Official UK procurement notice
Community Dental Service - Special Care & Paediatric Dental Services
Authority: NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe service delivers specialist dental care for:
Adults and children with physical, learning, or developmental disabilities.
Patients with severe dental anxiety or behavioural challenges.
Individuals requiring sedation or general anaesthetic (GA).
Housebound or medically complex patients requiring domiciliary care.
CPV: Dental practice and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB intends to award a contract for the provision of…Awarded
Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB intends to award a contract for the provision of Special Care and Paediatric Dental (SCPD) services via Direct Award Process C, in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) and internal governance procedures.
Current SCPD contractual arrangements delivered by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust are due to expire on 31 March 2026. A direct award for 18 months from 1 April 2026, with an option to extend by 6 months, is required to ensure service continuity.
The Special Care and Paediatric Dental (SCPD) services delivers specialist dental care for:
•Adults and children with physical, learning, or developmental disabilities.
•Patients with severe dental anxiety or behavioural challenges.
•Individuals requiring sedation or general anaesthetic (GA).
•Housebound or medically complex patients requiring domiciliary care.
The service includes:
•Comprehensive clinical assessment and treatment planning.
•Paediatric dentistry, including complex cases and GA lists.
•Special Care Dentistry provided by trained specialists.
•Sedation (inhalation, IV where applicable).
•Domiciliary dental care.
•Multi disciplinary pathways with acute hospitals, safeguarding teams, community services and social care.
•Oral health promotion and prevention programmes.
•Data reporting, performance monitoring and service evaluation.
This service ensures safe, equitable access for vulnerable patients who cannot be treated in general dental practice due to complexity of need.
The estimated lifetime value of the service is £26,936,827.12, the contract is due to commence on 1 April 2026 to 30 September 2027 with an optional 6 month extension up to 31 March 2028.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Mar 2026, 15:23 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Mar 2026, 15:23 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-024744- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by Midnight 31 of March 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 And the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight 31 March 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. The decision to proceed with the award was approved by: HIOW ICB Procurement Group - 5 March 2025 HIOW ICB Spending Control Group - 25 September 2025 No Conflicts of Interest were declared by any individuals involved in the decision making process. In accordance with the PSR regulations, the key criteria were considered and weighted to determine whether the incumbent provider Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (HIOW NHSFT) is satisfying the current contract and is likely to satisfy the proposed new contract to a sufficient standard. Evidence was drawn from contract review meetings, performance reporting, service quality assessment, and documentation supplied to the ICB. Weightings applied: Key Criteria 1 - Quality and Innovation: 30% Key Criteria 2 - Value: 10% Key Criteria 3 - Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability: 20% Key Criteria 4 - Improving Access, Reducing Inequalities & Facilitating Choice: 30% Key Criteria 5 - Social Value: 10% This assessment confirmed that the incumbent provider continues to meet the required standards, and the contracting arrangements are not changing considerably. Written representations should be sent: [email protected]
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust | £26,936,827 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 024744-2026-1 · Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 17 Mar 2026
- Value
- £26,936,827
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS EnglandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.