Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Orthodontics Services for Birmingham and Walsall (2 Lots)
Authority: NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board (Central government)·Consortium: 4 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement description******THIS IS AN INTENTION TO AWARD NOTIFICATION******<br/><br/>NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board (For Lot 1: Birmingham) and NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board (For Lot 2: Walsall) intends to award the following providers for the following services:<br/><br/>
- Lot 1 - Birmingham to be awarded to 10SD.<br/><br/>
- Lot 2 - Walsall to be awarded to Malmin<br/><br/>The contract duration for both individual lots is 10 years with the option to extend for 2 further 5-year periods (maximum contract duration of 20 years). A separate Personal Dental Services (PDS) Agreement will be established with the preferred provider for each Lot.<br/><br/>Following a mobilisation period, the 2 separate PDS Agreements are expected to start no later than 1st January 2027 and run until 31st December 2037 with an option for the commissioner to extend for a further 2 x 5 year periods until 31st December 2047.<br/><br/>Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by Midnight at the end of 27th March 2026.
CPV: Dental practice and related services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£37,383,840 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1BirminghamAwardedPublished value£18,253,000
******THIS IS AN INTENTION TO AWARD NOTIFICATION******<br/><br/>NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board intends to award a Personal Dental Services (PDS) Agreement to 1OSD for the provision of Orthodontic Services in Birmingham following a robust Competitive Process.<br/><br/>The contract is expected to start no later than 1st January 2027 and run until 31st December 2037 (10 year duration and total value of £9,126,500) with an option for the commissioner to extend for 2 further 5-year periods until 31st December 2047. (20 year duration and total value of £18,253,000)<br/><br/>This is an existing service and has been awarded to a new provider.
Lot #2WalsallAwardedPublished value£19,130,840
******THIS IS AN INTENTION TO AWARD NOTIFICATION******<br/><br/>NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board intends to award a Personal Dental Services (PDS) Agreement to Malmin for the provision of Orthodontic Services in Walsall following a robust Competitive Process.<br/><br/>The contract is expected to start no later than 1st January 2027 and run until 31st December 2037 (10 year duration and total value of £9,565,420) with an option for the commissioner to extend for 2 further 5-year periods until 31st December 2047. (20 year duration and total value of £19,130,840)<br/><br/>This is an existing service and has been awarded to a new provider.
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)
- Quality and Innovation: 38%
- Value: 14%
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating Choice: 21%
- Social Value: 16%
- Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability: 11%
Published award criteria (6)
- Quality and Innovation: 38
- Value: 14
- Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability: 11
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating Choice: 21
- Social Value: 16
- Price: 0
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
- 15 Nov 2024, 11:04 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Mar 2026, 13:27 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Jan 2025 – …
- Authority reference
AG22007- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-023502- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b6baFind 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 Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. <br/><br/>Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by Midnight at the end of 27th March 2026. 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: C321589: COMP: Provision of Orthodontics Services for Birmingham and Walsall.<br/><br/>The evaluation panel completed individual evaluations for assigned questions and took part in moderation to agree and finalise scores and rationales. The panel comprised of:<br/><br/>• Senior Commissioning Manager, Primary Care Commissioning Team OWM<br/>• Senior Clinical Dental Adviser, East Midlands Primary Care Team<br/>• Chair Local Dental Network Shropshire and Staffordshire, BSOL ICB<br/>• Consultant Orthodontist, UHDB Foundation Trust<br/>• Primary Care Finance Manager, OWM<br/>• Speciality Registrar in Dental Public Health, St Helens and Knowlsey NHS Trust<br/>• Consultant in Dental Public Health, NHSE<br/>• Information Governance Officer, AGEM CSU<br/>• Senior Finance Manager, OWM<br/>• Dental Contract Manager, OWM<br/>• Dental Project Manager – OWM<br/>• Associate Director Procurement Special Projects, AGEM CSU<br/>• Dental Contracts Manager, OWM<br/><br/>Note : Office of the West Midlands (OWM) staff are employed by BSOL ICB on behalf of the 6 West Midlands ICBs<br/><br/>The award decision makers were West Midlands Dental Assurance & Information Group, West Midlands Joint Commissioning Group and Midlands Commissioning Group<br/><br/>Two individuals declared perceived conflicts within their roles at the outset. However, once the Provider responses had been submitted these were not deemed as relevant for this procurement process<br/><br/>The Basic Selection Questions were Pass/Fail and the award criteria for the Key Criteria Questions were as follows, scored on a combination of a 0-5 scoring mechanism and pass/fail and for information.<br/>• Quality and Innovation 38%<br/>• Value 14% (including Pass/Fail and for information questions)<br/>• Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability 11% (including Pass/Fail questions)<br/>• Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating Choice 21%<br/>• Social Value 16%<br/><br/>The preferred Providers were awarded the contract based on the highest overall weighted score for Key Criteria and meeting all of the Basic Selection Criteria.
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 10 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 10 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
16 Dec 2024 → 16 Mar 2026 · 5 dates- Next notice expected16 Dec 2024
- Submission deadline10 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened10 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts257 days ago1 Feb 2026
- Notice published213 days ago16 Mar 2026, 13:27 GMT
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Dec 2024- Published value published: £37,383,84016 Dec 2024, 08:36 GMT
- Status changed to active16 Dec 2024, 08:36 GMT
- Procurement method changed16 Dec 2024, 08:36 GMT
- Deadline published: 10 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT16 Dec 2024, 08:36 GMT
- Status changed to complete16 Mar 2026, 13:27 GMT
- Buyer details updated16 Mar 2026, 13:27 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Birmingham1 award | |||
| 1OSD LimitedSMEProvision of Orthodontics Services for Lot 1: Birmingham | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Walsall1 award | |||
| Malmin Orthodontic Group LimitedSMEProvision of Orthodontic Services for Lot 2 - Walsall | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Orthodontics Services for Lot 1: Birmingham · 1OSD LimitedSME
- Signed
- 23 Feb 2026
- Value
- £18,253,000
- Period
- … – 31 Jan 2046
- Status
- active
Provision of Orthodontic Services for Lot 2 - Walsall · Malmin Orthodontic Group LimitedSME
- Signed
- 23 Feb 2026
- Value
- £19,130,840
- Period
- … – 31 Jan 2046
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Birmingham | 14bids · 14 electronic | 12 | — | — |
| 2 · Walsall | 15bids · 15 electronic | 11 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS Black Country Integrated Care BoardContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
- NHS Arden and GEM CSUMediation bodyReview contact point
- NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support UnitMediation bodyReview contact point
- NHS England Independent Patient Choice and Procurement PanelReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- 1OSD LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- Malmin Orthodontic Group LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria