NHS England and NHS Improvement South West - Mandatory Dental Services

NHS England and NHS Improvement South West (NHSE/I SW) seeks Expressions of Interest (EOI) from providers who have the capability and capacity to deliver additional Primary Care Mandatory Dental Services from suitable premises within the South West region. The service will support access to dental care for patients through the delivery of NHS dental services. The aim of the dental service is: • To increase access to dental services for those patients who do not currently have a dentist. • To provide Mandatory Dental Services to the cohort of patients who do not currently have a dentist. • To improve the oral health of patients treated. • The service includes the provision of urgent care and delivery of the CDO initiative 'Starting Well Core'. The principal aim is to secure services in the following geographic areas. These areas have been identified as the priority areas for access, primarily based on replacing activity which has ceased within this financial year. The UDA rate will be paid at the SW Regional average UDA rate which is £28.91; this UDA rate includes the provision of all services listed within this notification document and as set out above. A percentage of each new contract will be devoted to Starting Well Core, the proportion of which will be agreed for each contract as this may vary dependent upon the local population. Priority Areas The geographical areas where activity is prioritised for commissioning are shown in the table attached (Priority Areas.pdf) along with the indicative levels of activity sought. Dependent upon the level of success in securing services in the above prioritised areas, commissioners will secondarily consider interest in the provision of services to the same specification in other areas within the South West. For those other areas where the additional activity is commissioned outside of the priority areas, the UDA rate will be paid at the SW Regional average UDA rate which is £28.91; this UDA rate includes the provision of all services listed within this notification document and as set out above. The combined contracts will be awarded up to a total financial envelope of approx. £4.87m per financial year, apportioned across the region and based upon expressions of interest and the application of the commissioner's prioritisation model. Contract performance criteria will include the measurement and assessment of the number of additional new patients accepted for treatment and delivery against the Starting Well Core initiative.