Community Dental Services in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

CPV: Dental practice and related services

Procedure method

Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Legal basis

CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)

Procurement category

Services

Notice status

Awarded without competition

Procurement threshold

Unspecified in notice

Regulatory regime

Standard

Commercial structure

Stand-alone contract (no framework)

Competition type

Direct award (no call for competition)

GPA / WTO covered

Unspecified in notice

Recurring procurement

Unspecified in notice

First published

24 Nov 2025, 14:58 GMT

Last source update

8 Dec 2025, 09:51 GMT

Authority reference

WA17376

FTS notice number

2025/S 000-080450

Classification (CPV)

Dental practice and related services

Delivery area

South West (UKK3)

Official registry OCID

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Why no open competition

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Published justification

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 23:59 on Friday 5th December 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Publisher note: The decision to award this contract in line with Direct Award Process C was based on assessment against the basic selection criteria, which were assessed on a "Pass" / "Fail" basis, and the 5 key criteria, which were assessed on an "Assured" / "Not Assured" basis. Multiple assessment areas were included under each of the key criteria and the provider's performance against the current contract, as well as their likely performance against the new contract was assessed. Due to the nature of the assessment and the assessment methodology applied, each key criteria was deemed of equal importance and individual weightings were not applied. Evidence was gathered against the basic selection criteria and each of the key criteria using information available through the existing contract/contract management, published sources and information requests sent to the provider. An assessment panel was then convened to review the evidence gathered for each element of the assessment and agree an assessment score for each criteria, using the relevant assessment matrix. The provider scored a "pass" on all elements of the BSC and 'assured' on all elements of the key criteria assessment, therefore meeting requirements of the assessment. Award decisions have been recommended by the Direct Award Process C Assessment Panel, of which NHS CIOS ICB's Relationship Director for Primary Care and Primary Care Development Manager were members. Award decisions are compliant with the ICB's procurement procedure and have been made by the ICB Executive Team. Two declarations of potential/perceived conflict of interest were made via the conflict of interest process for this procurement and recorded accordingly. The non-conflicted members of the procurement have assessed the nature and risk of each declared conflict and decided which steps to take to avoid or mitigate them. Both declarations were deemed as not being actual conflicts of interest but were still managed with appropriate mitigations into place to facilitate the individuals' involvement in the process while removing the potential for any undue influence. One declarant provided subject matter expertise during the pre-procurement phase of the procurement and was not involved in the Direct Award Process C assessment process. The other declarant was a member of the Direct Award Process C Assessment Panel but was not involved in the process prior to this nor the decision making relating to provider selection process. The Assessment Panel consisted of a number of individuals ensuring that decision making was not made by a singular individual, reducing any undue influence. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 23:59 on Friday 5th December 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations for this award should be sent to scwcsu.procurement@nhs.net

• Smile Together Dental Community Interest CompanyAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08313960 Truro Health Park, Infirmary Hill, Truro, South West, TR1 2JA

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