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

Buyer: SOUTHEND CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0478f9

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024115-2024 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Aug 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Jul 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jul 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £50,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £39,293 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOUTHEND CITY COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA |
| Post town | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode | SS2 6YL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH31 Southend-on-Sea |
| Local authority | Southend-on-Sea |
| Electoral ward | Victoria |
| Westminster constituency | Southend East and Rochford |
| Delivery location | TLH31 Southend-on-Sea |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | COMMUNITY DENTAL SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85130000 - Dental practice and related services

## Release History

- 1 Aug 2024 at 10:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024115-2024
- 2 Jul 2024 at 09:02 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020043-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.southend.gov.uk/
- https://procontract.due-north.com/

## Provenance

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