TenderlineUK
Procurement Intelligence
Search
Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract termination notice
Published 10 Sept 2025, 14:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Dental Exemption Checking Service (DECS) 2025/2026

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Direct award
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+6 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Awarded value£7,589,216published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 10 Sept 2025no call for competition
Awarded to NHS Business Services Authority2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract for Dental Exemption Checking Service (DECS) 2025/2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
79212000 Auditing services79212400 Fraud audit services85100000 Health services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
10 Sept 2025, 14:45 BST
Last source update
9 Jun 2026, 15:42 BST
Authority reference
C370990
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-054395
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0597a9 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

This function is delegated to the NHS BSA under the NHS Business Services Authority (Payments, Charges, Recovery of Charges and Penalty Charges) Directions 2015 (the 2015 Directions).

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
—

Timeline

19 Sept 2025 → 9 Jun 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends
    19 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published141 days ago
    9 Jun 2026, 15:42 BST

Notice history

7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Sept 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    10 Sept 2025, 14:45 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    10 Sept 2025, 15:39 BST
    UK6
  3. Buyer details updated
    10 Sept 2025, 15:39 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    23 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    10 Dec 2025, 11:35 GMT
    UK7
  6. Contract details notice published
    4 Feb 2026, 21:19 GMT
    UK7
  7. Contract termination notice published
    9 Jun 2026, 15:42 BST
    UK11
Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2025-09: 2 releases · 10 Sept 2025, 10 Sept 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £7,589,2161 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
NHS Business Services Authority1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026£7,589,21610 Sept 2025standstill to 19 Sept 2025Standstill
NHS Business Services Authority£0 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Dental Exemption Checking Service (DECS) 2025/2026 · NHS Business Services Authority

    Signed
    23 Sept 2025
    Value
    £0
    Period
    1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    terminated, This contract termination is being published to advise of the end of this contract. The delay in publishing this notice is due to administrative and operational circumstances.
    Final value
    £7,589,215
    Termination
    contractCompleted
    • Change Redacted documentation attached

    No agreed KPIs: n/a

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS ENGLAND

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: X24 · GB-PPON: PDPT-3135-BWWY NHS England, 7&8 Wellington Place, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS1 4APContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • NHS BSAAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PYDZ-5139-HQCJ Stella House, Goldcrest Way, Newburn riverside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East, NE15 8NXContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure