Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Dental implants, Components, and surgical and Prosthetic Instruments
Authority: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Dental implants, Components, and Surgical and Prosthetic Instruments for use in oral and maxillofacial surgery department at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.
CPV: Dental and subspecialty instruments and devices
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£480,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical and Quality: 70%
- Commercial: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical and Quality
- Commercial
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Sept 2025, 16:03 BST
- Last source update
- 8 May 2026, 14:10 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
SFT/AT/171- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-055512- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0597dcFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
10 Sept 2025 → 8 May 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published10 Sept 2025, 16:03 BST
- Submission deadline384 days ago7 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by377 days ago14 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts360 days ago1 Nov 2025
- Assessment summaries sent214 days ago27 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends199 days ago10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published171 days ago8 May 2026, 14:10 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Sept 2025- Tender notice published10 Sept 2025, 16:03 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published30 Mar 2026, 11:33 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete30 Mar 2026, 11:33 BST
- Contract signature expected17 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published8 May 2026, 14:10 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dentsply IH Ltd1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2028 · up to 30 Apr 2030Extensions: 2 x 12 month periods | £480,000 | 27 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Dentsply IH Ltd
- Signed
- 30 Apr 2026
- Value
- £480,000
- Period
- 1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2028 · up to 30 Apr 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 x 12 month periods
No agreed KPIs: Below £5million contract. KPI's to be agreed on implementation
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- DENTSPLY IH LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender