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Published 22 Apr 2026, 10:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Dental exemption checking service (Decs) 2026/2027

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

Direct awardLight touch regime
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£15,324,271published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 31 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to NHS Business Services Authority2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Dental Exemption Checking Service (DECS) 2026/2027

The Provider will investigate a random sample of dental claims from patients who have claimed exemption from payment to verify the accuracy of the exemption declared. Claims are verified by cross checking the patient details on the dental claim against the Provider records of valid exemption schemes which the Provider administer in addition to DWP records.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
79212400 Fraud audit services85100000 Health services85130000 Dental practice and related services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
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
22 Apr 2026, 10:37 BST
Last source update
29 Sept 2026, 11:37 BST
Authority reference
C440732
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-091769
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06882f Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 – absence of competition for technical reasons

Notice history

6 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Apr 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    22 Apr 2026, 10:37 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    22 Apr 2026, 10:54 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract details notice published
    22 Apr 2026, 11:02 BST
    UK7
  4. Contract signature expected
    22 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    8 Jul 2026, 10:17 BST
    UK7
  6. Contract details notice published
    29 Sept 2026, 11:37 BST
    UK7
Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2026-04: 2 releases · 22 Apr 2026, 22 Apr 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £15,324,2711 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
NHS Business Services Authority22 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027£15,324,27131 Mar 2026Awarded
NHS Business Services Authority——Awarded

Contracts

  • Dental exemption checking service 2026/2027 · NHS Business Services Authority

    Signed
    22 Apr 2026
    Value
    £7,697,167
    Period
    22 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
    Status
    active
    • Change Change of costs as per David Stack email 3/7/26
    • Change Contract redaction advertised

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDPT-3135-BWWY Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd, London, London, SE1 8UGContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • NHS Business Services AuthorityAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PYDZ-5139-HQCJ Stella House, Goldcrest Way, Newburn riverside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East, NE15 8NXContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender