Official UK procurement notice
Framework agreement for the provision of Dental Lab Services
Authority: University College London Hospitals NHS FT (Central government)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionA lot-based competitive flexible procedure approach to creating an open framework under PA23 with an initial duration of 3 years. The framework will cover the following lots:
Lot 1 - Fixed Prosthodontics
Lot 2 - Removable Prosthodontics
Lot 3 - Orthodontics
Lot 4 - Restorative Dentistry
- How the procedure runs: A lot-based competitive flexible procedure approach to creating an open framework under PA23 with an initial duration of 3 years. The framework will cover the following lots: Lot 1 - Fixed Prosthodontics Lot 2 - Removable Prosthodontics Lot 3 - Orthodontics Lot 4 - Restorative Dentistry
CPV: Dental implant · Dental impression accessories · Orthodontic-surgery services · Prosthodontic and relining products
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Places
- up to 5 suppliers
- Framework period
- 3 yrs from 15 Jun 2027
- Scheme runs until
- 14 Jun 2030
Published description of the framework
An open framework under PA23 with an initial duration of 3 years for internal use at UCLH. The framework will cover the following lots:
Lot 1 - Fixed Prosthodontics
Lot 2 - Removable Prosthodontics
Lot 3 - Orthodontics
Lot 4 - Restorative Dentistry
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 4 lots carries the same published figure, £833,063: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Fixed Prosthodonticsceiling above
- To include implant retained reconstruction
- Full range of fixed appliances including tooth supported and implant-retained
- Any work provided at existing or increased occluso-vertical dimension
- Full mouth reconstruction
- Multiple conventional and adhesive bridgework and implant-retained
- Precision attachment
Lot #2Removable prosthodonticsceiling above
- Full range of removable prosthodontics to include implant-retained reconstruction
- Complete dentures in atrophic mandible/maxilla
- 2-part dentures
- Copy dentures
- Obturators
- Speech bulbs/lift appliance
- Work for cleft/oncology cases
- Cobalt chrome or acrylic dentures at existing and increased OVD
- All implant retained/supported dentures (bar/ locators)
- Sleep apnoea appliances
- Essix retainers
- Bleaching trays
- Michigan style splints
- Dual laminate vacuum formed splints
- Surgical and radiographic templates using various radio-opaque markers
Lot #3Orthodonticsceiling above
- Full Range of Removable appliances and functional appliances
- Complex functional appliances (Teuscher, Van Beek, Twin Blocks with advancement screws)
- Frankel appliances
- Full range of Fixed appliances
- Expansion devices including Rapid Maxillary Expansion
Lot #4Restorative Dentistryceiling above
This is a stand-alone lot to support the rehabilitation of patients with benign and malignant lesions of the head and neck. Treatment involves pre, intra and post-surgical and/or adjunctive treatment, for example, with radiotherapy or chemotherapy.
Treatment of these patients could involve provision of fixed or removable prostheses on teeth or dental implants either conforming to the current occlusion or at an increased vertical dimension of occlusion.
This lot includes extra oral prostheses, including nose, eye and ear prostheses usually retained using dental implants.
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The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 80%
- Price Assessment: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70% Quality (Service Delivery, Staffing, Standards, Reporting) 10% Social Value
- Price Assessment
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Framework agreement for the provision of Dental Lab Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 5 suppliers, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How University College London Hospitals NHS FT buys Dental and subspecialty instruments and devices (CPV 3313), and who usually turns up
University College London Hospitals NHS FT has little published record in this market. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Dental and subspecialty instruments and devices (CPV 3313) →
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Across this market, small firms won 39% of awards with a known supplier size.
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Across this market, 0% of winners were registered in the delivery region.
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Half of these awards have an award date within 37 days of the bid deadline.
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The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
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Across this market, at least 44% of awarded procurements had no recorded rival.
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1 bid17%
2–317%
4–66%
7+61%
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Lot #1Fixed ProsthodonticsCPV 8513Published estimate£833k
This lot is listed as CPV 8513. The table above uses the notice category.
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1 bid2%
2–324%
4–640%
7+34%
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £48m49 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 10 live · £6.1m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=7 | |
| £16m37 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 13 live · £48m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 5% below n=3 | |
| £3.0m40 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 13 live · £3.4m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
| £927k8 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 2 live · £37k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
| £20k1 award in 36m · last 7 months ago | 1 live · £20k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
Lot #2Removable prosthodonticsCPV 8513Published estimate£833k
This lot is listed as CPV 8513. The table above uses the notice category.
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1 bid2%
2–325%
4–639%
7+35%
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £927k8 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 2 live · £37k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
Dentsply IH LtdLarge | £480k1 award in 36m · last 7 months ago | 1 live · £480k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 |
| £160k2 awards in 36m · last 9 months ago | 2 live · £160k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £44k1 award in 36m · last 12 months ago | 1 live · £44k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 13% below n=1 | |
| £37k1 award in 36m · last 2 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
Lot #3OrthodonticsCPV 8513Published estimate£833k
This lot is listed as CPV 8513. The table above uses the notice category.
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1 bid2%
2–327%
4–640%
7+32%
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Who could compete for this lot?
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Who could compete for this lot?
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £927k8 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 2 live · £37k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
KCI MedicalLarge | £497k12 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 5 live · £280k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
| £20k1 award in 36m · last 7 months ago | 1 live · £20k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £44k1 award in 36m · last 12 months ago | 1 live · £44k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 13% below n=1 | |
| £18 awards in 36m · last 13 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
Lot #4Restorative DentistryCPV 8513Published estimate£833k
This lot is listed as CPV 8513. The table above uses the notice category.
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1 bid2%
2–326%
4–635%
7+37%
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Where the award price may land.
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No comparable awards for this lot yet.
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Who could compete for this lot?
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £46m7 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 1 live · £1.7m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 6% below n=3 | |
Dentsply IH LtdLarge | £480k1 award in 36m · last 7 months ago | 1 live · £480k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 |
| £26m5 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | None on file | 20% above n=1 | |
| £160k2 awards in 36m · last 9 months ago | 2 live · £160k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £37k1 award in 36m · last 2 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
About this data
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- 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
- 29 Oct 2026, 16:37 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Oct 2026, 16:52 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Jun 2027
- Authority reference
C463120- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-102853- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-079408Find a Tender
- How it runs
A lot-based competitive flexible procedure approach to creating an open framework under PA23 with an initial duration of 3 years. The framework will cover the following lots:
Lot 1 - Fixed Prosthodontics
Lot 2 - Removable Prosthodontics
Lot 3 - Orthodontics
Lot 4 - Restorative Dentistry
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via Atamis (Health Family)- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Appointment period ends
- 4 Dec 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Nov 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The Tendering Portal can be accessed via the link: atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗
All communications (including submission of Tenders) should be carried out via the e-Tendering Portal. The procurement documents are available for unrestricted full direct access, free of charge via the e-Tendering Portal. To access this opportunity you will need to register at health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗ as a Supplier and search for the opportunity C463120.
To respond to this Invitation to Tender, Bidders must register on the portal, log in, complete the tender response documents and submit them via the e-tendering portal.
Please note that any communication from UCLH regarding this tender will be via Atamis. Bidders must use the e-tendering messaging board for their communication with UCLH regarding this procurement.
Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact the Atamis Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: [email protected]
Timeline
29 Oct 2026 → 15 Jun 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published7h ago29 Oct 2026, 16:37 GMT
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 24 days23 Nov 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsin 35 days · period end, not a bid countdown4 Dec 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 214 days1 Jun 2027, 23:59 BST
- Contract startsin 227 days15 Jun 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Oct 2026- Tender notice published29 Oct 2026, 16:37 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published29 Oct 2026, 16:52 GMTUK4
Published amendments (1)
Award is limited to 5 suppliers per lot. This was specified in the ITT but missed in the original notice.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender