Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £2,289,475 across 8 lots
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 093481-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Oct 2026
- Published2 Oct 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Provision of Dental Checks in residential special educational settings (SES) - Suffolk. This notice is to inform providers of the release of documentation to initiate a competitive process to secure a Provider to deliver Dental Checks and Sight Testing in residential special educational settings (SES) across Norfolk and Suffolk. Children and Young People (CYP) with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) experience significantly poorer oral health outcomes compared to the general population and often face barriers to accessing routine dental care. Many CYP living in residential Special Educational Settings (SES) are educated away from their home area, making continuity of dental care and preventative support more difficult to achieve. NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board (ICB) is commissioning an Oral Health Checks service as part of the wider Sensory Health Checks in SES programme, alongside sight testing and other preventative health offers. The service is focused…
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Dental Checks and Sight Testing in Residential Special Educational Settings - NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB: Dental Checks - Suffolk | East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust | £304k |
| Dental Checks and Sight Testing in Residential Special Educational Settings - NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB: Dental Checks - Norfolk | East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust | £344k |
| Dental Checks and Sight Testing in Residential Special Educational Settings - NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB: Sight Testing - Kings Lynn | Soul Optometrists Limited SME | £361k |
| Dental Checks and Sight Testing in Residential Special Educational Settings - NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB: Sight Testing - Great Yarmouth | Soul Optometrists Limited SME | £184k |
| Dental Checks and Sight Testing in Residential Special Educational Settings - NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB: Sight Testing - Kings Lynn | Soul Optometrists Limited SME | £167k |
| Dental Checks and Sight Testing in Residential Special Educational Settings - NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB: Sight Testing - North Norfolk | Soul Optometrists Limited SME | £229k |
| Dental Checks and Sight Testing in Residential Special Educational Settings - NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB: Sight Testing - Norwich | Soul Optometrists Limited SME | £340k |
| Dental Checks and Sight Testing in Residential Special Educational Settings - NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB: Sight Testing - South Norfolk and Waveney | Soul Optometrists Limited SME | £361k |
About the suppliers
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 21422765).
Soul Optometrists Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company SC370719).