Unscheduled/Urgent Dental Care (UDC) to NHS Sussex ICB
key details
| Status | complete |
|---|---|
| Category (CPV) | 85131000 +1 more |
| Region | South East |
| Procedure | limited |
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-060d0d |
Awards (3)
This procurement was awarded to 3 suppliers. Values shown are per-award; the notice total is ·.
| Supplier | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT) shared | · | · | active |
| iDental Care Limited shared | · | · | active |
| Sussex Community Foundation Trust (SCFT) shared | · | · | active |
description
This is an intention to award notice.
Urgent dental care necessitates the need for simple, rapid access to a dental professional within and outside of normal working hours. Details are set out in the Clinical Standard for Urgent Dental Care (V2) dated 10 January 2023. It states that the difference between emergency, urgent and non-urgent dental need is key as the time in which care should be provided differs between each category. Urgent dental care is defined as one that requires urgent attention but is not a life-threatening situation. It further states urgent dental care is the triage and management of these conditions either within or outside of normal working hours.
NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board (ICB) intends to award contracts to 3 existing providers following Direct Award Process C of the UK Health Care Services (PSR) Regulations 2023 for UDC services in the Sussex area. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period.
The terms of the existing UDC contracts are due to expire on 31st March 2026 and NHS Sussex ICB have proposed that new UDC contracts should replace the existing contracts at the end of their term. All requirements outlined in Regulation 6(5) of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 have been met, including that the considerable change threshold has not been met, and therefore Direct Award Process C has been determined as the appropriate provider selection process.
After conducting assessments of the existing providers, taking into account the key criteria and applying the basic selection criteria, NHS Sussex ICB is content that the existing providers are satisfying the original contracts and will likely satisfy the proposed contracts to a sufficient standard.
The awarded contracts will each be for a term of up to 18 months and are due to commence from 1st April 2026, terminating 30th September 2027. The total maximum contract value of these contracts is £3,983,020.
There are 3 contracts being awarded to 3 providers as follows:-
| 1. | UDC for Brighton & Hove - iDental Care Limited |
| 2. | UDC for West Sussex - Sussex Community Foundation Trust (SCFT) |
| 3. | UDC for East Sussex - East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT) |
notice history
2 notices published against this procurement.
| Published | Type | Regime | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 2026 | Contract award notice (F03) | Earlier regulations | 006077-2026 |
| 18 Feb 2026 | Corrigendum (F14) | Earlier regulations | 014998-2026 |
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