Contract

Minor Oral Surgery Specialist Service

  • Devon ICB

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-000066

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04cd50

Published 3 January 2025, 10:34am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Devon ICB

Aperture House, Pynes Hill, Rydon Lane

Exeter

EX2 5AZ

Email

scwcsu.procurement@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKK4 - Devon

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://devon.icb.nhs.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Minor Oral Surgery Specialist Service

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85130000 - Dental practice and related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The service provides a comprehensive Oral Surgery Specialist Service through Specialist Surgeons listed on the General Dental Council Register for Oral Surgery.

The purpose of the service is to:

• increase the number of people being treated within primary care environment

• reduce waiting times of Oral surgery dento-alveolar procedures

• increase access to minor oral surgery on the NHS

• provide more cost-effective service through provision in primary care

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £332,900

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85130000 - Dental practice and related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK4 - Devon

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

The service will provide a comprehensive Oral Surgery Specialist Service through Specialist Surgeons listed on the General Dental Council Register for Oral Surgery.

The purpose of the service is to:

• increase the number of people being treated within primary care environment

• reduce waiting times of Oral surgery dento-alveolar procedures, including third molar surgery, removal of buried roots and apicectomy associated procedures.

• increase access to minor oral surgery on the NHS

• provide more cost-effective service through provision in primary care

The service will be provided from 06 December 2024 until 31 March 2026

And remunerated as a fee of £1800 per session for 7 sessions per month limited to a maximum of 8 sessions, unless otherwise agreed. The overall estimated value is £332,900.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: To address immediate risks to safety and quality of care / Weighting: 100

Cost criterion - Name: To address immediate risks to safety and quality of care / Weighting: 100

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority

Explanation:

An administrative error (from the previous provider) resulted in the dissolution of the company providing the Tier 2 Oral Surgery Service in Devon, this dissolution of the company (albeit in error) lead to the sudden termination of the existing agreement which was contracted until 31 March 2026.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

6 December 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

CRANIOMANDIBULARCLINICS LIMITED

Rosehill, New Barn Lane

Cheltenham

GL52 3LZ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Companies House

07906728

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £332,900


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

An administrative error (from the previous provider) resulted in the dissolution of the company providing the Tier 2 Oral Surgery Service in Devon, this dissolution of the company (albeit in error) lead to the sudden termination of the existing agreement which was contracted until 31 March 2026.

The existing agreement was the only provision within primary care of Tier 2 Oral Surgery in Devon and the termination led to a gap in provision form Patients There were no concerns to patient care provided as part of this service and there is a significant number of patients on the waiting list awaiting treatment.

There is a procurement exercise scheduled to take place in 2025 - 2026 to procure Tier 2 Oral Surgery services across Devon from 1 April 2026. This service will run for 16 months (06 December 2024- 31 March 2026), terminating when the procured Tier 2 services are expected to commence

The decision maker for this urgent award was the Senior Commissioning Manager for Devon ICB.

No Conflicts of interests were identified during this process

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Devon ICB

Exeter

Country

United Kingdom