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title: "Supervised tooth-brushing provision for 3-5-year-olds in North Lincolnshire 2025/26"
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# Supervised tooth-brushing provision for 3-5-year-olds in North Lincolnshire 2025/26

Buyer: NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e0b5

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## Summary

North Lincolnshire Council has announced an award for the provision of supervised tooth-brushing services for children aged 3-5 years, to be implemented in North Lincolnshire during the 2025/26 period. This contract falls under the healthcare services category and is a part of efforts to improve oral health. The contract, valued at approximately £52,222.72, is being awarded to the Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The process is direct, without competition, focusing on the quality and value offered. The official contract period is from 24 November 2025 to 31 March 2026, with representation allowed until 21 November 2025.

This tender presents a lucrative opportunity for businesses specialising in dental services and child health programmes. Companies with expertise in delivering oral health promotion and preventative dental care could find this contract beneficial for expansion. Certain criteria, such as quality, innovation, and social value, are weighted significantly, highlighting the potential for businesses to showcase their ability to innovate and provide value. The local expertise and established networks that Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust possess were critical in the selection, emphasizing the importance for potential bidders to demonstrate relevant competencies and operational readiness in similar future opportunities.

## Notice

This is a Transparency - Intention to Award Notice under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award. North Lincolnshire Council intends to award a contract to Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust via Most Suitable provider under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Poor oral health is largely preventable and can be improved through tailored oral health improvement programmes designed to meet the communities needs via targeted approaches, universal oral health offers, and collaborative efforts across cross-cutting areas such as, improved access to dentistry, diet and nutrition, smoking, alcohol use, and the broader socio-economic and environmental factors that influence people's ability to manage their health and wellbeing effectively. Government commitments to Oral Health improvement were communicated, March 2025 with announcement of new funding being made available to provide the Supervised Toothbrushing (STB) Schemes for 3-5yr olds within LAs The approximate lifetime value of the contract is up to PS52,222.72. The award decision-maker(s) are Director of Public Health. Declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals: Conflicts of interest identified among service area officers: 0 The relative importance of the key criteria that the decision was made on were weighted as follows: Key criteria 1 - Quality & Innovation (weighted 25%) Key criteria 2 - Value (weighting 25%) Key criteria 3 - Integration, collaboration and service sustainability (weighted 20%) Key criteria 4 - Improving access, reducing inequalities and facilitating choice (weighted 20%) Key criteria 5 - Social Value (weighted 10%) key criteria 1-4 are important to the successful delivery of the service, with a higher weighting to key criteria 1: Quality and innovation and Key Criteria 2: Value. Core Oral Health Promotion contract with the provider demonstrates the necessary core skills, competencies and knowledge required. The trusted existing provider having the known necessary clinical dental qualifications, expertise and skills, appropriate quality assurance, safety and governance requirements and local established networks. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on Friday 21 November 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded. Representations by providers should be sent to the Strategic Procurement and Contracts Team via email procurement@northlincs.gov.uk before midnight on Friday 21 November 2025.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073651-2025 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Nov 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Nov 2025 |
| Contract period | 24 Nov 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £43,518 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | SCUNTHORPE |
| Post town | Doncaster |
| Postcode | DN15 6NL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE13 North and North East Lincolnshire |
| Local authority | North Lincolnshire |
| Electoral ward | Town |
| Westminster constituency | Scunthorpe |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NORTHERN LINCOLNSHIRE AND GOOLE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85130000 - Dental practice and related services

## Release History

- 13 Nov 2025 at 15:37 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073651-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073651-2025
  13th November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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