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Published 22 May 2025, 14:31 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Dental Solutions 2026 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·On behalf of: HealthTrust Europe LLP

Framework agreementGoodsAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: UK
Planned pipeline value£500,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender · 1 value update
Tender notice expected 1 May 2026from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 8 yrsends 15 Jul 2034 · up to 30 Jun 2030 with extensions · starts 16 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

HealthTrust Europe is establishing an Open Framework Agreement to appoint suppliers capable of providing a full range of Goods and Services, including: Managed Service Solutions, Dental Consumables, Orthodontic Materials, Dental Implants, Biologics and Facial Aesthetics, Practice Management Software, Dental Equipment and Pathway Solutions, and Mobile or Modular Dental Health Units.

It is intended the framework will be divided into the following lots:

Lot 1 Dental Solutions Managed Service incorporating a suite of goods and services:

Dental Consumables

Dental Equipment (inclusive of any ongoing Repairs, Maintenance and Total Asset Management)

Dental Patient Management Software Solutions

Clinical Dental Technicians and Workforce

Digital Dental Technologies

Dental Practice TurnKey / refurbishment Solutions

Dental Mobile/Modular Health Units

Lot 2 - Dental Consumables

Lot 3 - Orthodontic Materials

Lot 4 – Dental Implants, Biologics and Facial Aesthetics

Lot 5 – Practice Management Software Solutions

Lot 6- Dental Equipment and pathway solutions

Lot 7 - Mobile and modular units

The bodies to whom the use of this framework will be open include all contracting authorities in the United Kingdom as defined in Section 1 of the Procurement Act 2023.

In particular, the entities in the UK (especially those of a health and/or social care nature) listed in the downloadable spreadsheet at the following link are envisaged as framework users:

www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/classifi… ↗

This list includes each organisation’s successors and assigns, any equivalent organisations, and associated organisations created due to any organisational changes.

This framework will be open to:

Any bodies or organisations operating in the UK of a health and/or social care nature;

Any organisations with similar procurement needs;

Any UK-based central government authority listed in Annex I of Directive 2014/24/EU, to the extent still relevant under retained EU law and consistent with the Procurement Act 2023.

CPV: Dental consumables

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
8 yrs from 16 Jul 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 8 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 16 Jul 2026 – 15 Jul 2034 (8 yrs) · up to 30 Jun 2030 with extensions
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Dental Solutions 2026” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 May 2025, 14:31 BST
Last source update
5 Mar 2026, 15:28 GMT
Authority reference
PR-0997
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020028
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Dental consumables
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051e35 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

22 May 2025 → 16 Jul 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    22 May 2025, 14:31 BST
  2. Latest notice published240 days ago
    5 Mar 2026, 15:28 GMT
  3. Market engagement189 days ago
    24 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST

    HealthTrust Europe plans to conduct engagement through virtual/in-person meetings and discussions with potential suppliers who are able to provide products and services detailed in the scope of the procurement, which includes Managed Service Solutions, Dental Consumables, Orthodontic Materials, Dental Implants, Biologics and Facial Aesthetics, Practice Management Software, Dental Equipment and Pathway Solutions, and Mobile or Modular Dental Health Units.

    This engagement exercise aims to establish:

    • Specification development and understanding of solutions available in the market
    • Identify all potential suppliers for this requirement (including SMEs) and provide the opportunity to be awarded to the framework
    • Understanding the commercial structure that aligns to market expectations and will meet the requirements of any Contracting Authorities
    • Notifying the market and building capacity to prepare for the procurement and contract award.

    Please reach out to Charlie Jenkinson at HealthTrust Europe via email at [email protected] to schedule an engagement meeting. Engagement meetings will take place between 6th March 2026 and 24th April 2026.

  4. Tender notice expected182 days ago
    1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts107 days ago
    16 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    22 May 2025, 14:31 BST
    UK1
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    5 Mar 2026, 15:26 GMT
    UK2
  3. Published value published: £500,000,000
    5 Mar 2026, 15:26 GMT
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    5 Mar 2026, 15:28 GMT
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Mid South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: RAJ Nether Mayne, Basildon, East of England, SS16 5NLContact name, email, phone

Other public bodies

  • HealthTrust Europe LLPProcess contact pointProcuring entityOn 11th August 2021, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSE) published a contract notice for procurement partner services. HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) was selected to provide these services under the MSE Framework, including access to HTE's public sector frameworks. HTE is now conducting this procurement exercise as part of its services to the Customers under the MSE Framework.GB-COH: OC358224 Birmingham, West MidlandsContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure