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For the provision of Dental Laboratory work - technical services and associated products

KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Buyer Address: TRINITY HOUSE, 110 - 120 UPPER PEMBERTON, ASHFORD, UKJ45, TN25 4AZ, United Kingdom

Contact Email: janette.jessup@nhs.net

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
255000.0 GBP
Gross: 306000.0 GBP
Published
13 Jan 2026, 10:49
Deadline
13 Feb 2026, 17:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
71900000 - Laboratory services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (the “Authority”) is seeking to procure a laboratory service provider to support its Community and Special Care Dental Services. A dental laboratory (often referred to as a restorative laboratory) provides custom made dental appliances and restorations prescribed by dentists to restore, replace or support patients’ teeth and oral structures. These items are manufactured on an individual patient basis and are essential to the delivery of primary, community and special care dentistry within the NHS. Dental laboratories work to written prescriptions supplied by registered dental professionals and operate under UK regulatory, quality and medical device requirements. The Authority is a large NHS community healthcare provider serving a population of approximately 1.4 million across Kent and parts of Northeast London. The requirement supports dental services delivered to patients with complex health and social care needs, including special care dentistry, paediatric dentistry and dental services within secure and custodial settings. Dental services are provided from multiple community clinical sites, 1 secure school, HM Prison facilities, forensic units and mobile dental units. The service supports patients who are unable to access mainstream dental provision due to physical, psychological, medical or social factors. The Authority requires a collection and delivery service to all Community Dental Services listed in Kent and Northeast London. Royal Mail Special Delivery may be considered in some circumstances but must be agreed by the Authority. Service provision is anticipated to start 1st June 2026 for a 3 year period, with the option to extend by a further 24 months in 12 month tranches. Tenderers participating in procurements must register on the Central Digital Platform. Tenderers can submit their core supplier information and share this information with the Contracting Authority via the Central Digital Platform. It is free to use and will mean suppliers should no longer have to re-enter this information for each public procurement but simply ensure it is up to date and subsequently shared. The Central Digital Platform is available at https://www.gov.uk/find-tender. Tenderers are required to submit their core supplier information and share it with the Contracting Authority via the Central Digital Platform by the Deadline set out in Document 1 of the ITT Pack. Part 1 of this Supplier Information Questionnaire requires Tenderers to confirm that they have taken these steps. Full details are available on the Health Family Atamis Portal under Project Reference: C408569. If you are not registered, please do so via: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002541-2026

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value: GBP 255,000.00

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 306,000.00

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2029-05-31T23:59:59+01:00

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (cost): Finance (70%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality and Technical (10%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Social Value and Sustainability (10%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Technical sample (10%)

Documents

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