Commissioning of Mandatory Dental Services in Kent, Surrey and Sussex for NHS England & NHS Improvement (South East)

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NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit awarded a contract to Saimo Ltd, Dumbledore Dental Care Limited, Northern Lights Partnership Limited, and Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust for the provision of Mandatory Dental Services in Kent, Surrey and Sussex on behalf of NHS England & NHS Improvement (South East).

The contract, valued at £18,538,283, covers a term of up to 59 months commencing May 2020, with a maximum annual budget of £4,321,997 across all lots.

Services include mandatory dental services, urgent access appointments for non-attenders referred by 111, the Dental Helpline, out-of-hours services or self-referral (for 7,000 and 21,000 UDA contract sizes), bookable appointments outside core hours (for 7,000 and 21,000 UDA contract sizes), health improvement activities for vulnerable adults and children, dental treatment for older people in care with relationship-building with local care homes, dental treatment for patients weighing over 300 kg (for 21,000 UDA contract sizes), referral to other healthcare providers, and advice to patients and clinicians.