Dental practice and related services

Tender description

Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of NHS England — North Midlands (the Commissioner) has awarded a contract for Domiciliary Dental Service for Nottinghamshire (excluding Bassetlaw). The contract is to provide domiciliary dental care for people who are resident in care homes, or require the services of a domiciliary dentist, within Nottinghamshire (excluding Bassetlaw). The contract size is 2 000 UDAs (units of dental activity) and the average number of patients seen on the existing contract over the duration of the contract is 350 per annum. This service is expected to visit nursing/residential homes and to provide ad-hoc visits across the patch as required/requested. The service is expected to provide appropriate oral health care, including a full examination and cancer screening, oral health risk assessment, treatment and oral health promotion to all patients whose circumstances make it impossible, unreason.