Official UK procurement notice
Dental Referral Management Service - Hertfordshire 26/28
Authority: NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe online Referral Management System manages all dental referrals for specialist services including Orthodontics, Oral Surgery, Sedation, Secondary and Community Dental Services.<br/><br/>To confirm as per the PSR direct award porcess C, the existing provider satisfies the existing contract, delivering a good service, meeting all the KPIs with no quality concerns and good outcomes. No concerns have been raised by patients and the current contracting arrangements are not changing from the existing contract.
CPV: Dental practice and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The online Referral Management System manages all dental referrals for specialist…Awarded
The online Referral Management System manages all dental referrals for specialist services including Orthodontics, Oral Surgery, Sedation, Secondary and Community Dental Services.<br/><br/>All referrals except for oral surgery are delivered via a clinically approved algorithm. Oral Surgery referrals are triaged by Consultant level clinicians.<br/><br/>There is no material change to the new contract being offered and therefore a direct award process C has been completed under the PSR and a robust due diligence process has been completed to ensure providers meet all the Basic and Key Criterion.
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
- 23 Mar 2026, 20:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Apr 2026, 13:02 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031448- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06721dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in 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 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 02/04/2026. 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 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. <br/><br/>Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 02/04/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>Any representations should be sent to [email protected] <br/><br/>The Primary Care Commissioning Committee approved the approach for the PSR DAP-C process on 19/08/2025 and further approved the contract awards on 19/03/2026. There were no conflicts or potential conflicts declared.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1)
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 now been formally awarded using direct award process C.The contract award decisio…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral Management Services LimitedSME | £579,450 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 026539-2026-1 · Referral Management Services LimitedSME
- Signed
- 23 Mar 2026
- Value
- £579,450
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Referral Management Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.