✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 9 Oct 2026, 09:50.
Opportunity overview
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (referred to as the Commissioner) awarded a contract to The Specialist Orthodontic Centre for the provision of Orthodontic Services following a Direct Award Process C.
Awarded to
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
C453936
Main Procurement Category
services
Legal basis
Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX
Classification
Scheme
CPV
Id
85131100
Description
Orthodontic services
Amendments
Entry 1
Id
1
Unstructured Changes
Entry 1
Old Value
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This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 6th July 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.Written representations should be made to hweicbhv.dental@nhs.net The decision makers for this process were NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board ‘s Primary Care Commissioning Committee and Commissioning Team, which took place on 18th November 2025.There were no conflicts of interest declared in reaching this decision to award.Providers had to meet all basic selection criteria and a number of key lines of enquiry (KLoEs) were mapped to the five key criteria set out within the PSR regulations as the criteria against which any provider should be assessed. I.e.,1. Quality and innovation2. Value3. Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability4. Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice5. Social valueOnce the KLoEs had been agreed a project group sought evidence based on information taken from several sources to assess the extent to which the KLoEs had been met during the current contracts. This evidence was collated, and a summary narrative position was produced to identify the key elements from their local perspectives, and to produce a comprehensive portfolio of evidence to support a direct award under Direct Award Process C. The criteria above were weighted with equal importance and evidence documented accordingly from the provider.The assessment against each criterion was undertaken based on the current service delivery model and performance. The providers meet all the requirements of the basic selection criteria and the key criteria specified to the satisfaction of the Commissioner, and it is expected that they will satisfy the requirements of the new contract going forwards.
New Value
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This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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.This contract has now been formally awarded using the Direct Award Process C.The contract was signed 8th October 2026The contract commenced on 1st April 2027 and is scheduled to end 31st March 2037. The total contract value for the full term of the contract is £859,337. No conflicts of interest were flagged as part of this process.No representations were received during the standstill period.
Where
Section
VI.3
Buyer, suppliers and contacts
Organisation 1
Name
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Id
GB-FTS-157475
Identifier
Legal Name
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
2 VERSIONS
1
059133-2026award, contract ·
2
095453-2026tenderUpdate ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board states that it awarded a contract to The Specialist Orthodontic Centre for orthodontic services through Direct Award Process C. Despite this award wording, the supplied display status is open and the notice type is tenderUpdate, so the availability of any supplier bidding opportunity is unclear.
Who this may suit
Likely relevant to established providers of NHS orthodontic services. The supplied evidence identifies a named awarded provider and a direct-award route; it does not set out requirements for alternative suppliers.
Key points identified
Service requirementProvide orthodontic services.Evidence: Title: “Orthodontic Services, Hertfordshire 2027/37”; description: “provision of Orthodontic Services”.
Supplier requirementsUnknown.Evidence: No supplier selection, technical, quality, workforce, insurance or accreditation requirements are supplied.
Named awarded supplierThe Specialist Orthodontic Centre.Evidence: Description: “awarded a contract to The Specialist Orthodontic Centre”.
90% approved-analysis confidence6 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board states that it awarded a contract to The Specialist Orthodontic Centre for orthodontic services through Direct Award Process C. Despite this award wording, the supplied display status is open and the notice type is tenderUpdate, so the availability of any supplier bidding opportunity is unclear.
Who this may suit
Likely relevant to established providers of NHS orthodontic services. The supplied evidence identifies a named awarded provider and a direct-award route; it does not set out requirements for alternative suppliers.
Key deliverables
Provision of orthodontic services
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
6 criteria identified
Service requirement
99% confidence
Provide orthodontic services.
View supporting evidence
Title: “Orthodontic Services, Hertfordshire 2027/37”; description: “provision of Orthodontic Services”.
Supplier requirements
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No supplier selection, technical, quality, workforce, insurance or accreditation requirements are supplied.
Named awarded supplier
99% confidence
The Specialist Orthodontic Centre.
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Description: “awarded a contract to The Specialist Orthodontic Centre”.
Eligibility criteria for other suppliers
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No eligibility criteria are supplied.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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suitable_for_sme is null.
VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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suitable_for_vcse is null.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Contract value
99% confidence
Unknown.
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value_min, value_max and currency are null.
Commercial terms
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No pricing, payment or contractual terms are supplied.
Delivery
Service area
78% confidence
Hertfordshire (inferred from the opportunity title).
The source describes an award to a named provider through a direct-award process, while the supplied display status is open and notice type is tenderUpdate. It is unclear whether there is any live competitive supplier opportunity.
View supporting evidence
Description says “awarded a contract to The Specialist Orthodontic Centre”; display_status is “open”; notice_type is “tenderUpdate”; procedure detail says no prior call for competition.
Date inconsistency
99% confidence
The source update timestamp is later than the publication timestamp; this may reflect a subsequent source update, but no explanation is supplied.
Contract value, term, start/end dates, submission deadline and detailed scope are not supplied.
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Relevant supplied fields are null and no documents are provided.
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