Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- NHS Somerset ICB · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £6,489,380.74
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Dental practice and related services (CPV 85130000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 022754-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Mar 2026
- Published13 Mar 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board (Dorset ICB) are looking to award a new contract for the provision of Community Dental Services in Somerset to the existing provider, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (SFT). The Somerset Community Dental Service (CDS) is concerned with improving oral health care and reducing health care inequalities through the provision of primary care dental services within community settings. The service includes the provision of Special Care and Paediatric Dentistry (SCPD) which is the treatment of: • Adult patients who cannot be treated in a high street dental practice due to the nature of their physical or mental disabilities, or because they have a need for enhanced support to receive treatment and • Paediatric patients who may have needs as described above, or who have more complex or significant treatment needs. Patients who meet the eligibility criteria for SCPD are eligible to receive Mandatory Dental Services (MDS) from the Community Dental Service provider.…
About the supplier
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (SFT): every public contract they have won.