Official UK procurement notice
DHSC:PCP:Water Fluoridation Feasibility Studies Part 1 - YW
Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£211,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 5 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Yorkshire Water Services Ltd, Yorkshire Water Limited2 awards
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA feasibility study by water companies to determine operability and efficiency of fluoridating their water supplies which will be used to inform further rollout of water fluoridation in areas where oral health outcomes are worst, in line with the 10 Year Health Plan commitment.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Jan 2026, 14:31 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
- Authority reference
C413654- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040021- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0602fdFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
Water companies hold a regional cartels on on water supply and are the only providers who could authorise a feasibility study into their operations.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
20 Jan 2026 → 30 Apr 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends280 days ago20 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published181 days ago30 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jan 2026- Transparency notice published9 Jan 2026, 14:31 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published9 Jan 2026, 14:58 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected22 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published30 Apr 2026, 15:00 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £211,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire Water Services Ltd22 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2027Extensions: Initial contract value is up to £60,000.00 (ex-vat) until 31/03/2026, however there is an option to extend the contract Term up to 31/03/2027 and increase the value by further £151,575.00 bringing the total estimated value to £211,000.00 (ex-vat). · Options: Option to extend the contract up to and including 31/03/2027 pending internal approvals. | £211,000 | 5 Jan 2026standstill to 20 Jan 2026 | Standstill |
| Yorkshire Water Limited | £59,425 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Water Fluoridation Feasibility Studies Part 1_C413654 · Yorkshire Water Limited
- Signed
- 11 Mar 2026
- Value
- £59,425
- Period
- 16 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Additional time and cost extension for completion of Phase 2 on the feasibility study, pending internal approvals and outcome of Phase 1 feasibility study.
- Options
- Time - by up to 31st March 2027 Cost - by up to £155,000.00
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Yorkshire Water LimitedAwarded supplier
- Yorkshire Water LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Signed contract Redacted signed contract
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender