Minor Oral Surgery Contract - John G Plummer & Associates

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

16 Mar 2026, 18:33 GMT

Last source update

16 Mar 2026, 18:33 GMT

Authority reference

2526-222

FTS notice number

2026/S 000-023776

Classification (CPV)

Dental practice and related services

Delivery area

East of England (UKH15)

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 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 [Add date]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Publisher note: 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 Procurement Act Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 26th March 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; They should be submitted in writing to nwicb.contractsandprocurement@nhs.net Conflicts of Interest: There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals involved in the decision making process. This award was approved by the PCCC committee members on 12th Nov 2025 and approved by the Director of Operational Finance on 12th March 2026. The provider was assessed on the following key evaluation criteria: Quality & Innovation - This provider is committed to ensuring the highest level of clinical oversight from the very start of the patients journey by consultant led clinical reviews and care planning ensuring the patient is matched to the right clinician and facilities are based on their specific needs. The provider is continuing an active recruitment drive to increase clinical and administrative capacity, specifically aimed at reducing the 6-month wait for pre-assessments and expand the nurse-led pre-assessment clinics to ensure surgeons spend more time operating and less time on administrative data gathering. The provider is very responsive and has worked with the ICB for the past 3 years improving access to dentistry. Value - The ICB is assured that this provider meets the conditions stated in the criteria. The IMOS service operates on standardised tariff for every patient assessed and treated model, which ensures that financial resources are directly aligned with patient volume. The ICB only pays for the work that is done, which is good value for money. This model ensures that more patients across the region receive the specialist treatment they require in a timely manner, directly reducing local waiting lists.The provider is committed to long term sustainability and invested on providing the MOS services. Integration, collaboration and service sustainability - This provider demonstrates escalation of challenges and in contact with ICB commissioners to ensures the continuity and enhancement of these services under the new contract. Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice - This provider has demonstrated and committed to staff training and in managing patients with additional needs and improving access to patients. The provider is implementing a temporary new referral pause to focus on backlog recovery. Social value - This provider has demonstrated that they will continue outreach programs as a core service component, ensuring that at-need populations are prioritised for integration into the service. They are working towards to progressing through the Green Impact toolkitand meet Social Value criteria by acting as a community health anchor, using outreach and screenings to bring vulnerable populations into care. Under the new contract, the provider commits to environmental excellence by utilising the Green Impact Dentistry Toolkit and supporting the NHS Net Zero carbon targets.

• John G Plummer & AssociatesAwarded supplierGB-NHS: V00377 Norwich, East of England

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