Dental practice and related services

Tender description

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement – Midlands (referred to as the commissioner) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver services for domiciliary dental services across Lot 1 Derbyshire and Lot 2 Nottinghamshire (excluding Bassetlaw). The current contracts are due to end on 31.3.2020. The new contracts are expected to commence on 1.4.2020 for a period of 3 years with an option to extend to a further 1 year (total contract duration 4 years). Bidders are to note, the deadline for ITT submissions is 10.00 a.m. on 15.11.2019. Domiciliary dental services are concerned with providing and enabling the improvement of oral health of individuals and groups in society who have a physical, sensory, intellectual, mental, or medical factor that limits their ability to access oral health care services appropriate to their needs. The services will provide a domiciliary dental service to Derbyshire residents to patients both in care homes and those confined to their own homes and will cover: — a full clinical examination, — an oral health risk assessment and appropriate treatment, — preventive care to patients with long term and/or progressive medical conditions, mental illness or dementia, causing disorientation and confusion in unfamiliar environments, — patients with increasing frailty who are unable to travel to a dental surgery and who could not otherwise access dental care. . Domiciliary dental services are concerned with providing and enabling the improvement of oral health of individuals and groups in society who have a physical, sensory, intellectual, mental, or medical factor that limits their ability to access oral health care services appropriate to their needs. The services will provide a domiciliary dental service to Nottinghamshire residents to patients both in care homes and those confined to their own homes and will cover: — a full clinical examination, — an oral health risk assessment and appropriate treatment, — preventive care to patients with long term and/or progressive medical conditions, mental illness or dementia, causing disorientation and confusion in unfamiliar environments, — patients with increasing frailty who are unable to travel to a dental surgery and who could not otherwise access dental care.