University of Suffolk Dental and Student Education Service

The Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board is looking to commission the University of Suffolk Dental and Student Education Service. This service will be a Personal Dental Services (PDS) Agreement (contract) to deliver primary care dental services, host placements and supervise undergraduates on the University of Suffolk BSc Dental Hygiene and Therapy course at the University of Suffolk James Hehir building in Ipswich.

This notice is to inform providers of the release of documentation to initiate a competitive process to secure a Provider to deliver the University of Suffolk Dental and Student Education Service. This service will be a Personal Dental Services (PDS) Agreement (contract) to deliver primary care dental services, host placements and supervise undergraduates on the University of Suffolk BSc Dental Hygiene and Therapy course at the University of Suffolk James Hehir building in Ipswich.

The provider will be expected to host placements and supervise undergraduates with around 44 students within the practice at any time. Each student placement will attract a payment of £10,229 per annum.

The Personal Dental Services (PDS) Agreement will commission 32,400 Units of Dental Activity (UDA) per annum at £36.40 per UDA. The contract will commence on 1st June 2027 and expire 31st May 2037.

Further details of the services required are outlined within the procurement documentation. To express interest and participate in the Competitive Process, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome It is free to register on the Atamis portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection.

The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08:00 - 18:00 The deadline for submissions is 12:00 (noon) 23rd October 2026. If you have any questions, please send them through the message centre on the Atamis e-procurement portal.

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. Responses must be submitted through the Atamis e-Procurement Portal on the link provided in this notice prior to the stated deadline.

Additional information: The Authority may wish to introduce additional services during the lifetime of the contract ("Contract modifications"). Such contract modifications will be contemplated where additional requirements are similar and or complementary to the services already included in the contract, at any given time.

Such expansion would be by the addition of services commissioned by the Authority as named in the Contract Notice. To this end, the Bidder should be aware that after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the successful Bidder may be offered a variation to the contract in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.