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01 Aug 2024 at 11:56

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02 Jul 2024 at 10:02

Summary of the contracting process

Southend City Council has announced its intention to award a contract for the "Provision of Oral Health Improvement: Supervised Toothbrushing Programme in Primary Schools" under the Provider Selection Regime. This programme, classified under Dental Practice and Related Services (CPV: 85130000), will serve primary school children in areas of deprivation within Southend-on-Sea (UKH31) to improve oral health and reduce health inequalities. The procurement stage is at the award phase, with the standstill period deadline on 13th August 2024. The contract is valued at approximately £39,293.78 and will be operational from 2nd September 2024 to 1st September 2026, following an open procedure procurement method.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in dental health services and those with innovative approaches to community health improvement. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in delivering health and educational programmes would be well-suited to compete, especially those adept at integrating services with local organisations and enhancing community health education. The programme's impact, targeted at developing lifelong healthy habits and reducing the prevalence of tooth decay among children, offers long-term business growth and community engagement opportunities.

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Notice Title

Provision of Oral Health Improvement: Supervised Toothbrushing Programme in Primary Schools

Notice Description

The Supervised tooth brushing programme is aimed at children attending primary schools in areas of deprivation, experiencing poorer oral health. The tooth brushing activity will take place in the school setting they attend. The main aims of the programme are to reduce the prevalence of tooth decay, hospital admissions for dental caries and reduce health inequalities in children. The objectives and related outcomes are: To develop healthy habits from a very young age (life course approach), To increase children's willingness to brush their teeth, To improve children's toothbrushing technique, To encourage daily application of fluoride toothpaste to teeth which reduces the incidence and severity of tooth decay in children, To encourage support for home brushing, To establish life-long behaviour in children to promote oral health, To reduce the negative impact of poor oral health, To increase and promote intergenerational understanding of good oral health to children & families, To provide quality information, advice and training to school staff, To increase community resilience and improve understanding and ownership of personal health and wellbeing from a very young age, To increase awareness on healthy eating and sugar consumption in food & drinks, To prevent childhood overweight and obesity, To develop links with other local services and organisations to provide an integrated approach to oral health provision. (see service specification for more details).

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Supervised tooth brushing programme is aimed at children attending primary schools in areas of deprivation, experiencing poorer oral health. The tooth brushing activity will take place in the school setting they attend. The main aims of the programme are to reduce the prevalence of tooth decay, hospital admissions for dental caries and reduce health inequalities in children. The objectives and related outcomes are: To develop healthy habits from a very young age (life course approach), To increase children's willingness to brush their teeth, To improve children's toothbrushing technique, To encourage daily application of fluoride toothpaste to teeth which reduces the incidence and severity of tooth decay in children, To encourage support for home brushing, To establish life-long behaviour in children to promote oral health, To reduce the negative impact of poor oral health, To increase and promote intergenerational understanding of good oral health to children & families, To provide quality information, advice and training to school staff, To increase community resilience and improve understanding and ownership of personal health and wellbeing from a very young age, To increase awareness on healthy eating and sugar consumption in food & drinks, To prevent childhood overweight and obesity, To develop links with other local services and organisations to provide an integrated approach to oral health provision. This notice is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process via the Provider Selection Regime. The approximate lifetime value of this contract is PS39,293.78. This is a new service, and a new provider. The service is intended to be provided between 02/09/24 - 01/09/26.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0478f9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024115-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85130000 - Dental practice and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£50,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£39,293 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Aug 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
23 Jul 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Aug 20242 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Southend City Council
Additional Buyers

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA
Postcode
SS2 6YL
Postcode Area
Southend-on-Sea
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH31 Southend-on-Sea
Delivery Location
TLH31 Southend-on-Sea

Local Authority
Southend-on-Sea
Electoral Ward
Victoria
Westminster Constituency
Southend East and Rochford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Community Dental Services CiC

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