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# Procurement for Additional NHS General Dental Services Capacity Across Cardiff and Vale

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-for-additional-nhs-general-dental-services-capacity-across-cardiff-and-vale-ocds-h6vhtk-07968d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Provision of additional NHS General Dental Services (GDS) capacity across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan to improve patient access to NHS dental services, reduce waiting times for patients awaiting allocation through the Dental Access Portal, and increase service provision within identified areas of unmet need. The Health Board intends to award funding to one or more providers capable of delivering additional NHS dental activity in accordance with the NHS General Dental Services Contract. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is seeking to commission additional NHS General Dental Services (GDS) capacity to improve access to NHS dental care across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. The procurement is open to eligible GDS contractors who can demonstrate sufficient workforce, clinical and surgery capacity to deliver additional NHS dental activity alongside existing contractual commitments.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 30 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Cardiff and Vale University Health Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cardiff-vale-university-health-board-nhs-7a4)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 December 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Dental practice and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKL22
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-for-additional-nhs-general-dental-services-capacity-across-cardiff-and-vale-ocds-h6vhtk-07968d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07968d`

## 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:** not shown for these lots; the published data do not support one.

- **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/procurement-for-additional-nhs-general-dental-services-capacity-across-cardiff-and-vale-ocds-h6vhtk-07968d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk%2Fhome.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-for-additional-nhs-general-dental-services-capacity-across-cardiff-and-vale-ocds-h6vhtk-07968d#participate

## Description
Provision of additional NHS General Dental Services (GDS) capacity across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan to improve patient access to NHS dental services, reduce waiting times for patients awaiting allocation through the Dental Access Portal, and increase service provision within identified areas of unmet need. The Health Board intends to award funding to one or more providers capable of delivering additional NHS dental activity in accordance with the NHS General Dental Services Contract. The services are anticipated to commence from March 2027 and will be provided under ongoing GDS contractual arrangements, which do not have a fixed end date

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85130000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is seeking to commission additional NHS General Dental Services (GDS) capacity to improve access to NHS dental care across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. The requirement is intended to increase the availab...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F104205-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-03T12:49:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-04T03:11:28.905Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07968d