# Dental Electronic Referral Service for NHS England South West

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT](/buyers/nhs-south-central-and-west-commissioning-support-unit/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [NEC Software Solutions UK Limited](/suppliers/nec-software-solutions-uk/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £1,407,131
- Tender value: £2,177,767
- Award date: 6 November 2025
- Published: 28 November 2025
- Contract start: 17 November 2025
- Contract end: 16 November 2028
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: e2749fe4-ebdf-4359-a095-3be45a6a6f6a-873926
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c6fcc4a4-9ef8-41fa-875b-5e8b8a7ba2f7

## Description

The Commissioners wished to seek a single provider to deliver DERS across the South West\. The Crown Commercial Services \(CCS\) Framework RM6259 Vertical Application Solutions - Lot 2 'Education, Community Health and Social Care Solutions' was used to run a "further competition"\. A total of thirty-one providers are approved on the CCS framework agreement for Lot 2 and were contacted prior to the further competition ITT being published\. DERS SW will result in the current paper processes ending and being replaced by an end-to-end digital referral solution, providing a uniform service across the region\. The digital system will negate the need for much of the administrative triage currently done within the region and will cover all specialisms\. DERS SW will: • Provide assurance that referrals are made in accordance with national standards and criteria in a timely appropriate manner\. • Provide clinicians with a single mechanism to refer patients that require specialist and specialised NHS dental services\. • Improve the quality of referrals in order to support effective triage\. • Enable patients to access care that is most suited to their needs\. • Improve the efficiency of the referral process\. • Provide accurate referral information to support clinical service evaluation and development\. • Achieve value for money\. Geography covered: Bath, Swindon & Wiltshire Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire Cornwall \(including the Isles of Scilly\) Devon Dorset Gloucestershire Somerset Contract start date: 17/11/2025 Contract award date: 06/11/2025 Contract term: 3 years with an extension option for any period up to a further 2 years Contract value \(initial 3 year term\): £1,407,131 Contract value \(inclusive of 2 x extension years\): £2,177,767 Following notification of the outcome of the procurement, the contracting authority observed a voluntary 10 day standstill period prior to awarding the contract\. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit \(SCW\) on behalf of the Commissioners\. Additional information: The services are deemed to be subject to the full regime of procurement legislation and as such this tender was conducted in accordance with, and governed by, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e2749fe4-ebdf-4359-a095-3be45a6a6f6a-873926)