NHS England South West - Provision of Mandatory Dental Services in the Ashley, Easton and Lawrence Hill Dental Planning Area of Bristol

Tender description

Due to the termination of an NHS contract, NHS England South West (the Commissioner) is seeking to recommission dental services for the delivery of 5,000 Units of Dental Activity (UDAs) per annum in the Ashley, Easton and Lawrence Hill Dental Planning Area of Bristol. The procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central & West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners. The purpose of undertaking the procurement is due to the Commissioner receiving notice from the previous provider of the service. In order to maintain accessibility to NHS Dental Services for those patients displaced by the termination, the new Service will be required to be delivered from within the Ashley, Easton and Lawrence Hill Dental Planning Area of Bristol. The 5,000 UDAs are expected to provide dental services for approximately 2,200 patients (based on the previous provider's average of 2.3 UDAs per patient). The UDAs will be offered at a fixed price of £25.00 per UDA. This tariff value is based on the 2019/2020 prices with subsequent years subject to the annual DDRB uplift. The Commissioner will be contracting for the Services using the standard Personal Dental Services (PDS) Agreement and an appended service specification. The Agreement is offered for a 4 year period with services anticipated to commence on the 1st April 2019*. It is expected that the successful provider will be able to immediately open their lists to all categories of patients from contract commencement and be prepared to accept the displaced patients of the NHS contract that has terminated. The successful bidder will also be required to work closely with the NHS England Commissioning Team in order to co-ordinate and promote patient access to achieve the expected level of dental performance. The service specification works in relation to and not instead of the NHS (General Dental Services /Personal Dental Services Contracts) Regulations 2005. *The Commissioner anticipates that services would commence from the 1st April 2019, however, if a new practice needs to be set up, or if any substantial refurbishment/building work needs to be undertaken on an existing practice it will be for the Provider to provide a realistic mobilisation plan and inform of the likely service commencement for their proposal should the 1st April 2019 be unachievable. The final mobilisation plan will be agreed between the Commissioner and the successful Provider during the mobilisation period.