Official UK procurement notice
NHSE881 - His Majesty's Prison Haverigg, His Majesty's Prison Garth and His Majesty's Prison Wymott - Dental Services
Authority: NHS England - North West (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS England North West Region - Health and Justice (the Relevant Authority), who have undertaken a competitive process to commission Dental Service to His Majesty's Prison (HMP) Haverigg, HMP Garth and HMP Wymott. The service will be to deliver dental services across all three HMP sites as one contract - HMP Haverigg HMP Garth and HMP Wymott.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Healthcare 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.
The contract term is for 6 years commencing on the 01 April 2026, with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
CPV: Dental practice and related services · Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to…AwardedRenewal
This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Regulations 2024 (Procurement Act 2023) and/ or Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award]
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS England North West Region - Health and Justice (the Relevant Authority), who have undertaken a competitive process to commission Dental Service to His Majesty's Prison (HMP) Haverigg, HMP Garth and HMP Wymott. The service will be to deliver dental services across all three HMP sites as one contract - HMP Haverigg HMP Garth and HMP Wymott.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Healthcare 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.
The contract term is for 6 years commencing on the 01 April 2026, with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. The lifetime value of the contract is £4,391,992.
This is an Existing Service and incumbent provider(s)
What it takes to wini
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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 (5)
- Key Criteria 1: Quality and Innovation: 30%
- Key Criteria 3: Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 16%
- Key Criteria 5: Value (Price): 15%
- Key Criteria 4: Social Value / Weighting: 10%
- Key Criteria 2: Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 29%
Published award criteria (5)
- Key Criteria 1: Quality and Innovation: 30
- Key Criteria 2: Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 29
- Key Criteria 3: Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 16
- Key Criteria 4: Social Value / Weighting: 10
- Key Criteria 5: Value (Price): 15
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 25 Jul 2025, 13:04 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Feb 2026, 15:25 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Nov 2025 – …
- Authority reference
NHSE881- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-010094- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056642Find a Tender
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice.. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight 08 January 2026. Any representations should be sent via the Atamis messaging portal and/or via email to [email protected] The award of the contract was made based on the evaluation methodology as outlined in the Provider response document (PRD) taking into account the 5 key criteria under PSR and evaluated inline with the methodology outlined in the PRD. As well as an assessment of value/cost as outlined in the PRD. Decision to award contract following evaluations of tender was made via NHS England - North West - Health and Justice appropriate governance route which were: Senior Leadership Team Regional Director of Specialised Commissioning and Health & Justice NW Director of Commissioning Finance Medical Director for Commissioning Director of Nursing for Commissioning Deputy Director of Commissioning Finance Head of Acute Strategy and Transformation Regional Head of Health and Justice NW Head of Quality Head of Mental Health Consultant in Healthcare Public Health: Specialised Commissioning Acute Transformation Lead - Cheshire & Merseyside Acute Transformation Lead - Lancashire & South Cumbria Direct Commissioning Committee Regional Director of Specialised Commissioning and Health & Justice NW Director of Commissioning Finance Medical Director for Commissioning Director of Nursing for Commissioning There were no declared of potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the award decision. The scoring criteria for the Basic Selection Criteria Questions were either evaluated as Pass/Fail or For Information. The successful provider was selected based on offering the most advantageous Provider response by scoring the highest combined score for quality (key criteria) and finance, evaluated against the published evaluation criteria as detailed within the provider response documentation. As a result, they are the recommended provider(s) and have been awarded the contract, subject to final agreement.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 6 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
29 Sept 2025 → 4 Feb 2026 · 4 dates- Next notice expected391 days ago29 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline354 days ago5 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened353 days ago6 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published262 days ago4 Feb 2026, 15:25 GMT
Notice history
6 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Oct 2025- Published value published: £5,085,0009 Oct 2025, 16:18 BST
- Status changed to active9 Oct 2025, 16:18 BST
- Procurement method changed9 Oct 2025, 16:18 BST
- Deadline published: 5 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT9 Oct 2025, 16:18 BST
- Buyer details updated9 Oct 2025, 16:18 BST
- Status changed to complete19 Dec 2025, 12:35 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextEstimated total value · II.1.5 | £5,085,000 | The estimated total contract value is £4,520,000 |
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has now been formally awarded using the PSR Competitive Process. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Regulations 2024 (Procurement Act 2023) and/ or Public Contracts Regul…
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 9 Oct 2025
- 2025-07: 1 release · 25 Jul 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time for Teeth Ltd | £4,391,992 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 084882-2025-1 · Time for Teeth Ltd
- Signed
- 18 Dec 2025
- Value
- £4,391,992
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS ENGLAND NORTH WEST - HEALTH AND JUSTICEContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS Engaland - Health and Justice - NorthwestReview body
- NHS England Health and Justice - North WestReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Time for Teeth LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.