General Dental Services and Unscheduled (Urgent Treatment) for Lot 1 Holt and Wells-next-the-Sea Lot 2 – Thetford
A Tender Notice
by NHS NORFOLK AND WAVENEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- 14 year
- Value
- £1M
- Sector
- HEALTH
- Published
- 29 Sep 2025
- Delivery
- 01 Apr 2026 to 31 Mar 2040
- Deadline
- 22 Oct 2025 10:00
Concepts
Location
Norwich
2 buyers
Description
NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (referred to as the Commissioner) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver General Dental Services and Unscheduled (Urgent Treatment) Dental Services for Lot 1 Holt and Wells – next – the – Sea and Lot 2 – Thetford.The service will be required to offer NHS General Dental Services across the relevant treatment Bands (Bands 1, 2 and 3), in addition to offering unscheduled care (urgent treatment) appointments. The Commissioner would like to procure the Services under an NHS General Dental Services Contract. The aim of the service is to provide General Dental Services and Unscheduled Care (Urgent Treatment) in Holt, Wells-next-the-Sea and Thetford which will enable improved access and reduction in health inequalities in these coastal areas.Providers are to note, the Commissioner will not be providing any premises for the delivery of the services. Therefore, it is the Provider/s responsibility to source suitable premises for the delivery of these services. The premises solution needs to be provided in line with NHS England Clinical Standards in locations that promote access. Access should be considered for those arriving on foot, bicycle, wheelchair, mobility scooters, by car or by public transport, with services being accessible by all.As part of the tender exercise, Providers will need to provide evidence of their premises solution, ensuring that they are in the specified locations (Holt, Wells-next-the-Sea and Thetford).The Services are intended to be provided from 1st April 2026 and as these will be delivered under a NHS General Dental Services Contract, the contracts will have no end date. Note - the Estimated Total Value in section II.1.5.1 - Estimated Total Value is based on the annual contract value of both Lot 1 and 2 combined as the General Dental Services contract has no end date and is held in perpetuity.Please note the deadline for responses to the Competitive Process is 10:00am on Wednesday 22nd October 2025.
Lot Division
| 1 | Holt and Wells – next – the – Sea
The Commissioner expects the service to be delivered from two sites, one in Holt and one in Wells (this will be delivered as one contract).The estimated annual contract value for the service is £706,165 which include approximately 18,559 UDAs and approximately 2 unscheduled care sessions per week.Please note: The Services are intended to be provided from 1st April 2026 and as this is an NHS General Dental Services Contract, the contract will have no end date, therefore please ignore the end date in section II.2.7.4 End date below. |
| 2 | Thetford
The Commissioner expects the service to be delivered from one site, which is to be located in Thetford.The estimated annual contract value for the service is £500,000 this is likely to include approximately 12,574 UDAs and approximately 2 unscheduled care sessions per weekThe Services are intended to be provided from 1st April 2026 and as this is an NHS General Dental Services Contract, the contract will have no end date, therefore please ignore the end date in section II.2.7.4 End date below. |
Award Criteria
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CPV Codes
- 85131000 - Dental-practice services
- 85130000 - Dental practice and related services
Indicators
- Bids should cover one or more lots.
- Bids should cover the whole contract.
- Renewals are not available.
- Professional qualifications are sought.
- Award on basis of price.
Other Information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.The Contracting Authority will be using an eTendering system for this procurement exercise. Further information and the ITT documentation can be found via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-tendering system at the following link:https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com/?SearchType=ProjectsYou can also register your interest via this page. You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference: C389490: General Dental Services and Unscheduled (Urgent Treatment) for Lot 1 Holt and Wells-next-the-Sea Lot 2 – Thetford.The Basic Selection Questions are Pass/Fail and the award criteria for the Key Criteria Questions are as follows and these will be scored on a 0-5 scoring mechanism;Key Criteria 1: Quality and Innovation: 46.00%Key Criteria 2: Value: 5.00% Key Criteria 3: Integration, Collaboration and Services Sustainability: 6.00%Key Criteria 4: Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 33.00%Key Criteria 5: Social Value: 10.00%The evaluation stages are as follows;Stage 1: Preliminary compliance reviewStage 2: Evaluation of the Basic Selection QuestionStage 2a: ModerationStage 2b: ClarificationStage 2c: Re-Moderation if requiredStage 3: Evaluation of Key Criteria QuestionsStage 3a: ModerationStage 3b: ClarificationStage 3c: Re-Moderation if requiredNeither the publication of this notice nor the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations.Please see published procurement documentation for further details.
Reference
- FTS 060641-2025