Services to support the delivery of Paediatric Exodontia and Adult Special Care Dental Services

Concepts

• dental practice
• birkenhead
• adult special care dental services
• dental treatment
• paediatric special care
• paediatric exodontia services
• special care dentistry
• paediatric exodontia
• routine dental treatment dental treatment
• care

Location

Wirral:

Description

Provision of surgery theatre sessions, inclusive of anaesthetist, theatre team admission team and consumables to the Trust, in order for a dentist and support team from the Trust to attend and operate on their patients

Total Quantity or Scope

From April 1st, 2025, the Trust was awarded the contracts to deliver Paediatric Exodontia Services and Adult and Paediatric Special Care dentistry in Wirral. The purpose of paediatric exodontia and special care dentistry is to provide specialist oral healthcare for adults and children from birth to adolescence whose needs cannot be managed by their general dental practice (GDP). This includes adults, children and young people (CYP): • with extensive oral disease, • whose oral health care is complicated by intellectual, medical, physical, social, psychological and/or emotional factors/disability. • with developmental disorders of the teeth and mouth. • who are either too anxious or too young to accept routine dental treatment Dental treatment under general anaesthetic (DGA) is an essential adjunct to providing care where the surgical intervention is complex or to those adults and children who are cognitively immature, highly anxious or who have a medical condition where general anaesthesia is the most appropriate or only way to deliver dental treatment. In order to meet NHSEI IPC guidance the service must be delivered in a theatre with appropriate ventilation. To deliver this in Wirral, the Trust has subcontracted Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to provide facilities and staffing at Arrowe Park to support DGA. Informal arrangements have been in place for many years however an NHS standard subcontract was put in place in 2022/23 which was extended to 2024/25. The Trust intends to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C The intention is that the contract will run from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026 at the cost of £310K with the potential to extend for a further 12 months.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85130000 - Dental practice and related services

Legal Justification

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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 7th May 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 7th May 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations should be sent to wchc.wchcpsr@nhs.net Award decision-makers Clinical Director, Specialised Dental Services Head Finance Officer Head of Procurement Deputy Director of Contracts & Commissioning Interim Chief Finance Officer No-one declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest. Key Criteria used for this service are as below: Criterion Weighting (out of 100) Quality and innovation 30 Value 10 Integration, Collaboration and service sustainability 20 Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice 30 Social Value 10 Key Criterion 1. Quality and innovation Score 4 Weighting 30 Total 24 Key Criterion 2. Value Score 3 Weighting 10 Total 6 Key Criterion 3 Integration, collaboration and service sustainability Score 4 Weighting 20 Total 16 Key Criterion 4 Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice Score 4 Weighting 30 Total 24 Key Criterion 5. Social value Score 4 Weighting 10 Total 8 Total 78/100