Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board
NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board Alpha Tower, 8th Floor, Suffolk Street Queensway
Birmingham
B1 1TT
UK
Contact person: Stacey Thrower
E-mail: stacey.thrower@nhs.net
NUTS: UKG31
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.birminghamsolihull.icb.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.birminghamsolihull.icb.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Community Dental Services for Birmingham and the Black Country [Direct Award Process C]
Reference number: AG25014
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85130000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Birmingham & Solihull Integrated Care Board (ICB) are awarding a Community Dental Service contract via Direct Award Process C.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
83 790 081.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG31
UKG36
UKG37
UKG38
UKG39
UKG32
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contract is to deliver Community Dental Services across Birmingham, Sandwell, Dudley and Walsall. The incumbent provider has been delivering Community Dental Services to patients in these areas.<br/><br/>NHS Birmingham & Solihull ICB intends to award a contract to the existing provider, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust via Direct Award Process C as described in regulation 9 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/><br/>Key criteria were specified, and assessment against each criterion was undertaken based on the current service delivery model and performance.<br/><br/>The supplier meets all the requirements specified to the satisfaction of the Commissioner, and it is expected that they will satisfy the requirements of the new contract going forwards.<br/><br/>The contract start date is 01st April 2026 for a period of 7 years until 31st March 2033. The total lifetime value of the contract is estimated to be £83,790,081 across seven years.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
/ Weighting: 100
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 0
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 13 March 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/02/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
00000N/A
3 Priestley Wharf, Holt Street
Birmingham
B7 4BN
UK
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 83 790 081.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice.<br/><br/>Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 13 March 2026 to the following email address: nhsbsolicb.cdswestmidlands@nhs.net <br/><br/>This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/>The decision makers for this process were West Midlands Joint Commissioning Group & Joint Committee.<br/>There were no conflicts of interests declared in reaching the decision to award.<br/><br/>The incumbent provider was considered against basic selection criteria and the 5 key criteria. These criteria were determined to give appropriate relative importance to each of the sections equally in line with the commissioning expectations for the service.<br/><br/>The assessment against each criterion was undertaken based on the current service delivery model and performance. The supplier meets all the requirements specified to the satisfaction of the Commissioner, and it is expected that they will satisfy the requirements of the new contract going forwards.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Independent patient choice and procurement panel
Wellington House
London
SE1 8UG
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/03/2026