II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH14
Main site or place of performance:
The building is located within Ipswich, Suffolk
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This notice is to inform providers of the release of documentation to initiate a competitive process to secure a Provider to deliver the University of Suffolk Dental and Student Education Service. This service will be a Personal Dental Services (PDS) Agreement (contract) to deliver primary care dental services, host placements and supervise undergraduates on the University of Suffolk BSc Dental Hygiene and Therapy course at the University of Suffolk James Hehir building in Ipswich.
The provider will be expected to host placements and supervise undergraduates with around 44 students within the practice at any time. Each student placement will attract a payment of £10,229 per annum.
The Personal Dental Services (PDS) Agreement will commission 32,400 Units of Dental Activity (UDA) per annum at £36.40 per UDA.
The contract will commence on 1st June 2027 and expire 31st May 2037.
Further details of the services required are outlined within the procurement documentation.
To express interest and participate in the Competitive Process, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
It is free to register on the Atamis portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via: Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035. The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08:00 - 18:00
The deadline for submissions is 12:00 (noon) 23rd October 2026.
If you have any questions, please send them through the message centre on the Atamis e-procurement portal.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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. Responses must be submitted through the Atamis e-Procurement Portal on the link provided in this notice prior to the stated deadline.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
16 294 390.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 120
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
II.2.14) Additional information
The Authority may wish to introduce additional services during the lifetime of the contract ("Contract modifications"). Such contract modifications will be contemplated where additional requirements are similar and or complementary to the services already included in the contract, at any given time. Such expansion would be by the addition of services commissioned by the Authority as named in the Contract Notice. To this end, the Bidder should be aware that after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the successful Bidder may be offered a variation to the contract in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.