Domiciliary Dental Services for Lot 1 Derbyshire and Lot 2 Nottinghamshire (excluding Bassetlaw)

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 31st March 2020. The new Contracts are expected to commence on 1st April 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 10:00am on Friday 15th November 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 and Nottinghamshire (excluding Bassetlaw) 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.