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NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight (HIOW) Integrated Care Board (ICB) and NHS Sussex ICB sought providers who have the capability and capacity to deliver to commission Mandatory Dental Services (MDS) on the Isle of Wight, in Bognor and Littlehampton. The procurement was divided into Lots and providers could bid for one or more Lots from the following: Lot 6B1-1: Isle of Wight Lot 6B1-2: Bognor Lot 6B1-3: Littlehampton A maximum of one contract was awardable in each Lot, except in the case of Lot 6B1-1, where a maximum of 2 contracts were awardable. The aims for MDS provision are to: • contribute to improving oral and general health; • reduce inequalities in health and access to dental care by providing extra support to groups of vulnerable adults and children. This includes, but is not limited to, children under 5 years old, residents of care homes, other vulnerable groups and patients weighing up to 227kg (35 stones and 10.45 lbs); • provide access to NHS dental services to ensure equity and consistency of provision; • provide bookable appointments outside of core hours; • deliver appropriate, efficient and cost-effective services within the service; • provision framework of the NHS (General Dental Services/Personal Dental Services) Regulations 2005 and any subsequent revisions; • provide high quality dental services; • provide access within contracted hours to un-associated patients identified as having an urgent dental need via NHS 111, NHS Dental Helpline, out of hours services and self-referral; • refer patients to other NHS services as appropriate in line with the relevant local protocols and guidance; • establish a positive working relationship between the Commissioner and Provider to facilitate and maximise high quality service delivery; • prioritise Looked after Children (LAC); • develop services in line with the evolving strategic approach to primary care dental provision and align with the priorities of the NHS Long Term Plan - www.longtermplan.nhs.uk; • promote overall health in line with Making Every Contact Count; • keep availability of appointments up to date on nhs.uk ; • comply with recall intervals, in line with NICE Guidelines (CG19). The contracts will be for a term of up to 110 months. Services were due to commence from between 28th January 2026 and 29th July 2026, depending upon the mobilisation period required by Bidders to commence service following award. The date will be subject to agreement with the commissioner, further to changes to the indicative tender timetable published. The maximum total contract values were as follows: MDS 6B1-1: £7,075,104 MDS 6B1-1a: £7,075,104 MDS 6B1-2: £6,743,789 MDS 6B1-3: £6,743,789 The Commissioner will be contracting for the services using the Standard clauses for a Personal Dental Services agreement. This notice serves as an intention to award contracts under the competitive process of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This procurement was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

The Clinical Assessment Service (CAS) provides a clinical telephony service to assist in the management of urgent care demand within the health and care system. Linked to the Integrated Urgent Care (IUC) programme, the service will provide a CAS as part of its core function, ensuring additional clinical input into the NHS 111 service, and acting as a key entry point into local urgent care services.

This is NOT a new contract award, this notice is being issued in order for a PCR Regulation 72 Modification Notice to be placed due to issues with Contracts Finder archived notices. The Contract was advertised on 31st July 2014 following a full open and transparent tender process advertised on Contracts Finder. The Contract was awarded for 5 Years plus optional 2 x's 12 month extensions periods in June 2015. Please note the Awarding Contracting Authority at the time was NHS Portsmouth CCG, South East Hampshire CCG and Fareham and Gosport CCG, the new legal entity for the CCG is Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB. The Contract was awarded to Care UK Clinical Services Ltd who now operate as Practice Plus Group, following the completion of the full tender process. The Service provides urgent, elective, and diagnostic care for residents of Portsmouth and Southeast Hampshire. Urgent Urgent Treatment Centre • Minor Injuries Unit (Children and Adults over 18yrs) - Patients are assessed and treated for minor injuries and simple fractures in line with National standards and best practice. • Minor Ailments Service (Children and Adults over 18yrs) - Patients are assessed and treated for minor illnesses in line with National standards. Diagnostics • The delivery of a consistent, comprehensive, effective, safe, and appropriate diagnostic imaging service (Children and Adults over 18yrs) providing X-rays, Ultrasound, Echocardiograms Endoscopies and Cardiac event monitors. Elective • Day Surgery (Adults over 18yrs) - The service provides surgical services including outpatient clinics, pre-op assessment and follow up in a safe and effective manner in the following specialties: o Orthopaedics o Gastroenterology o General Surgery and minor skin procedures o Ophthalmology o Urology • Age Related Audiology Service (Adults over 55yrs) - Provision of direct access adult hearing service for age related hearing loss in line with national guidance and local requirements. • Community ENT Service (Adults over 18yrs) - Triage, diagnosis, and where appropriate treatment for the following conditions: o Otalgia o Otorrhoea o Aural Toilet o Otitis Externa o Otitis Media o Impacted Ear Wax removal o Perforation of eardrum o Mastoid cavities requiring evaluation and toileting o Dizziness/vertigo o Nasal Polyps o Chronic Rhinitis o Nose Bleeds (Epistaxis) o Glue Ear o Globus (excluding suspicion of cancer intermittent) • Community Ophthalmology Service - Provides clinical triage of ophthalmology including treatment where appropriate for the following conditions: o Glaucoma o Cataract The Treatment Centre service should provide high quality and cost-effective services to ensure that all patients are treated appropriately in line with adopted NICE clinical guidelines and mandatory technical appraisals, including local Individual Funding Request Policy Guidelines, clinical thresholds and referral criteria. Services should achieve all local and national waiting time targets and other key national and local key quality and performance targets. Please note the Contract value is for the full maximum potential contract period of 7 years which includes extensions.