Official UK procurement notice
Level 1 Dental Sedation Service in Mid and South Essex
Authority: NHS Essex Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award Corrigendum notice published by NHS Essex Integrated Care Board (the Authority) to update the previously published Contract Award Notice (Intention to Award Notice) in respect of contracts awarded for the provision of Level 1 Dental Sedation Services.
This Corrigendum amends the original notice to confirm that contracts have been awarded to two organisations (AF CLOUGH LTD and The Essex Dental Clinic), rather than three organisations as previously stated. The contracts are awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The contracts have been formally awarded using most suitable provider process, as reflected via this Corrigendum to the original notice published on 08/04/2026 (2026/S 000-032132).
CPV: Dental practice and related services · Dental-practice services · Health and social work services · Health services · Medical practice and related services · Medical practice services · Services provided by medical personnel
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This notice is a confirmation of award of a contract under the most suitable provider…Awarded
This notice is a confirmation of award of a contract under the most suitable provider process in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime 2023 (PSR).
The Authority only considered organisations that could meet the following basic selection criteria:
The Authority seeks to increase Level 1 dental sedation capacity in North Mid and South Essex, specifically from Chelmsford northwards, with services located along the A12/A120 corridor to ensure good patient access. Providers must operate an existing dental practice within this defined catchment.
Providers must hold an existing GDS or PDS contract for NHS mandatory services within Mid and South Essex. They must meet all IACSD 2020 Standards for Level 1 sedation, including compliant clinical facilities and appropriate environment. A fully trained sedation team (IACSD and CQC aligned) must be in place at contract start.
Providers should hold relevant SAAD accreditation (SSC and/or SSPS, or equivalent). Providers must evidence robust sedation governance, including a sedation policy, protocols aligned to IACSD 2020 and the UK Sedation SOP, appropriate screening and assessment processes, and clear escalation pathways for Level 2/3 or GA referral.
Providers must demonstrate compliance with CQC Regulations 11, 12, 15 and 18, with no outstanding CQC enforcement relating to sedation. There must be no unresolved NHSBSA Sedation Assurance issues, and Providers must be able to self declare evidence of safe historical sedation activity. Providers must not be subject to remedial notices or clinical safety investigations.
Providers must be able to deliver sedation for adults and children, and demonstrate integration with local care pathways, including established referral routes with local dental services or hospitals for escalation and cross provider collaboration.
The planned service model is designed to meet a specific, limited level of patient need, with an annual total of 500 Courses of Treatment (CoT) each reimbursed at a tariff of £240 per CoT. As this activity is distributed across all appointed providers, individual provider volumes will be modest. Providers should consider how these limited activity levels align with their operational planning and service delivery model when assessing suitability for this opportunity. The total funding available across all appointed providers equates to £120,000. The Authority intends to award three contracts, so each Provider can expect an annual contract value of approximately £40,000.
Providers must be able to mobilise by 1 July 2026, and the contract will be awarded for a duration of 9 months, up to 31st March 2027, with the option of a further 12 month extension, subject to the Authority’s requirements, which may be enacted at the Authority’s discretion where extension is considered necessary to ensure uninterrupted service provision, ongoing compliance and performance, operational stability, or where financial or strategic considerations justify continuation of the existing arrangements.
The aggregate contract value per each contract based on the contract duration (21 months) is approximately £70,000, based on a third of the CoT funded. Therefore the total budget for this Service across all three contracts is approximately £210,000 over the contract duration including extension period, if enacted.
Key Criteria Assessment:
The key criteria are being assessed on a pass / fail basis and are weighted by the Authority as follows:
- Quality and Innovation (20%)
- Value (20%)
- Integration, Collaboration, Sustainability (15%)
- Access and Health Inequalities (35%)
- Social Value (10%) Additional information: Further details can be found at sections VI.3.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- 18 Mar 2026, 18:50 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Jun 2026, 12:13 BST
- Authority reference
2026-400403- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-052742- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066e35Find a Tender
- 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 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 midnight on 9th February 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Publisher note: The Authority published a Transparency Notice announcing its intention to follow the MSP process, based on the output of its MSP assessment, on 06/01/2026. The Authority observed a 14-day period to ensure suitably qualified and experienced providers could make themselves known in writing to the Authority. The Authority's MSP Process indicated its initial analysis was correct and the Authority is able to identify the most suitable provider without competition, and therefore will proceed to award the contract. The Authority only considered organisations that: • Met the basic selection criteria (Reg 19) as described at II.2.4) Description of the procurement • Is not excluded or excludable (Reg 20). • Demonstrated capability across the five key criteria (Reg 5) as described at II.2.4) Description of the procurement. The decision makers for this MSP Process were NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board Executive Team (now the NHS Essex Integrated Care Board Executive Team). In accordance with Regulation 21 of the PSR, the Authority has maintained a Conflicts of Interest (COI) Register throughout this Process. No declarations were raised. In accordance with Regulation 13 of PSR, Modification of contracts during their term, the Authority may introduce contract modifications during the contract term, provided these changes remain proportionate, aligned with the original scope, and do not alter the contract’s essential nature, risk profile, or core systems. Such changes will follow NHS Standard Contract change‑control processes. A summary of the information that was available and published in the MSP Process documentation follows: - Updates to national clinical standards for conscious sedation in dentistry, including any future changes to training, safety, or technical requirements. - Changes to workforce training, competency and accreditation requirements, including sedation specific qualifications, supervised clinical practice expectations, and life support training standards. - Amendments to referral pathways, clinical triage processes or assessment tools, including any future requirements for structured anxiety or sedation need assessment. - Adjustments to annual activity levels, clinical capacity, or distribution of activity across providers, based on changes in population need or commissioning priorities. - Updated requirements for clinical facilities, equipment, monitoring technology, recovery arrangements, infection control standards or environmental specifications. - Changes to quality assurance, clinical audit, incident reporting or patient safety reporting frameworks. - Modifications to clinical data requirements, reporting expectations, coding standards, or digital integration with local or national NHS systems. - Adjustments arising from local or national health needs assessments, including changes to patient groups served, service scope, or access expectations.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
18 Mar 2026 → 4 Jun 2026 · 2 dates- Next notice expected225 days ago18 Mar 2026
- Notice published147 days ago4 Jun 2026, 12:13 BST
Notice history
4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Apr 2026- Status changed to complete8 Apr 2026, 17:27 BST
- Procurement method changed8 Apr 2026, 17:27 BST
- Buyer details updated8 Apr 2026, 17:27 BST
- Buyer details updated21 Apr 2026, 14:23 BST
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextVI.3) Additional information · Section VI | — | This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice published by NHS Essex Integrated Care Board (the Authority) communicating that a contract has been awarded to three organisations (Mr M GOLI, AF CLOUGH LTD, and The Essex Dental Clinic) for provision of Level 1 Dental Sedation Services, under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For … | |
| — | TextII.2.4) Description of the procurement · II.2) Description | This notice is a confirmation of award of a contract under the most suitable provider process in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime 2023 (PSR). The Authority only considered organisations that could meet the following basic selection criteria: The Authority seeks to increase Level 1 dental sedation capacity in North Mid and South Essex, specifically from Chelmsford northwards, with serv… | This notice is a confirmation of award of a contract under the most suitable provider process in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime 2023 (PSR). The Authority only considered organisations that could meet the following basic selection criteria: The Authority seeks to increase Level 1 dental sedation capacity in North Mid and South Essex, specifically from Chelmsford northwards, with serv… | |
| — | TextII.1.4) Short description · Section II | 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 si… | NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (the Authority) has awarded two 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 sing… | |
| — | TextV.2.3) Name and address of the contractor · Section V | Name and address of the contractor V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor: Official name: Mr M GOLI Postal address: Goodleigh Dental Practice, 41 Broomfield Road Town: Chelmsford NUTS code: UKH3 Postal code: CM1 1SY Country: United Kingdom The contractor is an SME: yes | — |
2 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 18 Mar 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AF CLOUGH LTDSME, Mr M GOLISME, The Essex Dental ClinicSMEjoint award | £210,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Level 1 Dental Sedation Service in Mid and South Essex · AF CLOUGH LTDSME, Mr M GOLISME, The Essex Dental ClinicSME
- Signed
- 7 Apr 2026
- Value
- £210,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care BoardContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Independent Choice and Procurement PanelReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- AF CLOUGH LTDAwarded supplier
- Mr M GOLIAwarded supplier
- The Essex Dental ClinicAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.