Level 1 Dental Sedation Service in Mid and South Essex

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (the Authority) has awarded three contracts to deliver Level 1 Sedation Services for children and adults in Mid and South Essex, following a Most Suitable Provider (MSP) process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Level 1 conscious sedation services provide basic, safe sedation, mainly inhalation sedation and single‑drug intravenous sedation, to help patients undergo routine dental treatment. These services follow nationally recognised IACSD Standards, which set requirements for trained staff, appropriate clinical environments, monitoring, and safe recovery. In applying the Process, the Authority has assessed the five Key Criteria and updated its provider landscape knowledge through an expression of interest data gathering process, to confirm provider capability and local connections. Based on this, the Authority was able to identify the MSP without a competitive process. Further details are available in sections II.2.4), II.2.14), and VI.3).