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NHS East Midlands Integrated Care Boards Dental Commissioning Plans 2026/27

Dental practice and related services
Dental-practice services
East Midlands (UKF1)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board: "NHS East Midlands Integrated Care Boards Dental Commissioning Plans 2026/27". Published status: planned. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care BoardScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
planned
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
5.8Bids / Report
15% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 20 active published awards; 20 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusplanned
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published7 Apr 2026, 16:12 BST
Last source update7 Apr 2026, 16:12 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationDental practice and related services, Dental-practice services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF1)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-067d48
What is being bought
*This is a Prior Information Notice (PIN)*<br/><br/>**PLEASE NOTE** This is a second PIN)/Pre-market assessment engagement exercise since the publication of a previous PIN published on 19th February 2026. The Commissioners would like to thank Providers who have already responded to the market engagement questionnaire and can confirm that they are not required to complete this again. <br/><br/>East Midlands Primary Care Team on behalf of the NHS East Midlands Integrated Care Boards (the Commissioners) is carrying out a Pre Market Engagement (PME) exercise for the commissioning of NHS Dental Services and Lincolnshire NHS Primary Care Dentistry supporting Dental Workforce Training and Education.<br/><br/>NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS East Midlands Integrated Care Boards is placing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) in relation to a pre-procurement market questionnaire regarding the provision of NHS Dental Services and Lincolnshire NHS Primary Care Dentistry supporting Dental Workforce Training and Education. This will be used as a conduit to obtain feedback from the market to ascertain market capability and interest in the opportunity.<br/><br/>NHS East Midlands Integrated Care Boards would like to inform the market and seek feedback on the potential commissioning opportunity for the provision of NHS Dental Services and Lincolnshire NHS Primary Care Dentistry supporting Dental Workforce Training and Education.<br/><br/>The feedback aims to achieve several critical objectives:<br/><br/>• Assessing Market Capability: Understanding the capability of the market is essential for the commissioners to ensure that the proposed services can be delivered efficiently and effectively. Feedback from providers will help identify any potential challenges or gaps in the market, allowing for adjustments to be made to the procurement strategy or service requirements.<br/><br/>• Gauge Interest Levels: The feedback process is a crucial step in measuring the level of interest among potential providers. This information helps in planning the procurement process, ensuring sufficient competition, and potentially identifying innovative approaches or solutions from different providers.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to planned
    7 Apr 2026, 16:12 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    7 Apr 2026, 16:12 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    7 Apr 2026, 16:12 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    planned
    Published valueNot published
    The objectives of the dental service would be:<br/><br/>• To provide an agreed level of dental access and new NHS dental appointments to communities.<br/>• To provide NHS dental services to patients who do not have a regular NHS dental care provider including the provision of urgent dental care appointments.<br/>• To improve the oral health of patients treated.<br/>• To promote inclusive healthcare and support early intervention, with timely treatment, and oral health advice and develop and deliver targeted oral health programmes.<br/>• To develop services in line with the evolving strategic approach to primary care dental provision and align with the priorities of the NHS 10 Year Health Plan for England.<br/><br/>We wish to invite suitably qualified and experienced providers to complete this market assessment questionnaire. Providers who wish to express their interest and complete the questionnaire can follow the below link<br/><br/>https://health-family-contract-search.secure.force.com/?searchtype=Projects<br/><br/>Please note the deadline to complete the questionnaire is midnight on 26th April 2026. Additional information: This is purely an early engagement exercise; any subsequent procurement will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when published.<br/><br/>This is a market testing exercise and does not commit the Commissioners to carry out a procurement process. Current services will remain in place during this period in line with existing contracts and service level agreements.<br/><br/>The procurement will be advertised in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime(PSR) Notice. The awarding of this contract will be subject to the HealthCare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 will not apply to this award.<br/><br/>The Contracting Authority will be using an eTendering system for this market engagement exercise. To express an interest and access the questionnaire go to the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-tendering portal at the following<br/>link: https://health-family-contract-search.secure.force.com/?searchtype=Projects and register your interest.<br/><br/>You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference:<br/><br/>C436709- NHS East Midlands Integrated Care Boards Dental Commissioning Plans 2026/27<br/><br/>Please note the deadline to complete the questionnaire is midnight on 26th April 2026
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    7 Apr 2026, 16:12 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board

Contracting authority GB-FTS-137242
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  • NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board
    buyer

    Sir John Robinson House Sir John Robinson Way Arnold Nottingham, Nottingham, UKF14, NG5 6DA
    neelamsaroe@nhs.net
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