Community Dental Services for Herefordshire [Direct Award Process C]

Location

Worcester

Description

NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care (ICB) are awarding a Community Dental Service contract via Direct Award Process C.

Total Quantity or Scope

The contract is to deliver Community Dental Services across Herefordshire. The incumbent provider has been delivering Community Dental Services to patients in these areas.NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB intends to award a contract to the existing provider, Wye Valley NHS Trust via Direct Award Process C as described in regulation 9 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.Key criteria were specified, and assessment against each criterion was undertaken based on the current service delivery model and performance.The supplier meets all the requirements specified to the satisfaction of the Commissioner, and it is expected that they will satisfy the requirements of the new contract going forwards.The contract start date is 01st April 2026 for a period of 7 years until 31st March 2033. The total lifetime value of the contract is £25,704,544 across seven years.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85130000 - Dental practice and related services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price and quality.

Legal Justification

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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 13 March 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Other Information

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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice.Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 13 March 2026 to the following email address: nhsbsolicb.cdswestmidlands@nhs.net This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.The decision makers for this process were West Midlands Joint Commissioning Group & Joint Committee.There were no conflicts of interests declared in reaching the decision to award.The weightings for the 5 key criteria were determined to give appropriate relative importance to each of the sections equally in line with the commissioning expectations for the service.The assessment against each criterion was undertaken based on the current service delivery model and performance. The supplier meets all the requirements specified to the satisfaction of the Commissioner, and it is expected that they will satisfy the requirements of the new contract going forwards.