Official UK procurement notice
Mandatory Dental Services - Rapid Commissioning of Additional Units of Dental Activity on behalf of NHS Kent and Medway ICB
Authority: NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis notice relates to the permitted modification of existing contracts under the Provider Selection Regime (2023), to enable additional access to Mandatory Dental Services (MDS) within NHS Kent and Medway ICB on a recurrent basis, in response to recent contract terminations and in accordance with the NHS 2023/24 priorities and operational planning guidance requirement to "Recover dental activity, improving units of dental activity (UDAs) towards pre-pandemic levels".
The Commissioner considers that the modifications are permitted by Regulation 13(1)(c) of the Provider Selection Regime (2023), where the modification has been made in response to external factors beyond the control of the authority and the provider, and that the modifications do not render the contracts materially different in character. The scope of the contract has not been extended as the services provided remain materially the same.
This notice has been published in line with Regulation 13(4)(c) and Schedule 12 of the Provider Selection Regime (2023).
Kent and Medway ICB entered into a rapid commissioning process to secure additional Mandatory Dental Services activity. This process sought NHS dental providers to deliver increased activity in the form of additional, recurrent Units of Dental Activity (UDAs) as a variation to their existing contract for Mandatory Dental services, in one or more geographic priority areas.
Priority areas were identified based on additional activity requirements. The priority area identified in Kent and Medway ICB was Swale.
A transparent, fair and proportionate process was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
CPV: Dental-practice services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Kent and Medway ICB entered into a rapid commissioning process to secure additional…
Kent and Medway ICB entered into a rapid commissioning process to secure additional Mandatory Dental Services activity. This process sought NHS dental providers to deliver increased activity in the form of additional, recurrent Units of Dental Activity (UDAs) as a variation to their existing contract for Mandatory Dental services, in one or more geographic priority areas.
Priority areas were identified based on additional activity requirements. The priority area identified in Kent and Medway ICB was Swale.
The contract to which modification has been applied in 5B1-5 Swale is:-
Farnborough Dental Centre Ltd- 5B1-5-08 Additional UDAs per annum; 5000
These variations are recurrent and additional to the provider's existing General Dental Services contract, which is not time limited.
A transparent, fair and proportionate process was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 May 2025, 11:09 BST
- Last source update
- 28 May 2025, 11:09 BST
- Authority reference
5B1-5- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-027994- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05279fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The Commissioner considers that the modifications are permitted by Regulation 13(1)(c) of the Provider Selection Regime (2023), where the modification has been made in response to external factors beyond the control of the authority and the provider, and that the modifications do not render the contracts materially different in character. The scope of the contract has not been extended as the services provided remain materially the same.
This notice has been published in line with Regulation 13(4)(c) and Schedule 12 of the Provider Selection Regime (2023).
Publisher note: These award decisions have been approved by NHS Kent and Medway ICB's Deputy Director Primary Care Commissioning. The SCW procurement team supported the project in the management of conflicts throughout the process. Project members were required to complete Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality forms prior to receiving any sensitive documentation. No conflicts of interest were identified. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract modification notice. This contract has been modified under the contract modification provision of 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 modified.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Anish Patel | £648,200 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 027994-2025-339296/0001-1 · Dr Anish Patel
- Signed
- 2 May 2024
- Value
- £648,200
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS EnglandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Dr Anish PatelAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.