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title: "SCFT & ESHT: Provision of Dental Patient Management Software Service"
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# SCFT & ESHT: Provision of Dental Patient Management Software Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scft-esht-provision-of-dental-patient-management-software-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03cfa9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust: "SCFT & ESHT: Provision of Dental Patient Management Software Service". Published status: active. Published Value: £500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 26 Jun 2023, 10:00 BST. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sussex-community-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rdr)
- **Published Value:** £500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 26 June 2023 at 10:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Communication software development services, Dental practice and related services, Patient-administration system
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ2
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scft-esht-provision-of-dental-patient-management-software-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03cfa9#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03cfa9`

## 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/scft-esht-provision-of-dental-patient-management-software-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03cfa9#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scft-esht-provision-of-dental-patient-management-software-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03cfa9#participate

## Description
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust ("SCFT") (the "Authority") in conjunction with East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust ("ESHT") is issuing this standard Selection Questionnaire ("SQ") in connection with the competitive procurement of Dental Patient Management Software Service.<br/><br/>The current in-situ patient management software is no longer supported by the software supplier/developer and the SCFT/ ESHT Dental Services teams are now looking to appoint a single service provider which includes but are not limited to the following: <br/><br/>•	Special Care Dental Service which provides support to patients with special needs and those who have difficulty accessing General Dental Services; and<br/>•	Emergency Dental Service which provides out-of-hours dental care when a patient's clinical condition needs prompt attention.<br/><br/>The required software management system must include the following: <br/>•	Electronic patient medical histories & NHS Patient Record forms;<br/>•	Electronic patient portal for appointment booking;<br/>•	Integrated communication systems (email and SMS);<br/>•	Electronic referral integration; and<br/>•	Electronic PREMs and PROMs monitoring and self-check-in. <br/><br/>The estimated length of the contract is three (3) years with one (1) possible two (2) year extension period. Each Trust will sign a contract separately with the winning bidder.  <br/><br/>The tender is being run via the ATAMIS e-tendering Portal which can be found at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ("the e-sourcing Portal").

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 48814200, 72212510
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £500,000
- **Description:** Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust  ("SCFT") (the "Authority") in conjunction with East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust ("ESHT") is issuing this standard Selection Questionnaire ("SQ") in connection with the competitive procurement of Dental Patient M...

- **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%2F015033-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-05-26T08:57:50.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T06:13:35.344Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03cfa9