General Dental Services

Location

Ipswich

Description

Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (SNEE ICB) has identified a number of areas as having limited dental access according to the population size and need. To support access SNEE ICB are undertaking an open procurement. This notice is to make potential providers aware of this imminent opportunity and to promote two market engagement sessions. The areas which would be available as opportunities within the procurement are as follows: -Bury St Edmunds -Brandon -Eye and North West Suffolk -Saxmundham and North East Suffolk (including Leiston) -Harwich This notice is to inform providers of the release of documentation to initiate a competitive process to secure Providers to deliver Dental Services Contracts. The mobilisation is due to start in June 2026 and there are 5 lots which can be applied against. There are different allocations of units of dental activity (UDA) across each locality; please refer to the procurement documentation for further details. The total value across the different lots is £39,947,471.50. This is a cumulative total based on the annual contract value of all of the lots and all of the activity. The UDA rates are outlined in detail within the procurement documentation. Further detail of the services required are outlined within the procurement documentation.

Lot Division

CPV Codes

• 85131000 - Dental-practice services

Indicators

• Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
• Bids should cover one or more lots.
• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

To express an interest and participate in the Competitive Process, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome It is free to register on the Atamis portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via: Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035 The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08:00 - 18:00 The deadline for submissions is 12:00 (noon) 6th March 2026. If you have any questions, please send them through the message centre on the Atamis e-procurement portal. 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. Responses must be submitted through the Atamis e-Procurement Portal on the link provided in this notice prior to the stated deadline.