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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-ON-SEA CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-048ae0

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## Summary

Southend-on-Sea City Council has awarded a contract for the "Provision of Oral Health Improvement: Supervised Toothbrushing Programme in Primary Schools" under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This programme aims to reduce tooth decay and health inequalities among children in primary schools within deprived areas of Southend-on-Sea. The procurement process is now in the award stage, with the standstill period ending on 13th August 2024, before the formal contract commence date on 2nd September 2024. The total contract value is approximately £39,293.78, and the project is slated to run until 1st September 2026. The programme falls under the dental practice and related services category and will be provided within the UKH31 region.

This tender presents a substantial growth opportunity for businesses specialising in dental practices and related services, particularly those with expertise in delivering oral health programmes targeting young children. Companies that can offer innovative and high-quality services aimed at improving oral health, reducing health inequalities, and promoting overall wellness would be well-suited to compete in this space. Moreover, organisations capable of integrating their services with local community initiatives to enhance public health outcomes will find this contract especially rewarding.

## 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 Page 5 to 8 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/025829-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Aug 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jul 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| 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-ON-SEA CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA |
| Post town | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode | SS2 6EN |
| 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

- 14 Aug 2024 at 14:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025829-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.southend.gov.uk/
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:999999-2099:TEXT:EN:HTML

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