Community dental services tenders and contracts

UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites

69 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026

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Community dental services contracts ,

69 contracts across the UK, of any size

Recently awarded

The latest community dental services contracts awarded

Awarded 28 September 2026

PRJ-2210 Community Dental Services - Lot 10 South West London 1

NHS South West London Integrated Care Board · London
£38.2m
Awarded 28 September 2026

PRJ-2210 Community Dental Services - Lot 9 South West London 2

NHS South West London Integrated Care Board · London
£47.9m

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Who wins · 24 months to October 2026

Community Dental Services CIC won the most community dental services contracts

Whittington Health NHS Trust won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.

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CouncilsNHS and healthOther public bodies
RankContractorContracts won, by buyerContractsValue wonBuyersShare
1 Community Dental Services CIC
East of England · SME · See every contract
5£53.3m5
2 Time for Teeth Ltd
North West · SME · See every contract
4£860k3
3jointWhittington Health NHS Trust
3£186m1
3jointKent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
3£151m2
3jointKing's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
3£140m2
6jointBirmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
West Midlands · See every contract
2£83.9m2
6jointSomerset NHS Foundation Trust
South West · See every contract
2£13.9m2
6jointNorth Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
North West · See every contract
2£10.4m2
6jointOxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
South East · See every contract
2£9.7m1
6jointCentral and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
South East · See every contract
2£4.2m1

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Who buys

NHS and health award 97% of community dental services contracts

Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.

Councils1 contractNHS and health66 contractsOther public bodies1 contractUnder £100k8 contracts · median £25k£100k to £1m13 contracts · median £307k£1m or more47 contracts · median £18.5m
Councils1 contractNHS and health66 contractsOther1 contractUnder £100k8 contracts£100k to £1m13 contracts£1m or more47 contracts
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17 buyers bought community dental services more than once in the last 24 months

Each dot is a buyer, by how many community dental services contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.

23 buyers1 contract12 buyers2 contracts3 buyers3 or 4 contracts2 buyers5 or more contracts
23 buyers112 buyers23 buyers3 or 42 buyers5 or morecontracts awarded

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Few and big, or many and small

Each dot is a buyer: how many community dental services contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.

CouncilsNHS and healthOther public bodies
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100m£1.0bn1235Community dental services contracts awardedFEW AND BIGMANY AND SMALLNHS North West London ICBNHS West Yorkshire Integ…NHS North East London In…NHS North East and North…NHS Thames Valley Integr…NHS Humber and North Yor…NHS Surrey and Sussex In…
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100m£1.0bn1235Community dental services contracts awardedFEW AND BIGMANY AND SMALLNHS North West London ICBNHS South East London…NHS North East and North…NHS Thames Valley Integr…

Top buyers by contracts awarded

RankBuyerContractsValue
1NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board7£41.5m
2NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board5£19.2m
3NHS North West London ICB4£234m
4NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board3£95m
5NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board3£15.3m
6NHS North East London Integrated Care Board2£140m
7NHS South East London Integrated Care Board2£112m
8NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board2£97.8m
9NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board2£86.9m
10NHS South West London Integrated Care Board2£86.1m
Prices

Half of community dental services contracts are worth less than £7m

Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.

CouncilsNHS and healthOther public bodies
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100m£1.0bnMedian £7m
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100m£1.0bnMedian £7m
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The 10 biggest contracts hold 53% of the money

Coloured by who bought it.

  1. NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care BoardBradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust · 28 Nov 2024£161m
  2. NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care BoardBirmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · 19 Feb 2026£83.8m
  3. NHS North East London Integrated Care BoardKent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust · 28 Sep 2026£76.8m
  4. NHS North West London ICBWhittington Health NHS Trust · 28 Sep 2026£64m
  5. NHS North East London Integrated Care BoardKent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust · 29 Sep 2026£63m
  6. NHS North West London ICBWhittington Health NHS Trust · 28 Sep 2026£62.4m
  7. NHS North West London ICBWhittington Health NHS Trust · 28 Sep 2026£59.5m
  8. NHS South East London Integrated Care BoardBromley Healthcare · 28 Sep 2026£58m
  9. NHS South East London Integrated Care BoardKing's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · 28 Sep 2026£53.9m
  10. NHS North West London ICBCentral London Community Healthcare NHS Trust · 28 Sep 2026£48.4m
Where and when

The South East awards the most community dental services contracts. February and September are the busiest months.

Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.

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RegionContractsValue
South East13£98.6m
London11£572m
North West9£45.9m
West Midlands8£240m
North East6£35.5m
Yorkshire and the Humber6£343m
East of England5£7.3m
South West5£39.6m
East Midlands3£1m
Wales1£232k
Scotland0Not published
Northern Ireland0Not published
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Key findings
  • 2

    new community dental services tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.

    57 in the last 24 months.
  • 53%

    of the money is in the 10 biggest community dental services contracts.

    Of 68 contracts with a published value.
  • 41%

    of community dental services contracts are awarded in February and September.

    28 of 69 contracts.

Questions

How many community dental services contracts does the UK public sector award?

69 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 40 public buyers.

How much is a typical public sector community dental services contract worth?

The median is £7m, and 19% are worth less than £250k.

Who wins the most public sector community dental services contracts?

Community Dental Services CIC won the most (5). Whittington Health NHS Trust won the most by value (£186m).

Which buyers award the most community dental services contracts?

NHS and health award 97% of them.

What is included

Community dental service contracts for people who cannot use high-street dentistry: special care and paediatric dentistry on referral, dentistry in secure and inpatient settings, and domiciliary dental visits to homes and care homes.

  • Community dental service (CDS) contracts
  • Special care dentistry on referral
  • Paediatric community dentistry
  • Domiciliary dental care at home and in care homes
  • Special care dentistry for secure mental health and other inpatients

What is not included

  • General and urgent dental services from practices (hlt.primary.nhs-dental-services)
  • Orthodontics (hlt.primary.nhs-orthodontic-services)
  • Oral health promotion and supervised toothbrushing (hlt.comm.oral-health-improvement)
  • Dental care in prisons (hlt.justice.prison-detention-healthcare)
  • General anaesthetic theatre sessions for dental patients (hlt.acute.independent-sector-elective-activity)