National Dental Epidemiology Programme Oral Health Survey 2026-30

Name: Procurement Process ocds-h6vhtk-078321
Creator: West Northamptonshire Council
Published: 2026-10-07T15:31:56.000Z
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Authority: West Northamptonshire Council (Local council)

Services

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF24)

Published estimate£143,088exc. VAT

Tender notice expected 23 Oct 2026from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

CPV: Dental practice and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1West Northamptonshire Council intends to award a contract for the provision of the…Planned

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.

Delivery: East Midlands

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Planned procurement
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 7 Oct 2026, 16:31 BST
Last source update: 7 Oct 2026, 16:31 BST
Classification (CPV): Dental practice and related services
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF24)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078321

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. West Northamptonshire Council intends to follow the Most Suitable Provider Process and is of the view that it will be able to identify the most suitable provider for the services taking account of all relevant information available. The award decision-makers are Public Health Service Lead, West Northamptonshire Council Prior market engagement has already been undertaken to assess market capability and capacity for delivery of the service. Any information submitted in response to this notice will be considered alongside existing market intelligence, previous market engagement findings and evidence of provider capability. Any organisation wishing to provide information relevant to the Council's assessment of potential providers, including information regarding relevant experience, capability and capacity to deliver the service, may contact [email protected] within 14 days of publication of this notice.

How it was run

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

2 published dates · Europe/London

Notice publishedearlier today
7 Oct 2026, 16:31 BST
Tender notice expectedin 15 days
23 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Northamptonshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Angel Street, Northampton, East Midlands, NN1 1ED [email protected]

Official documents & specifications

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