Official UK procurement notice
Dental provision for HMP's Garth, Wymott and Haverigg
Authority: NHS England - Health and Justice - North West (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDental services in secure settings should assist patients to achieve oral health and to be able to continue to maintain their oral health either within the secure setting or in the community following release. People in secure settings should generally be able to access the same (NHS) healthcare services as the rest of the population. The way people in secure settings access dental services will differ from those in the community. However, as an overarching aim, it is expected that people in secure settings should experience an overall improvement in their oral health while they are detained."
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The relevant authority intends to award this contract under the urgent circumstances…Awarded
The relevant authority intends to award this contract under the urgent circumstances provision under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
Contract Start Date: 29 April 2025
Contract End Date: 31 March 2026
The lifetime value of the contract is £527102.25
The contract is to deliver dental services within 3 prisons in Lancashire and Cumbria, HMPs Haverigg, Garth and Wymott.
Dental services in secure settings should assist patients to achieve oral health and to be able to continue to maintain their oral health either within the secure setting or in the community following release. People in secure settings should generally be able to access the same (NHS) healthcare services as the rest of the population. The way people in secure settings access dental services will differ from those in the community.
However, as an overarching aim, it is expected that people in secure settings should experience an overall improvement in their oral health while they are detained.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Mar 2025, 14:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Mar 2025, 14:38 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009246- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ecd4Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). Regulation 14 has been applied because the urgency was not foreseeable by and not attributable to the relevant authority and necessary to ensure no gaps in service provision and or risk o patient or public safety. No conflicts of interest noted within the H&J team or SLT members
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time for Teeth Ltd | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 009246-2025-1 · Time for Teeth Ltd
- Signed
- 25 Feb 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | £527,102 – £527,103 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Time for Teeth LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.