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Oral Health Insights Project

Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council

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Planning

29 Sep 2026 at 15:42

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council plans to commission an oral health insight and co-production service in Bolton. The work will explore what helps or prevents families with children under five from establishing good oral health habits, especially healthy, tooth-kind diets and regular toothbrushing at home. The provider will engage priority and underserved communities, gather their views and work with them to shape accessible, equitable, community-led approaches to improving children’s oral health. Intended participants include Eastern European, South Asian, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, children with special educational needs and disabilities, looked-after children, and families in deprived areas. The findings are intended to inform locally relevant oral health interventions.

This is at the planning stage: the council has set out an intention to procure, but has not invited tenders. It expects to use the most suitable provider process under the Provider Selection Regime for health services. The procurement is planned as a single lot, with an estimated value of £14,999. The council’s stated expectation is to publish a further notice on 13 October 2026; this is an indicative publication date, not a deadline for supplier responses. The planned service is intended to identify local barriers and enablers and support co-design with the communities concerned. The process is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

This work is best suited to a provider able to deliver community engagement and co-production with families of under-fives, and to turn their insight into practical, locally informed approaches to oral health. The council says delivery should use an established network of community partners with direct reach into the priority groups. Strong, trusted relationships and experience engaging underserved communities are central to the proposed approach, including the ability to reach Eastern European, South Asian, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, children with special educational needs and disabilities, looked-after children and families experiencing deprivation. Suppliers with credible community connections and the capacity to facilitate inclusive engagement and co-design are therefore well placed to prepare for this requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Oral Health Insights Project

Notice Description

This service will deliver community insight and co-production activity to better understand the barriers and enablers to good oral health among families with children under five, particularly in relation to healthy diets and regular toothbrushing. Engagement will focus on priority and underserved groups, including CORE20PLUS5 communities, children with SEND, looked-after children and families living in deprived areas, with findings used to co-design accessible, equitable and community-led approaches to improving oral health outcomes across Bolton.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Authority has identified a gap in local insight regarding the barriers and enablers to establishing good oral health habits among families with children under five, particularly in relation to tooth-kind diets and regular home toothbrushing. The proposed programme will engage priority communities, including CORE20PLUS5 groups, to gather community insight and support the co-design of accessible, equitable and community-led solutions to improve oral health outcomes. It is proposed that the provider delivers this work through an established network of community partners, which provides direct access to the identified priority groups, including Eastern European, South Asian, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, children with SEND, looked-after children, and families living in deprived areas. The engagement and co-production approach requires a provider with strong, trusted relationships and established community reach. This approach will ensure meaningful engagement with the target communities and support the development of locally informed oral health interventions.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077cc6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092004-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£14,999 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
13 Oct 20265 days to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BOLTON
Postcode
BL1 1RU
Postcode Area
Bolton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD36 Greater Manchester North West
Delivery Location
TLD36 Greater Manchester North West
Local Authority
Bolton
Electoral Ward
Queens Park & Central
Westminster Constituency
Bolton North East

Further Information

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