--- title: "National Dental Epidemiology Programme Oral Health Survey 2026-30" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078321" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078321" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078321.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078321.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "West Northamptonshire Council" published: "2026-10-07" --- # National Dental Epidemiology Programme Oral Health Survey 2026-30 Buyer: West Northamptonshire Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078321 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078321) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078321.json) ## Summary West Northamptonshire Council intends to commission the National Dental Epidemiology Programme oral health survey across West Northamptonshire. The service covers planning, coordinating, delivering and reporting epidemiological surveys in line with national survey protocols. The surveys will focus on children, with other populations included if required by future national programme requirements. The findings will support statutory assessments of oral health needs, strategic commissioning and service planning, as well as work to reduce oral health inequalities. This is dental epidemiology and survey delivery work, rather than routine dental treatment. The council is the buyer, and the survey work will take place across West Northamptonshire. This procurement is at the planning stage: the council has stated its intention to award a contract, but this process does not yet invite tenders. It expects to use the Provider Selection Regime’s Most Suitable Provider Process and considers it can identify the most suitable provider using relevant evidence. Prior market engagement has taken place. The stated contract value is £143,088. The council’s intended approach is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023; it states that the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply. The council anticipates publishing a future notice on 23 October 2026. Organisations may send relevant information about their experience, capability and capacity to the council within 14 days of publication of the intended-approach notice; this information will be considered alongside existing market intelligence and engagement findings. This work is best suited to providers with substantial experience delivering large-scale dental epidemiology surveys using the National Dental Epidemiology Programme methodology. Suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate access to appropriately trained and calibrated dental survey personnel, together with the organisational capacity to carry out surveys to nationally prescribed timescales. Delivery also requires robust arrangements for national training and calibration, quality assurance, governance, data submission and reporting. The work may cover children and, depending on future programme requirements, other populations, so providers need the ability to plan and coordinate survey delivery across the area. The council says it will assess relevant experience, capability and capacity, considering submissions alongside prior market engagement and its existing market intelligence. This is an opportunity to prepare evidence of relevant delivery and operational capability ahead of the next procurement stage. ## Notice West Northamptonshire Council intends to award a contract for the provision of the National Dental Epidemiology Programme (NDEP) Oral Health Survey in accordance with national survey protocols. The service will include the planning, coordination, delivery and reporting of epidemiological surveys of oral health across West Northamptonshire. ### Lot Information Lot 1 West Northamptonshire Council intends to award a contract for the provision of the National Dental Epidemiology Programme (NDEP) Oral Health Survey in accordance with national survey protocols. The service will include the planning, coordination, delivery and reporting of epidemiological surveys of oral health among children (and other populations as determined by future NDEP requirements) across West Northamptonshire. The provider will be required to demonstrate substantial experience of delivering large-scale dental epidemiology surveys in accordance with the National Dental Epidemiology Programme methodology, including compliance with national training, calibration, quality assurance, governance, data submission and reporting requirements. The provider must also demonstrate access to appropriately trained and calibrated dental survey personnel and the organisational capacity to deliver surveys to nationally prescribed timescales. The survey findings will inform statutory oral health needs assessment, strategic commissioning, service planning and activity to reduce oral health inequalities across West Northamptonshire. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094921-2026 | | 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 | 7 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Oct 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £143,088 | | 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 | West Northamptonshire Council | | Locality | NORTHAMPTON | | Postcode area | Northampton | | Postcode | NN1 1ED | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF24 West Northamptonshire | | Local authority | West Northamptonshire | | Electoral ward | Castle | | Westminster constituency | Northampton North | | Delivery location | TLF24 West Northamptonshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85130000 - Dental practice and related services ## Release History - 7 Oct 2026 at 16:31 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094921-2026 ## Notice URLs - https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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