NHS Tier 2 Oral Surgery Services in NHS Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board (ICB)

Background and Scope

NHS Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board (ICB) is initiating a procurement process for the delivery of Intermediate Minor Oral Surgery (IMOS) services for the Surrey population. The scope of services includes all patients registered with GP practices within Surrey Heartlands, as well as individuals who are not registered with a GP practice but are resident within Surrey. The scope also incorporates patients currently registered with the eleven GP practices in Surrey Heath and Farnham that will transfer from NHS Frimley ICB to the new Surrey and Sussex ICB on 1 April 2026.

While this procurement exercise is being launched by NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB, bidders should note that, following the planned merger of NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB and NHS Sussex ICB on 1 April 2026, the awarding authority for the resulting contracts will be the newly established NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB.

The ICB also reserves the right, following the formation of NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB, to amend the scope of patient eligibility for IMOS services. This may include extending eligibility to all patients registered with GP practices located within either Surrey or Sussex, and/or individuals resident within the geographic boundaries of Surrey or Sussex. Any such amendments will be made in line with statutory obligations under the PSR and associated guidance, alongside the governance, commissioning policies, and assurance processes of the merged ICB.

The procurement is divided into 4 lots across the Surrey Heartlands ICB areas and the incoming Surrey Heath and Farnham populations. Providers can bid for any number of Lots.

Oral surgery deals with the diagnosis and management of pathology of the mouth and jaws that requires surgical intervention. It involves the treatment of adolescents and adults, and the management of dentally anxious and medically complex patients. Further information on the services can be found in the Oral Surgery clinical standards:

NHS England » Oral surgery clinical standard

The services will provide Level 2 Oral Surgery for patients, either residing in or currently under the care of a General Dental Practitioner (GDP), in Surrey Heartlands.

All Mandatory Dental Services, including simple non-surgical extractions, are excluded from the scope but some services will include Sedation in accordance with the Guidance for Commissioning Sedation for Dental Services in Primary Care 2017.

The contract term is planned to commence from 1st August 2026 and will be for a duration of up to 56 months, ending 31st March 2031, with an optional extension of 2 years (for all Lots).

In the event the contracts commence on a date later than 1st August 2026, the contract term will be reduced in accordance with the fixed initial, end date of 31st March 2031.

The maximum total initial contract values for each lot are as follows:

Lot 1 - £3,728,767

Lot 2 - £3,785,777

Lot 3 - £3,373,909

Lot 4 County-wide Sedation Service - £1,146,355

TUPE may apply to this procurement.

This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

Interested providers will be able to view the opportunity and access the tender documentation via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome