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title: "Oral Health Improvement Service"
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buyer: "SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2021-04-15"
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# Oral Health Improvement Service

Buyer: SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d0af4ec5-a65a-4502-9722-ec255e159236

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## Summary

The Somerset County Council is soliciting tenders for the "Oral Health Improvement Service," aimed at enhancing oral health through targeted interventions in early years and school settings. This service will include promoting universal oral health, providing eLearning for workforce development, and coordinating supervised tooth brushing and fluoride varnish applications for children. The procurement is currently in the active tender stage, with submissions due by 12 May 2021. The total budget for this service is £475,000, and the contract is expected to start on 1 October 2021 and run until 30 September 2024. The service will be delivered in the South West region of the United Kingdom, classified under health and social work services.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses in health services, education, and training sectors to expand their offerings and influence. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are especially encouraged to compete, as the procurement is designed with their participation in mind. Those capable of providing innovative health promotion strategies and effective training programmes for oral health will find this tender particularly suitable for fostering business growth and community impact.

## Notice

Provision of an oral health improvement service to deliver universal oral health promotion and targeted interventions to identified early years and school settings, and to target groups in the population. The service will inform workforce development eLearning and deliver training to specified teams. Other service elements include the coordination and delivery of a supervised tooth brushing scheme and fluoride varnish programme, to apply fluoride varnish twice a year to identified children, to help reduce dental decay.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f5117de1-cee7-4801-a445-2b8262f6559f |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Apr 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 12 May 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2021 - 30 Sep 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £475,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | TAUNTON |
| Post town | Taunton |
| Postcode | TA1 4DY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK62 Somerset |
| Local authority | Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Bishop's Hull & Taunton West |
| Westminster constituency | Taunton and Wellington |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 15 Apr 2021 at 09:51 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f5117de1-cee7-4801-a445-2b8262f6559f
- 15 Apr 2021 at 09:49 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9dcfb7a1-f003-40f5-818b-ffb1dd7e1014
- 6 Apr 2021 at 10:23 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/72534417-00c7-4ddb-a16e-a00436e3e424

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f5117de1-cee7-4801-a445-2b8262f6559f
  15th April 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9dcfb7a1-f003-40f5-818b-ffb1dd7e1014
  15th April 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/72534417-00c7-4ddb-a16e-a00436e3e424
  6th April 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

## Provenance

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