Mandatory Dental Services (MDS) on the Isle of Wight - MDS5C1

Concepts

• dental practice
• eastleigh
• nhs dental services
• other nhs services
• high quality dental services
• hours services
• high quality service delivery
• mds provision
• nhs dental helpline
• primary care dental provision

Location

Isle of Wight:

Description

NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight (HIOW) Integrated Care Board (ICB) sought providers who have the capability and capacity to deliver Mandatory Dental Services (MDS) on the Isle of Wight. The procurement was divided into Lots and providers could bid for a maximum of two Lots from the following: MDS 5C1-1: Isle of Wight (21k) MDS 5C1-1a: Isle of Wight (21k) MDS 5C1-2: Isle of Wight (14k) MDS 5C1-3: West Wight Interested parties could bid for a maximum of two Lots. The aims for MDS provision are to: • contribute to improving oral and general health; • reduce inequalities in health and access to dental care by providing extra support to groups of vulnerable adults and children. This includes, but is not limited to, children under 5 years old, residents of care homes, other vulnerable groups and patients weighing up to 227kg (35 stones and 10.45 lbs); • provide access to NHS dental services to ensure equity and consistency of provision; • provide bookable appointments outside of core hours; • deliver appropriate, efficient and cost-effective services within the service; • provision framework of the NHS (General Dental Services/Personal Dental Services) Regulations 2005 and any subsequent revisions; • provide high quality dental services; • provide access within contracted hours to un-associated patients identified as having an urgent dental need via NHS 111, NHS Dental Helpline, out of hours services and self-referral; • refer patients to other NHS services as appropriate in line with the relevant local protocols and guidance; • establish a positive working relationship between the Commissioner and Provider to facilitate and maximise high quality service delivery; • prioritize Looked after Children (LAC); • develop services in line with the evolving strategic approach to primary care dental provision and align with the priorities of the NHS Long Term Plan - www.longtermplan.nhs.uk; • promote overall health in line with Making Every Contact Count; • keep availability of appointments up to date on nhs.uk ; • comply with recall intervals, in line with NICE Guidelines (CG19). The contracts will be for a term of up to 120 months. Services were due to commence from between 1st April 2025 and 30th September 2025. The maximum total contract values were as follows: MDS 5C1-1: £7,371,000 MDS 5C1-1a: £7,371,000 MDS 5C1-2: £4,914,000 MDS 5C1-3: £4,212,000 The Commissioner will be contracting for the services using the Standard clauses for a Personal Dental Services agreement. This notice serves as an intention to award contracts under the competitive process of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This procurement was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

Lot Division

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85130000 - Dental practice and related services

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The decision to award this contract in line with the Competitive Process was based on evaluation against the basic selection criteria (in the form of a Selection Questionnaire), which was assessed on a pass/fail basis, and the PSR 5 key criteria, which were assessed on a 0-4 scale, with the below weightings. Several tender questions were asked under each of the key criteria. Quality & Innovation - 35% Value - 10% Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - 17% Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice - 28% Social Value - 10% The providers selected for award have been chosen as they passed the basic selection criteria and were the highest scoring bidder overall, against the key criteria. Recommendations for award of contract made by the Pharmacy, Optometry and Dentistry (POD) Commissioning Lead for NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight were approved by the NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB Executive Committee on 25th March 2025. After conducting a thorough Competitive Process, taking into account the key criteria and applying the basic selection criteria, NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (ICB) is content that the providers' bids sufficiently met the key criteria and thus can proceed to contract award under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Three declarations of potential conflict of interest were made via the conflict of interest process for this procurement and recorded accordingly. The non-conflicted members of the procurement have assessed the nature and risk of each declared conflict, and decided which steps to take to avoid or mitigate them. Two declarations were deemed as not being actual conflicts of interest and the third declarant was excluded from further involvement in the procurement (including any decision making). 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 Weds 14th May 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR. Written representations should be sent to scwcsu.procurement@nhs.net