at 15:09 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008075-2025
- 5 Feb 2025 at 15:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003848-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.merseycare.nhs.uk
- https://timeforteeth.co.uk/

## Provenance

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