Dental Primary Care

What this is

Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (SNEE ICB) has identified several areas with limited dental access relative to population size and need, and will undertake an open procurement of primary care dental services in the near future. This notice makes potential providers aware of the imminent opportunity and promotes two market engagement workshop sessions via MS Teams. Areas include Bury St Edmunds, Brandon, Eye and North West Suffolk, Saxmundham and North East Suffolk, and potentially Harwich in North East Essex, with the competitive process expected to launch on 23 January 2026 and mobilisation from June 2026.

Key points

• Upcoming open procurement of primary care dental services across several Suffolk/Essex areas
• Market engagement workshops via MS Teams on 20 and 22 January 2026
• Competitive process expected to launch 23 January 2026, contracts mobilising from June 2026

Money

No estimated value provided. Capacity described in UDAs per area (e.g. Bury St Edmunds 33,807 UDAs).

How to submit

This notice promotes market engagement workshops via MS Teams; to register, email procurement@snee.nhs.uk with name, organisation, email and session preference. The competitive process is expected to launch on 23 January 2026.

Clarifications

Questions can be raised at the workshop sessions on 20 January 2026 (18:00-19:00) and 22 January 2026 (13:00-14:00).

Classification

CPV 85131000 — Dental-practice services East of EnglandSuffolkNorth East Essex