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title: "Dental Epidemiology Survey (Oral Health Survey)"
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# Dental Epidemiology Survey (Oral Health Survey)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dental-epidemiology-survey-oral-health-survey-ocds-h6vhtk-06e713). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Dorset Council: "Dental Epidemiology Survey (Oral Health Survey)". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Dorset Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dorset-council-ons-e06000059)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Dental practice and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK25
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £100,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06e713`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dental-epidemiology-survey-oral-health-survey-ocds-h6vhtk-06e713#tl-md)

## Description
This procurement is being undertaken under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 using Direct Award Process C.
The contract is for the provision of the Dental Epidemiology Survey (Oral Health Survey) across the Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council areas. Dorset Council is acting as the host authority on behalf of both local authorities.
The service supports the statutory public health responsibility to assess and monitor oral health needs and includes survey planning, sampling, engagement with educational settings and participants, administration of consent processes, clinical examinations, data collection, quality assurance, analysis support and submission of survey data in accordance with the National Dental Epidemiology Programme and associated national guidance.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Dorset Council is acting as Lead Commissioner and Contracting Authority on behalf of itself and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council.
This procurement is for the delivery of annual oral health surveys across the BCP Council and Dorset Co...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 078774-2026-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Somerset NHS Foundation Trust**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-NHS-110100`
  - Value: £100,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 078774-2026-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000
  - Signed Date: 03/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F083110-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-02T13:42:44.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T20:18:00.763Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06e713