Notice Information
Notice Title
Oral Health Improvement Service
Notice Description
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is looking to procure for Oral Health Improvement Service. Oral health is vital to overall wellbeing, enabling people to eat, speak, and socialise confidently. Poor oral health can cause pain and is linked to conditions such as pneumonia, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Despite being largely preventable, dental disease remains a significant issue, with clear social inequalities. In Blackburn with Darwen, many residents experience poor oral health throughout life. The new service will be tiered according to available funding. The new core service (tier 1), funded by the public health grant, will maintain a preventative focus for children and young people, in line with national guidance and current local OHI strategy. It will also extend support to vulnerable adults and older adults in care homes, reflecting Blackburn with Darwen's life course approach. The second tier, expected to be funded by the ICB, will provide additionality to the core service by extending the offer to a greater number of settings, children and families. The service will work with individuals, partner agencies and communities to deliver an OHI programme that meets local needs. The service should be flexible and proactive to identify opportunities for promoting good oral health for all family members, of all ages. This will play a key role in improving the oral health of Blackburn with Darwen residents and reduce known oral health inequalities in the borough. Please ensure all submissions are in Word format.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Extension to the service provided in the previous years.
Planning Information
Market Engagement Event Invite Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is looking to procure for Oral Health Improvement Service and is holding a pre-market engagement event at the Town Hall Room TH/LG/A King William Street Blackburn BB1 7DT On Tuesday 9th September 2025 1pm to 4pm If the numbers attending exceeds the capacity of the room, we will move the event online via MS Teams. The total funding for this programme and duration including plus one years is yet to be determined If you wish to attend, please complete the Microsoft Form using the link below https://forms.office.com/e/Ei743DVnkr by Friday 5th September 2025. Please note that due to space available attendance is limited to two delegates per organisation.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058b05
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008115-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £749,150 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £749,150 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Jan 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Feb 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 9 Sep 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Gani Mukadam
- Contact Email
- gani.mukadam@blackburn.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1254585395
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BLACKBURN
- Postcode
- BB1 1DH
- Post Town
- Blackburn
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD4 Lancashire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD41 Blackburn with Darwen
- Delivery Location
- TLD41 Blackburn with Darwen
-
- Local Authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Electoral Ward
- Blackburn Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Blackburn
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008115-2026
29th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050536-2025
21st August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050057-2025
20th August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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