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title: "Fluoride Varnish Programme"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-052182"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "MIDDLESBROUGH COUNCIL"
published: "2025-05-23"
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# Fluoride Varnish Programme

Buyer: MIDDLESBROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-052182

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## Summary

Middlesbrough Council, including South Tees Public Health, is overseeing the planning stage of a procurement process titled the "Fluoride Varnish Programme," under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This initiative falls under the services category, specifically targeting dental practice and related services. The programme is intended to be conducted in the UK's UKC12 region, specifically aimed at the most deprived schools in Middlesbrough. Dental practice teams will be engaged to implement fluoride varnish applications for children in Nursery to Year 4, with the programme proposed for a duration of three years. Details have been made public as of 23rd May 2025, and stakeholders should anticipate further notices around 25th July 2025.

This tender offers a significant opportunity for dental practices and health service providers with expertise in community-based health initiatives, particularly those focused on paediatric dental care. Businesses that specialise in delivering comprehensive health programmes within educational settings would be well-positioned to engage, as the process aims to identify the most suitable provider without the need for a competitive tender. Engaging in this programme not only opens up avenues for steady work over a three-year term but also enhances the provider's reputation through collaboration with local government health initiatives aimed at improving children's health outcomes in underprivileged areas.

## Notice

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. In accordance with Regulation 10 of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Middlesbrough Council are looking to award a contract under the Most Suitable Provider process as the relevant authorities are able to identify the most suitable provider without running a competitive exercise, for the provision of community based NHS Health checks. The Contracting Authority intends to award a contracts to the most suitable providers. This notice will be published for at least 14 days in line with best practice under the Provider Selection Regime 2023, allowing time for any enquiries to be considered.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Delivery of a Fluoride Varnish Programme in the most deprived schools in Middlesbrough. Dental practice teams will be required to coordinate and implement a fluoride programme in an identified number of schools. Fluoride varnish applications to Nursery-Year 4 children twice a year. This is proposed to be a 3-year programme.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025988-2025 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 24 Jul 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MIDDLESBROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | MIDDLESBROUGH |
| Post town | Cleveland |
| Postcode | TS1 9FT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley |
| ITL 3 | TLC32 South Teesside |
| Local authority | Middlesbrough |
| Electoral ward | Newport |
| Westminster constituency | Middlesbrough and Thornaby East |
| Delivery location | TLC12 South Teesside |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85130000 - Dental practice and related services

## Release History

- 23 May 2025 at 10:23 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025988-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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