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title: "Expressions of Interest for Short-term initiative to support urgent dental care in Suffolk and North East Essex (Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds & Colchester)."
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# Expressions of Interest for Short-term initiative to support urgent dental care in Suffolk and North East Essex (Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds & Colchester).

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/expressions-of-interest-for-short-term-initiative-to-support-urgent-dental-care-in-suffolk-ocds-h6vhtk-035280). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS England – East of England: "Expressions of Interest for Short-term initiative to support urgent dental care in Suffolk and North East Essex (Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds & Colchester).". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 1 Aug 2022, 10:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS England – East of England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-england-east-of-england-GB-FTS-59027)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 August 2022 at 10:00 BST
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Dental practice and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH14, UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-035280`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/expressions-of-interest-for-short-term-initiative-to-support-urgent-dental-care-in-suffolk-ocds-h6vhtk-035280#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [ardengemcsu.nhs.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/expressions-of-interest-for-short-term-initiative-to-support-urgent-dental-care-in-suffolk-ocds-h6vhtk-035280#participate

## Description
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGEM CSU) on behalf of NHS England - East of England (The Commissioner) is seeking expressions of interest to deliver short-term support to help urgent dental access within Suffolk and North East Essex (SNEE) for Lot1:Ipswich, Lot2:Bury St Edmunds & Lot3:Colchester. The deadline for Expressions of Interest is 10am Monday 1 August 2022.
The new contracts will commence on 1 September 2022 for a period of 7 months until 31 March 2023. The contract to be entered into will be in accordance with the Personal Dental Services (PDS) agreement 2018. For absolute clarity a separate PDS Agreement will be formed for each lot.
This opportunity may be of interest to existing dental practice(s) with the capacity to take on an additional 6667 UDAs (per lot) and the provider will be paid £30 per UDA. In recognition of the fact that capacity is currently constrained in the SNEE area, the Commissioner is looking for multiple providers to carry out this work.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Lot 1: Ipswich
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85130000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** The estimated total contract value for Lot 1: Ipswich (6667 Units of Dental Activity (UDAs)) will be £200,000.00 (Inc VAT) over the life of the contract and is based on price per UDA (£30.00).
The objective is to provide care for patients with urgent...

### Lot 2: Lot 2: Bury St Edmunds
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85130000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** The estimated total contract value for Lot 2: Bury St Edmunds (6667 Units of Dental Activity (UDAs)) will be £200,000.00 (Inc VAT) over the life of the contract and is based on price per UDA (£30.00).
The objective is to provide care for patients wit...

### Lot 3: Lot 3: Colchester
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85130000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** The estimated total contract value for Lot 3: Colchester (6667 Units of Dental Activity (UDAs)) will be £200,000.00 (Inc VAT) over the life of the contract and is based on price per UDA (£30.00).
The objective is to provide care for patients with urg...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F019416-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-07-15T12:41:59.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T18:02:38.006Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-035280