Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Dental Out of Hours Services across Norwich, Lowestoft or Great Yarmouth, and Kings Lynn
Authority: NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (referred to as the Commissioner) awarded a Personal Dental Services contract to Night Dental Ltd for Lot 1 Norwich and Lot 2 Lowestoft or Great Yarmouth for the Provision of Out of Hours Dental Services following a robust Competitive Process.
CPV: Dental practice and related services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · 2 with a published value (£1,151,280 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1NorwichAwardedPublished value£767,520
Lot 1 - Norwich:<br/><br/>NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (referred to as the Commissioner) intend to award a contract to Night Dental Ltd for Lot 1 - Norwich for the Provision of Out of Hours Dental Services following a robust Competitive Process.<br/><br/>Services are expected to commence on 1st April 2025 and end 31st March 2030.<br/><br/>The contract will be delivered under a Personal Dental Services Agreement (PDS) for a duration of 4 years with the commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 12 months.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract (including extensions) is £688,321.<br/><br/>This is a existing service and has been awarded to an existing provider.
Lot #2Lowestoft or Great YarmouthAwardedPublished value£383,760
Lot 2 - Lowestoft or Great Yarmouth<br/><br/>NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (referred to as the Commissioner) intend to award a contract to Night Dental Ltd for Lot 2 Lowestoft or Great Yarmouth for the Provision of Out of Hours Dental Services following a robust Competitive Process.<br/><br/>Services are expected to commence on 1st April 2025 and end 31st March 2030.<br/><br/>The contract will be delivered under a Personal Dental Services Agreement (PDS) for a duration of 4 years with the commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 12 months.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract (including extensions) is £358,041.<br/><br/>This is a existing service and has been awarded to an existing provider.
Lot #3Kings LynnCancelledLot estimate not published
Lot 3 - Kings Lynn:<br/><br/>The service is expected to cover the following:<br/>2 sessions on Saturdays<br/>1 session on Sundays<br/>1 session on Bank Holidays<br/><br/>The Commissioner would expect 6 patients to be seen per session.
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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 (4)
- Quality and Innovation: 38%
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating Choice: 14%
- Social Value: 20%
- Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability: 28%
Published award criteria (5)
- Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability: 28.00%
- Quality and Innovation: 38.00%
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating Choice: 14.00%
- Social Value: 20.00%
- Price: 0.00% Pass/Fail
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
- 11 Dec 2024, 16:21 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 May 2026, 13:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Jan 2025 – …
- Authority reference
AG24545- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-045353- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c747Find 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. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 10th March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR<br/><br/>Written representations need to be sent via the Atamis e-tendering portal, Project Reference: C324205 - COMP: Dental Out of Hours: Norwich, Lowestoft or Great Yarmouth and Kings Lynn.<br/><br/>The award decision makers are NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB, the Competitive Process was approved by Primary Care Commissioning Committee.<br/><br/>No conflicts of interest were flagged as part of this process.<br/><br/>The Key Criteria were weighted as follows;<br/><br/>• Quality & Innovation – 38:00%<br/>• Value – 0.00% (This was scored as Pass/Fail)<br/>• Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability – 28.00%<br/>• Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice – 14.00%<br/>• Social Value – 20.00%
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
- 21 Jan 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 21 Jan 2025, 10:00 GMT
Timeline
2 Jan 2025 → 18 May 2026 · 4 dates- Next notice expected2 Jan 2025
- Submission deadline21 Jan 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Bids opened21 Jan 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Notice published157 days ago18 May 2026, 13:44 BST
Notice history
8 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jan 2025- Published value published: £1,535,0403 Jan 2025, 16:47 GMT
- Status changed to active3 Jan 2025, 16:47 GMT
- Procurement method changed3 Jan 2025, 16:47 GMT
- Deadline published: 21 Jan 2025, 10:00 GMT3 Jan 2025, 16:47 GMT
- Buyer details updated3 Jan 2025, 16:47 GMT
- Status changed to complete27 Feb 2025, 09:24 GMT
- Buyer details updated27 Feb 2025, 09:24 GMT
- Buyer details updated18 May 2026, 13:44 BST
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextVl.3.0.1 | 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. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by provide… | Amendment to section Vl.3.0.1This 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. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notic… | |
| — | TextV1.3 | 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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be ma… | This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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 contracts have now been formally awarded using the competitive process. The contracts were sign… |
2 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-01: 1 release · 3 Jan 2025
- 2024-12: 1 release · 11 Dec 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Norwich1 award | |||
| Night Dental LtdSMEProvision of Out of Hours Dental Services for Lot 1 - Norwich | £688,321 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Lowestoft or Great Yarmouth1 award | |||
| Night Dental LtdSMEProvision of Dental Out of Hours for Lot 2 - Lowestoft or Great Yarmouth | £358,041 † | — | Awarded |
1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Provision of Out of Hours Dental Services for Lot 1 - Norwich · Night Dental LtdSME
- Signed
- 24 Feb 2025
- Value
- £688,321
- Status
- active
Provision of Dental Out of Hours for Lot 2 - Lowestoft or Great Yarmouth · Night Dental LtdSME
- Signed
- 24 Feb 2025
- Value
- £358,041
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Norwich | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 2 · Lowestoft or Great Yarmouth | 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care BoardContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
- NHS Arden and GEM CSUMediation bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Night Dental LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria