--- title: "Oral Health Insights Project" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077cc6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077cc6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077cc6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077cc6.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council" published: "2026-09-29" --- # Oral Health Insights Project Buyer: Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077cc6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077cc6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077cc6.json) ## Summary Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council plans to commission an oral health insight and co-production service in Bolton. The work will explore what helps or prevents families with children under five from establishing good oral health habits, especially healthy, tooth-kind diets and regular toothbrushing at home. The provider will engage priority and underserved communities, gather their views and work with them to shape accessible, equitable, community-led approaches to improving children’s oral health. Intended participants include Eastern European, South Asian, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, children with special educational needs and disabilities, looked-after children, and families in deprived areas. The findings are intended to inform locally relevant oral health interventions. This is at the planning stage: the council has set out an intention to procure, but has not invited tenders. It expects to use the most suitable provider process under the Provider Selection Regime for health services. The procurement is planned as a single lot, with an estimated value of £14,999. The council’s stated expectation is to publish a further notice on 13 October 2026; this is an indicative publication date, not a deadline for supplier responses. The planned service is intended to identify local barriers and enablers and support co-design with the communities concerned. The process is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This work is best suited to a provider able to deliver community engagement and co-production with families of under-fives, and to turn their insight into practical, locally informed approaches to oral health. The council says delivery should use an established network of community partners with direct reach into the priority groups. Strong, trusted relationships and experience engaging underserved communities are central to the proposed approach, including the ability to reach Eastern European, South Asian, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, children with special educational needs and disabilities, looked-after children and families experiencing deprivation. Suppliers with credible community connections and the capacity to facilitate inclusive engagement and co-design are therefore well placed to prepare for this requirement. ## Notice This service will deliver community insight and co-production activity to better understand the barriers and enablers to good oral health among families with children under five, particularly in relation to healthy diets and regular toothbrushing. Engagement will focus on priority and underserved groups, including CORE20PLUS5 communities, children with SEND, looked-after children and families living in deprived areas, with findings used to co-design accessible, equitable and community-led approaches to improving oral health outcomes across Bolton. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Authority has identified a gap in local insight regarding the barriers and enablers to establishing good oral health habits among families with children under five, particularly in relation to tooth-kind diets and regular home toothbrushing. The proposed programme will engage priority communities, including CORE20PLUS5 groups, to gather community insight and support the co-design of accessible, equitable and community-led solutions to improve oral health outcomes. It is proposed that the provider delivers this work through an established network of community partners, which provides direct access to the identified priority groups, including Eastern European, South Asian, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, children with SEND, looked-after children, and families living in deprived areas. The engagement and co-production approach requires a provider with strong, trusted relationships and established community reach. This approach will ensure meaningful engagement with the target communities and support the development of locally informed oral health interventions. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092004-2026 | | 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 | 29 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 13 Oct 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £14,999 | | 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 | Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | | Locality | BOLTON | | Postcode area | Bolton | | Postcode | BL1 1RU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD36 Greater Manchester North West | | Local authority | Bolton | | Electoral ward | Queens Park & Central | | Westminster constituency | Bolton North East | | Delivery location | TLD36 Greater Manchester North West | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services ## Release History - 29 Sep 2026 at 15:42 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092004-2026 ## Notice URLs - http://www.bolton.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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