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# DHSC:OHID:Water Fluoridation Engineering Support

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dhsc-ohid-water-fluoridation-engineering-support-ocds-h6vhtk-04d577). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department of Health & Social Care: "DHSC:OHID:Water Fluoridation Engineering Support". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,248,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Feb 2025, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department of Health & Social Care](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-health-social-care-gov-d12)
- **Published Value:** £1,248,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 21 February 2025 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Engineering support services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI32
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,067,935 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04d577`

## 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/dhsc-ohid-water-fluoridation-engineering-support-ocds-h6vhtk-04d577#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dhsc-ohid-water-fluoridation-engineering-support-ocds-h6vhtk-04d577#participate

## Description
This specialist engineer will support the delivery of the DHSC's water fluoridation functions in relation to delivery of current and future water fluoridation schemes. The Water Fluoridation Scheme supports the DHSC's responsibilities for reducing health inequalities and ensuring children have the best start in life by ensuring that water companies deliver services in line with the agreements they hold with the DHSC.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71336000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £1,248,000
- **Description:** This procurement was conducted to award for a specialist engineer to support  support the DHSC to deliver the its commitment to reduce oral health inequalities and tooth decay rates, especially amongst children by providing advise to the DHSC on the ...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2025 to 31/03/2030

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 023286-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **OCU GROUP LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-148651`
  - Value: £1,067,935 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 023286-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,067,935
  - Signed Date: 27/04/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023286-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-20T13:15:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T23:44:26.768Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04d577