Community dental services tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
69 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Community dental services contracts ,
69 contracts across the UK, of any size
The latest community dental services contracts awarded
PRJ-2210 Community Dental Services - Lot 10 South West London 1
PRJ-2210 Community Dental Services - Lot 9 South West London 2
PRJ-2210 Community Dental Services - Lot 8 Inner South East London
PRJ-2210 Community Dental Services - Lot 7 Outer South East London
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.
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Community Dental Services CIC East of England · SME · See every contract | 5 | £53.3m | 5 | ||
| 2 | Time for Teeth Ltd North West · SME · See every contract | 4 | £860k | 3 | ||
| 3joint | Whittington Health NHS Trust London · See every contract | 3 | £186m | 1 | ||
| 3joint | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust London · See every contract | 3 | £151m | 2 | ||
| 3joint | King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London · See every contract | 3 | £140m | 2 | ||
| 6joint | Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust West Midlands · See every contract | 2 | £83.9m | 2 | ||
| 6joint | Somerset NHS Foundation Trust South West · See every contract | 2 | £13.9m | 2 | ||
| 6joint | North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust North West · See every contract | 2 | £10.4m | 2 | ||
| 6joint | Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust South East · See every contract | 2 | £9.7m | 1 | ||
| 6joint | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust South East · See every contract | 2 | £4.2m | 1 |
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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.
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.
See who they are and when they usually buy →
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.
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board | 7 | £41.5m |
| 2 | NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board | 5 | £19.2m |
| 3 | NHS North West London ICB | 4 | £234m |
| 4 | NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board | 3 | £95m |
| 5 | NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board | 3 | £15.3m |
| 6 | NHS North East London Integrated Care Board | 2 | £140m |
| 7 | NHS South East London Integrated Care Board | 2 | £112m |
| 8 | NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board | 2 | £97.8m |
| 9 | NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board | 2 | £86.9m |
| 10 | NHS South West London Integrated Care Board | 2 | £86.1m |
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.
The 10 biggest contracts hold 53% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care BoardBradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust · 28 Nov 2024
- NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care BoardBirmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · 19 Feb 2026
- NHS North East London Integrated Care BoardKent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust · 28 Sep 2026
- NHS North West London ICBWhittington Health NHS Trust · 28 Sep 2026
- NHS North East London Integrated Care BoardKent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust · 29 Sep 2026
- NHS North West London ICBWhittington Health NHS Trust · 28 Sep 2026
- NHS North West London ICBWhittington Health NHS Trust · 28 Sep 2026
- NHS South East London Integrated Care BoardBromley Healthcare · 28 Sep 2026
- NHS South East London Integrated Care BoardKing's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · 28 Sep 2026
- NHS North West London ICBCentral London Community Healthcare NHS Trust · 28 Sep 2026
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.
See the regions as a table
| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 13 | £98.6m |
| London | 11 | £572m |
| North West | 9 | £45.9m |
| West Midlands | 8 | £240m |
| North East | 6 | £35.5m |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 6 | £343m |
| East of England | 5 | £7.3m |
| South West | 5 | £39.6m |
| East Midlands | 3 | £1m |
| Wales | 1 | £232k |
| Scotland | 0 | Not published |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | Not published |
- 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)