Hertfordshire Dental Domiciliary Service - Market Engagement

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Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of NHS England - Central Midlands (the Commissioner) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver Domiciliary Dental Services for Hertfordshire for people who are resident in care homes, or require the services of a domiciliary dentist, within Hertfordshire. The service is anticipated to commence on 1st April 2018 for a contract duration of 5 years till 31st March 2023 under a PDS agreement. The anticipated Total Annual Contract Value is £328,300, which will be divided into 2 lots. - Lot 1 within East & North Hertfordshire CCG Boundaries - Anticipated Contract Value £148,600 - Lot 2 within Herts Valleys CCG Boundaries - Anticipated Contract Value £179,700. The service is expected to deliver appropriate oral health care to all patients whose circumstances make it impossible, unreasonable or otherwise impractical for them to receive care in a dental surgery. This should include: a) a full examination and cancer screening b) oral health risk assessment c) treatment d) oral health care education The Service will provide dental services for residential, nursing and care homes and patients confined to their own homes. Patients eligible for treatment under this service will have long term and/or progressive medical conditions; mental illness or dementia, causing disorientation and confusion in unfamiliar environments; or increasing frailty which means that they are not able to travel to a dental surgery. NHS England Central Midlands is inviting suitably qualified providers interested in providing these Services set out above to a market engagement event taking place on 21st July 2017, 11am - 1pm in Hertfordshire. Please login to Bravo and access PQQ 414 for further details, please state in your response to question ME01&ME02 of the questionnaire on Bravo if you would like to confirm a place.