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title: "Supervised Toothbrushing 2026"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e8c8"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Cheshire West and Chester Council"
published: "2026-08-20"
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# Supervised Toothbrushing 2026

Buyer: Cheshire West and Chester Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e8c8

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## Summary

Cheshire West and Chester Council commissioned a Supervised Toothbrushing Programme for early years and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) settings. The service combines education and training with health-related activity, supporting supervised toothbrushing in those settings. It is a council-led public service requirement delivered across the relevant early years and SEND provision in Cheshire West and Chester. The procurement covers one service requirement, rather than separate goods, works or multiple service packages. The selected provider is Healthbox CIC, a small and medium-sized enterprise based in Chester. The requirement is therefore relevant to organisations able to deliver structured oral-health activity with children and young people through education and specialist settings.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Healthbox CIC on 19 August 2026. Cheshire West and Chester Council used a below-threshold limited competition. The awarded contract value is £52,446.26 excluding VAT, or £62,935.51 including VAT. The contract runs from 19 August 2026 to 1 August 2027, with two optional 12-month extensions available and a maximum end date of 1 August 2029. There was one lot, covering the full Supervised Toothbrushing Programme. The award is active and the contract is active. The published outcome identifies education and training services and health services as the applicable service categories.

This procurement indicates a requirement for a provider that can combine practical supervised toothbrushing delivery with education and training in early years and SEND environments. Credible competitors would need suitably qualified and experienced staff, the ability to work consistently across multiple settings, and an approach that adapts delivery for children and young people with additional needs. Relevant capability includes oral-health promotion, preventative health services, staff or caregiver training, safeguarding, and effective engagement with education and specialist-setting staff. Healthbox CIC’s award shows that an SME-sized organisation can satisfy this type of council requirement. Providers with demonstrable experience coordinating programmes across education and health contexts would be well placed when comparable work is next considered.

## Notice

Cheshire West and Chester Council (the Council) is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced organisations to deliver a Supervised Toothbrushing (STB) Programme across early years and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) settings. PS52,446.26

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079529-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 19 Aug 2026 - 1 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £52,446 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Cheshire West and Chester Council |
| Locality | ELLESMERE PORT |
| Postcode area | Chester |
| Postcode | CH65 0BA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester |
| Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Electoral ward | Central & Grange |
| Westminster constituency | Ellesmere Port and Bromborough |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Healthbox CIC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 20 Aug 2026 at 14:56 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079529-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079529-2026
  20th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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