--- title: "Provision of General Dental Services in Swansea" ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-130436" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-130436" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-130436.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-130436.json" source: "Sell2Wales" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP" published: "2023-03-31" --- # Provision of General Dental Services in Swansea Buyer: NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-kuma6s-130436 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-130436) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-130436.json) ## Summary The NHS Wales SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP has initiated a tender for the Provision of General Dental Services in Swansea. This opportunity falls under the services category and has a value of £25,000,000. The procurement process is currently at the tender stage, with a deadline for submissions set for the 9th of May 2023. The tender is open to electronic submissions and can be accessed via the following link: eTender Wales. Potential bidders should refer to the tender documentation for full specification details. This tender presents a lucrative opportunity for dental service providers with experience in delivering NHS dental services and the capacity to meet additional contract demand. Businesses that can demonstrate successful delivery of similar services and comply with the legal requirements of the NHS General Dental Services (GDS) contract are well-suited to compete. The Health Board is particularly interested in providers willing to expand their current contract value or establish a new dental practice in Swansea, subject to regulatory requirements. Interested parties should engage with Julie Williams, NHS Wales's Procurement Business Manager, to register their interest promptly. ## Notice The Health Board will seek to offer additional Units of Dental Activity to existing full NHS contracts, or for the development of a new dental practice, under the terms of the NHS (General Dental Services Agreement) (Wales) Regulations 2006. Providers wishing to apply to increase their current GDS contract value must therefore meet all the legal requirements of the General Dental Services (GDS) contract. In addition, you must have recent demonstrable experience of successful delivery of NHS dental services and must be able to guarantee that additional workforce capacity is available at your practice to deliver any additional contract value that may be awarded. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Providers wishing to apply to increase their current GDS contract value must therefore meet all the legal requirements of the General Dental Services (GDS) contract. In addition, you must have recent demonstrable experience of successful delivery of NHS dental services and must be able to guarantee that additional workforce capacity is available at your practice to deliver any additional contract value that may be awarded. The Health Board will also welcome applications for a new dental practice to be set up within the Swansea area. If a new practice application is successful, this will be subject to the issue of a Personal Dental Contract (PDS), for an initial period of 3 years Following this period, the Health Board will review the service provision, and if all contract activity is at an acceptable level, a General Dental Services (GDS) contract will be issued, to replace the PDS contract, in line with Regulation 21 of the Personal Dental Services Regulations (2006). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Sell2Wales | | Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=130436 | | Notice type | OJEU - F2 - Contract 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 | 31 Mar 2023 | | Submission deadline | 9 May 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £25,000,000 | | 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 | | Locality | NEATH | | Post town | Swansea | | Postcode | SA12 7BX | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL4 Mid and South West Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL44 Neath Port Talbot | | Local authority | Neath Port Talbot | | Electoral ward | Aberavon | | Westminster constituency | Aberafan Maesteg | | Delivery location | TLL18 Swansea | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85130000 - Dental practice and related services ## Release History - 31 Mar 2023 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=130436 ## Documents - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR432934 Provision of General Dental Services in Swansea - The Health Board will seek to offer additional Units of Dental Activity to existing full NHS contracts, or for the development of a new dental practice, under the terms of the NHS (General Dental Services Agreement) (Wales) Regulations 2006. Providers wishing to apply to increase their current GDS contract value must therefore meet all the legal requirements of the General Dental Services (GDS) contract. In addition, you must have recent demonstrable experience of successful delivery of NHS dental services and must be able to guarantee that additional workforce capacity is available at your practice to deliver any additional contract value that may be awarded. ## Notice URLs - http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/ - http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=130436 - https://api.sell2wales.gov.wales/v1?lang=cy/Notice?id=ocds-kuma6s-130436 - https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-130436. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-130436.json.