Domiciliary Dental Care to NHS Devon ICB - 1011190000

2. II.2.4. Description of the procurement

NHS Devon ICB (The Commissioner) is seeking to recommission domiciliary dental services in Devon. Domiciliary dental care is a service to be provided to patients who are unable to attend or be transported to a Dental Surgery due to their medical, mental or physical condition. The population includes both adults and children. Care homes and nursing homes provide a fixed cohort of patients. Beyond the care/nursing home sector, people are directly cared for in their own homes and within a variety of private/social services/local authority run establishments. The services are expected to deliver high quality and appropriate oral health care to patients who meet the criteria to receive domiciliary care including a full examination, oral health risk assessment, treatment, and oral health care education. The service is anticipated to commence on the 1 July 2024 for a contract duration of 1 year and 9 months until the 31 March 2026, with a total value of £773,745.00. The extension to contract continuation of service provides stability for patients seeking domiciliary dental care in the region. It also gives Commissioners time to consider future contract and commissioning arrangements for these services. The term of the existing Domiciliary contract is due to expire on 30 June 2024 and NHS Devon ICB has proposed that a new contract should replace that existing contract at the end of its term. All requirements under Regulation 6(5) have been met, including not breaching the considerable change threshold, and therefore direct award process C has been deemed the appropriate provider selection process. After conducting an assessment of the incumbent provider, taking into account the key criteria and applying the basic selection criteria, NHS Devon ICB is content that the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. This transparency notice serves as an intention to award the contract to the incumbent provider, using direct award process C under PSR. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.