Provision of a Dental Digital Referral Solution for the South West - Market Engagement

This notice is placed as a PIN to facilitate engagement with potential providers and relates only to pre-procurement market engagement.

The Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) in the South West region are seeking to commission and implement a digital solution for end-to-end dental referrals across the South West, and would like to determine the level of market interest in the provision of these services.

The following areas are included in the initial scope:

Dorset already has a dental digital referral solution in place as part of a prior arrangement with the NHS England South East region, and is out of scope at this point in time. Should this position change in the future, Dorset ICB have indicated that they would be looking to join the South West arrangement.

Gloucestershire is not included in the scope at this point.

The Commissioners are seeking a single end-to-end digital solution for the in-scope areas of the region, able to link seamlessly with existing systems used by all Dental provider types, and useable by non-dental professionals, such as SEND and LAC staff who may need to refer into dental services.

If you are interested in taking part in market engagement for this opportunity, please register on the e-procurement system, Atamis (details at the end of this notice), and submit a completed provider market engagement questionnaire by 12 noon on 20th November 2023.

This exercise is being supported by NHS England South West and being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).