Mandatory Dental Services - Rapid Commissioning of Additional Units of Dental Activity on behalf NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB

Concepts

• dental practice
• chippenham
• additional mandatory dental services activity
• additional activity requirements
• dental activity
• nhs dental providers
• mandatory dental services
• additional access
• additional units
• mandatory dental

Location

Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath Area:

Description

This notice relates to the permitted modification of existing contracts under the Provider Selection Regime (2023), to enable additional access to Mandatory Dental Services (MDS) within NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB on a recurrent basis, in response to recent contract terminations and in accordance with the NHS 2023/24 priorities and operational planning guidance requirement to "Recover dental activity, improving units of dental activity (UDAs) towards pre-pandemic levels". The Commissioner considers that the modifications are permitted by Regulation 13(1)(c) of the Provider Selection Regime (2023), where the modification has been made in response to external factors beyond the control of the authority and the provider, and that the modifications do not render the contracts materially different in character. The scope of the contract has not been extended as the services provided remain materially the same. This notice has been published in line with Regulation 13(4)(c) and Schedule 12 of the Provider Selection Regime (2023). Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB entered into a rapid commissioning process to secure additional Mandatory Dental Services activity. This process sought NHS dental providers to deliver increased activity in the form of additional, recurrent Units of Dental Activity (UDAs) as a variation to their existing contract for Mandatory Dental services, in one or more geographic priority areas. Priority areas were identified based on additional activity requirements. The priority area identified in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB was Mid and North Wiltshire. A transparent, fair and proportionate process was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

Total Quantity or Scope

The contracts to which modifications have been applied in WB3-1 are:- Dumbledore Dental Care Ltd - 1023730000 - Additional UDAs per annum; 5978 Dentalcare Westbury Limited - 1020510000 - Additional UDAs per annum; 3993 These variations are recurrent and additional to the provider's existing General Dental Services contract, which is not time limited .

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 85131000 - Dental-practice services

Legal Justification

The Commissioner considers that the modifications are permitted by Regulation 13(1)(c) of the Provider Selection Regime (2023), where the modification has been made in response to external factors beyond the control of the authority and the provider, and that the modifications do not render the contracts materially different in character. The scope of the contract has not been extended as the services provided remain materially the same. This notice has been published in line with Regulation 13(4)(c) and Schedule 12 of the Provider Selection Regime (2023).

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** These award decisions have been approved by Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB's Director Primary Care Commissioning. The SCW procurement team supported the project in the management of conflicts throughout the process. Project members were required to complete Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality forms prior to receiving any sensitive documentation. No conflicts of interest were identified. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract modification notice. This contract has been modified under the contract modification provision of 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. This contract has now been formally modified.