Provision of General Dental Services in Swansea

Concepts

• dental practice
• general dental services
• neath
• provision of general dental services
• general dental services agreement
• additional units of dental activity
• development of a new dental practice
• issue of a personal dental contract
• dental services
• swansea

Location

Swansea:

Description

The Health Board will seek to offer additional Units of Dental Activity to existing full NHS contracts, or for the development of a new dental practice, under the terms of the NHS (General Dental Services Agreement) (Wales) Regulations 2006. Providers wishing to apply to increase their current GDS contract value must therefore meet all the legal requirements of the General Dental Services (GDS) contract. In addition, you must have recent demonstrable experience of successful delivery of NHS dental services and must be able to guarantee that additional workforce capacity is available at your practice to deliver any additional contract value that may be awarded.

Total Quantity or Scope

Providers wishing to apply to increase their current GDS contract value must therefore meet all the legal requirements of the General Dental Services (GDS) contract. In addition, you must have recent demonstrable experience of successful delivery of NHS dental services and must be able to guarantee that additional workforce capacity is available at your practice to deliver any additional contract value that may be awarded. The Health Board will also welcome applications for a new dental practice to be set up within the Swansea area. If a new practice application is successful, this will be subject to the issue of a Personal Dental Contract (PDS), for an initial period of 3 years Following this period, the Health Board will review the service provision, and if all contract activity is at an acceptable level, a General Dental Services (GDS) contract will be issued, to replace the PDS contract, in line with Regulation 21 of the Personal Dental Services Regulations (2006).

CPV Codes

• 85130000 - Dental practice and related services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Technical restrictions apply.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Please contact Julie Williams, Procurement Business Manager to register your interest. Julie.williams74@wales.nhs.uk NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=130436 (WA Ref:130436)