NHS Tier 2 Oral Surgery Services in NHS Kent and Medway and NHS Sussex Integrated Care Boards (ICBs)

Concepts

• health services
• ashford
• lewes
• nhs kent
• sussex integrated care boards
• sussex
• kent
• medway
• nhs tier 2 oral surgery services
• oral surgery

Location

Ashford

Description

NHS Kent and Medway and NHS Sussex Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) (the Commissioners) are seeking to commission providers who have the capability and capacity to deliver NHS Tier 2 Oral Surgery services in Kent and Medway and Sussex, in line with the specified requirements. The procurement is divided into 9 lots across the Kent and Medway ICB and Sussex ICB areas. Providers may bid for a maximum of 3 Lots. Oral surgery deals with the diagnosis and management of pathology of the mouth and jaws that requires surgical intervention. It involves the treatment of adolescents and adults, and the management of dentally anxious and medically complex patients. Further information on the services can be found in the Oral Surgery clinical standards: https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/oral-surgery-clinical-standard/ The services will provide Level 2 Oral Surgery for patients, either residing in or currently under the care of a General Dental Practitioner (GDP), in Kent & Medway and Sussex. All Mandatory Dental Services, including simple non-surgical extractions, are excluded from the scope but some services will include Sedation in accordance with the Guidance for Commissioning Sedation for Dental Services in Primary Care 2017. The aims of the service (with Sedation) are to: • ensure that equitable, accessible, cost effective, high quality Level 2 Oral Surgery services are available to the public locally • increase the availability and accessibility of the primary care based Level 2 services to those patients who require sedation to support them to receive a minor oral surgical procedure locally • release pressures and waiting times for treatment at secondary care centres Performers will need to be accredited to provide the services to a Level 2 standard. The accreditation will be through an accreditation panel led by the Managed Clinical Network for Oral Surgery, with the support of NHS England and the ICB. Further information on accreditation can be found in the commissioning guide: https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/guidance-for-the-accredita... Performers must follow the agreed regional accreditation process that is estimated to commence from October 2025. The contract term is planned to commence between 1st April and 1st June 2026 and will be for a duration of 6 years with an optional extension of 3 years for lots 1 to 4, and 5 years with an optional extension of 2 years for lots 5 to 9. The maximum total initial contract values (6 years lots 1 - 4, 5 years lots 5 - 9) for each lot are as follows: Lot 1 Kent and Medway 1 - £7,585,962 Lot 2 Kent and Medway 2 - £3,556,650 Lot 3 Kent and Medway 3 - £7,190,676 Lot 4 Kent and Medway 4 - £11,826,438 Lot 5 Sussex 1 - £3,180,977 Lot 6 Sussex 2 - £4,192,100 Lot 7 Sussex 3 - £2,719,116 Lot 8 Sussex 4 - £3,393,457 Lot 9 Sussex 5 - £1,891,728 TUPE may apply to this procurement. This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

Lot Division

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

• Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
• Bids should cover a maximum number of lots.
• Bids may cover one or more lots.
• This is a recurring contract.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are not available.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

Interested providers will be able to view the opportunity and access the tender documentation via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the bid documentation (including questionnaires), you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page. If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and be able to submit a bid. 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.