Special Care Dentistry (Adults and Children) Services for Lot 1 - Norfolk, Lot 2 - Cambridgeshire & Peterborough and Lot 3 - Suffolk

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England - (East) (referred to as the Commissioner) would like to inform you of an opportunity to provide Services for Special Care Dentistry for Adults and Children referral Services and Dental Public Health services across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Norfolk and Suffolk. The new services are expected to start on 1st October 2019.

NHS England - East would like to invite potential Bidders to a Market Engagement Webinar taking place on Tuesday 18th December 2018 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm. Please register your interest in attending this webinar by 10:00am on Monday 17th December 2018, by following the instructions given in section VI below. Places are strictly limited therefore reservations are limited to no more than 2 persons per organisation.

Special Care Dentistry is defined as being "concerned with the improvement of the oral health of individuals and groups in society who have a physical, sensory, intellectual, mental, medical, emotional or social impairment or disability or, more often, a combination of these factors. The speciality focuses on adolescents and adults only and includes the important period of transition as the adolescent moves into adulthood. The speciality was formally recognised by the General Dental Council (GDC) in 2008" (Guides for Commissioning Dental Specialities - Special Care Dentistry, NHSE, September 2015).

Additional information: If you wish to express an interest and register for the Market Engagement Webinar please register on the EU Supply website https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=UK . The project reference is 33649.

Once registered please complete the questions which asks you to give details about your organisation and confirmation of who will be dialling into the market engagement webinar.

Webinar details will only be sent to those organisations who have completed the questionnaire to confirm their attendance.

Please note the deadline for responses is by 10am on Monday 17th December 2018