Unscheduled/Urgent Dental Care (UDC) to NHS Sussex ICB
Buyer: NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board (ICB) on behalf of NHS England
- Published
- 18 February 2026
- Notice number
- 014998-2026
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-060d0d
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 85131000Dental-practice services
Description
This is an intention to award notice. Urgent dental care necessitates the need for simple, rapid access to a dental professional within and outside of normal working hours. Details are set out in the Clinical Standard for Urgent Dental Care (V2) dated 10 January 2023. It states that the difference between emergency, urgent and non-urgent dental need is key as the time in which care should be provided differs between each category. Urgent dental care is defined as one that requires urgent attention but is not a life-threatening situation. It further states urgent dental care is the triage and management of these conditions either within or outside of normal working hours. NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board (ICB) intends to award contracts to 3 existing providers following Direct Award Process C of the UK Health Care Services (PSR) Regulations 2023 for UDC services in the Sussex area. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. The terms of the existing UDC contracts are due to expire on 31st March 2026 and NHS Sussex ICB have proposed that new U…
Official publications
- FTS · 014998-2026 · 18 February 2026
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