Provision of NHS Personal Dental Services in both Marlborough, Wiltshire and Westbury, Wiltshire - NHS England South West (North)

Tender description

NHS England South West (North) (the Commissioner) is seeking to commission dental services for the delivery of approximately 8,900 Units of Dental Activity (UDAs) for patients living in and around the Marlborough, Wiltshire area, and 10,177 Units of Dental Activity (UDAs) for patients living in and around the Westbury, Wiltshire area. The procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central & West Commissioning Support Unit (SCWCSU) on behalf of the Commissioners, and is offered due to the expiry of Contracts. New services for Marlborough, Wiltshire will be required to be delivered from within a 2 mile radius of SN8 4BY, and for Westbury, Wiltshire from within a 5 mile radius of BA13 3FQ. The 8,900 Marlborough UDAs are expected to provide dental services for approximately 3,869 patients, and the 10,177 Westbury UDAs for 4,424 patients (based on the NHS England South (North) West average of 2.3 UDAs per patient). The Commissioner will be contracting for the Services using standard Personal Dental Services (PDS) Agreements and appended service specifications. The Agreements are both offered for 4 year periods which are anticipated to commence on 13th May 2019 *. UDAs will be offered at a fixed price of £23.60 per UDA exclusive of VAT which is non-negotiable. The successful bidder will be required to accept new patients from the start of the agreement. 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 is an appendix to the NHS (General Dental Services /Personal Dental Services Contracts) Regulations 2005. * The Commissioner anticipates services to commence on the 13th May 2019 for Marlborough, and the 27th June 2019 for Westbury, however if new premises need to be sourced by the successful provider the contract start date will be negotiated and the final implementation plan will be confirmed between the Commissioner and the successful provider during mobilisation.