Special Care and Paediatric Dentistry (General Anaesthetic) - Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
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The procurement process initiated by the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) Integrated Care Board (ICB) focuses on the provision of Special Care and Paediatric Dentistry services under General Anaesthetic, to be delivered by Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. This procurement falls within the dental practice and related services category. The procurement method used is a direct award process C under the Provider Selection Regime, in alignment with the Health Care Services Regulations 2023.
The contract is valued at £1,252,993 and will commence on 1st April 2026 for a duration of two years, spanning the regions of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire. Key decision-making was undertaken by the BOB ICB Pharmacy, Optometry and Dental Oversight Group, with the award being confirmed formally as of 30th June 2025. Although the competitive tender stage is complete, representations by providers must have been made by 27th June 2025.
This tender offers significant opportunities for business growth for large healthcare providers, particularly those with expertise in dental and healthcare services. Enterprises capable of providing innovative, integrated, and high-quality dental care services, especially for children with complex requirements, will find this contract particularly aligned with their strengths. The awarding process emphasised quality, integration, sustainability, social value, and reducing health inequalities, making it suitable for businesses committed to improving healthcare access and outcomes.
Organizations equipped to deliver dental care under anaesthetic in specialised healthcare environments should consider engaging with similar procurement opportunities to expand their service offerings and market presence.
Special Care Dentistry is concerned with the improvement of the oral health of individuals and groups in society who have a physical, sensory, intellectual, mental, medical, social impairment or disability or a combination of these factors. The specialty focuses on adolescents and adults only and includes the important period of transition as the adolescent moves into adulthood. Paediatric dentistry is the provision of oral healthcare to children and young people (CYP) from birth until their 16th birthday.
Care may be provided across primary, secondary and tertiary care settings to children and young people with:
- extensive oral disease
- whose oral health is complicated by intellectual, medical, physical, social, psychological and/or emotional factors/disability
- with developmental disorders of the teeth and mouth
- who are either too anxious or too young to accept routine dental treatment, with diagnosed special educational needs
- who have sustained complex traumatic dental injuries. This contract relates to treatment of patients under General Anaesthetic (GA) in a hospital setting.
NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) Integrated Care Board (ICB) is looking to continue Special Care and Paediatric Dentistry (GA) with the current provider in Oxfordshire. The term of the existing Special Care and Paediatric Dentistry (GA) contract is due to expire on 31st March 2026 and BOB ICB has proposed that a new contract should replace that existing contract at the end of its term. All requirements outlined in Regulation 6(5) of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 have been met, including not breaching the considerable change threshold, and therefore direct award process C has been deemed the appropriate provider selection process. After conducting an assessment of the incumbent provider, taking into account the key criteria and applying the basic selection criteria, NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB is content that the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. The service is anticipated to commence on the 1st April 2026 for a contract duration of 2 years until the 31st March 2028, with a total value of PS1,252,993. This transparency notice serves as an intention to award the contract to the incumbent provider, using direct award process C under PSR. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
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