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# NHS Primary Care Dentistry supporting Dental Workforce Training and Education

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nhs-primary-care-dentistry-supporting-dental-workforce-training-and-education-ocds-h6vhtk-03b126). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** The Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board are looking to engage with interested parties of NHS care primary dentistry to provide additional access for our population to NHS dental treatment whilst simultaneously increasing and upskilling the local dental workforce through education and training. Across the country, there has been long-standing and well-known challenges for the public associated with accessing NHS dental care. Dental commissioning responsibilities will move from NHS England to local integrated care boards across the country from 1st April 2023. The service will be expected to provide mandatory services to the population of NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board with a minimum of eight, fully equipped dental surgery units in order to address oral health needs utilising a skilled multidisciplinary team, covering all proper and necessary dental care and treatment.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-suffolk-and-north-east-essex-integrated-care-board-nhs-qjg)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 March 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH14, UKH34
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03b126`

## 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/nhs-primary-care-dentistry-supporting-dental-workforce-training-and-education-ocds-h6vhtk-03b126#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fsnee-icb%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nhs-primary-care-dentistry-supporting-dental-workforce-training-and-education-ocds-h6vhtk-03b126#participate

## Description
The Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board are looking to engage with interested parties of NHS care primary dentistry to provide additional access for our population to NHS dental treatment whilst simultaneously increasing and upskilling the local dental workforce through education and training.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Across the country, there has been long-standing and well-known challenges for the public associated with accessing NHS dental care. Suffolk and North East Essex is in fact one of the most challenged areas.
Dental commissioning responsibilities will ...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006981-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-03-09T19:08:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-07T16:29:38.625Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03b126