Dental Services (Leicester, Leicestershire, Rutland, Lincoln and Lincolnshire)

Tender description

Invitation to market engagement event Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit, acting on behalf of NHS England Midlands and East (Central Midlands), will be inviting suitably qualified providers to offer high quality and safe General Dental Services across Leicestershire and Lincolnshire and Special Care Dental Service for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. NHS England Midlands and East (Central Midlands) will be the contracting and commissioning authority for the contracts resulting from this procurement. Contracts will be Personal Dental Services Plus (PDS+) agreements for General Dental Services and Personal Dental Services (PDS) agreement for Special Care Dentistry Service. This procurement will consist of 11 Lots – each Lot covering one practice/service and each Lot being a separate contract. Providers will be able to bid for more than one Lot. The contracts being offered are for a period of seven years with the option to extend for up to a further three years (maximum contract term ten years). Lots are expected to cover the following areas for General Dental Services: • Leicester x 3 • Loughborough • Melton Mowbray • Oakham • Lincoln • Boston • Spalding • Sleaford Lot for Special Care Dentistry Service to cover the following areas: • Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Further details of Lots will be given when the Invitation to Tender (ITT) is published. The ITT is intended to be published in late January 2017. Service commencement dates for the contracts are 1st December 2017. Potential bidders are invited to attend a market engagement event either in Lincoln (a.m.) or Leicester (p.m.) on 17 January 2017. If you wish to attend, please express an interest in this opportunity and further details will be sent to you.