Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England - North West - Health and Justice
Liverpool
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD - North West (England)
NHS Organisation Data Service
Q83
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/health-just/
Buyer's address
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
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
NHSE881 - His Majesty's Prison Haverigg, His Majesty's Prison Garth and His Majesty's Prison Wymott - Dental Services
Reference number
NHSE881
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS England North West Region - Health and Justice (the Relevant Authority), who have undertaken a competitive process to commission Dental Service to His Majesty's Prison (HMP) Haverigg, HMP Garth and HMP Wymott. The service will be to deliver dental services across all three HMP sites as one contract - HMP Haverigg HMP Garth and HMP Wymott.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Healthcare 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 contract term is for 6 years commencing on the 01 April 2026, with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
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: £4,391,992
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85130000 - Dental practice and related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
Main site or place of performance
HMP Haverigg, HMP Garth and HMP Wymott
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Regulations 2024 (Procurement Act 2023) and/ or Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award]
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS England North West Region - Health and Justice (the Relevant Authority), who have undertaken a competitive process to commission Dental Service to His Majesty's Prison (HMP) Haverigg, HMP Garth and HMP Wymott. The service will be to deliver dental services across all three HMP sites as one contract - HMP Haverigg HMP Garth and HMP Wymott.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Healthcare 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 contract term is for 6 years commencing on the 01 April 2026, with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. The lifetime value of the contract is £4,391,992.
This is an Existing Service and incumbent provider(s)
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Key Criteria 1: Quality and Innovation / Weighting: 30
Quality criterion - Name: Key Criteria 2: Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability / Weighting: 29
Quality criterion - Name: Key Criteria 3: Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice / Weighting: 16
Quality criterion - Name: Key Criteria 4: Social Value / Weighting / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: Key Criteria 5: Value (Price) / Weighting: 15
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The contract term is for 6 years commencing on the 01 April 2026, with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2025/S 000-063873
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
18 December 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Time for Teeth Ltd
Newark on Trent
NG236FF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD - North West (England)
Companies House
07262547
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £4,520,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £4,391,992
Section six. Complementary information
six.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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill. 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 08 January 2026. Any representations should be sent via the Atamis messaging portal and/or via email to necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net
The award of the contract was made based on the evaluation methodology as outlined in the Provider response document (PRD) taking into account the 5 key criteria under PSR and evaluated inline with the methodology outlined in the PRD. As well as an assessment of value/cost as outlined in the PRD.
Decision to award contract following evaluations of tender was made via NHS England - North West - Health and Justice appropriate governance route which were:
Senior Leadership Team
Regional Director of Specialised Commissioning and Health & Justice NW
Director of Commissioning Finance
Medical Director for Commissioning
Director of Nursing for Commissioning
Deputy Director of Commissioning Finance
Head of Acute Strategy and Transformation
Regional Head of Health and Justice NW
Head of Quality
Head of Mental Health
Consultant in Healthcare Public Health: Specialised Commissioning
Acute Transformation Lead - Cheshire & Merseyside
Acute Transformation Lead - Lancashire & South Cumbria
Direct Commissioning Committee
Regional Director of Specialised Commissioning and Health & Justice NW
Director of Commissioning Finance
Medical Director for Commissioning
Director of Nursing for Commissioning
There were no declared of potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the award decision.
The scoring criteria for the Basic Selection Criteria Questions were either evaluated as Pass/Fail or For Information.
The successful provider was selected based on offering the most advantageous Provider response by scoring the highest combined score for quality (key criteria) and finance, evaluated against the published evaluation criteria as detailed within the provider response documentation. As a result, they are the recommended provider(s) and have been awarded the contract, subject to final agreement.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Engaland - Health and Justice - Northwest
Leeds
Country
United Kingdom