Domiciliary Dental Clinical Technician Services

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This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to confirmation of contract award notice. The awarding of thiscontract is subject to Thiscontract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations2023. Regime)Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015do ContractsRegulations do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstillperiod. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 7th February 2025Representations should be sent via email to: Christopher.sherwood@nhs.netAward decision makers are: Director of Dental & Planned Care Services & Operational LeadDental Services.This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to awardunder the PSR.There were no conflicts of interest.The rationale behind the relative importance of the key criteria that Kent Community HealthNHS Foundation Trust used to make the decision:Quality & Innovation (patient satisfaction)KCHFT are unique to employ the services of a CDT to carry our denture work for domiciliarypatients. Patients receive their appliances in a timely manner and much quicker than couldbe achieved by visiting a dentist.The current service was co-designed with the provider.Service improvement is a routine discussion at contract review meetings.Patient satisfaction scores are consistently high at 99.3% across CDS services with nocomplaints relating to the CDT service.Integration, collaboration and service sustainability:-The current CDT service is integrated within the CDS service and has proved to work incollaboration with clinicians and managers when managing domiciliary patients requiring denturework.The CDT also completes their own lab work negating the necessity of additional drivers tocollect and return lab work which in turn reduces our carbon footprint.Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice:-Providing a service for domiciliary patients. The CDT service offers a wider choice ofappointment times for home visits which improves access and choice. Denture work iscompleted in a timely manner which reduces health inequalities for home bound patients.Value:-This is an activity based contract and value for money is key. Utilising a CDT is more costeffective than a DO providing this service. It also allows DO's to focus on other clinicaltreatment, keeping the waiting times to a manageable level which keeps the reference costsfor the CDS down.Social Value:-Providing value for money by reaching a vulnerable cohort of patients and providing dentalprosthetics in a timely manner. This further allows time for DO's to attend to other routineand urgent treatments required by patients.Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listedbelowThe procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulationsExplanation:This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of thiscontract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstillperiod. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 7th February2025. This contract has not yet formally now been awarded; this notice serves as an intention toaward under the PSR. Representations should be made via email formally awarded usingdirect award process C.Date of Contract Award 8th February - Contract from 1 April 2025 to christopher.sherwood@nhs.net 31 March 2026.Contract Value up to £24,999