Official UK procurement notice
Procurement for the supply and delivery of age-appropriate toothbrushes and toothpastes
Authority: NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)·On behalf of: NHS Shared Business Services Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo supply and deliver age appropriate toothbrushes and toothpaste to 11 identified addresses within the 10 local authorities in Greater Manchester.
NHS GM ICB (Contracting Authority) are aiming to build upon and redesign its oral health programme to offer supplementary support across all areas of Greater Manchester (GM). They are looking to appoint a supplier to supply and deliver dental toothbrush and toothpaste to approximately 33,584 children living in absolute poverty across the 10GM localities of Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan. The fluoride toothpaste and age-appropriate toothbrushes aim to support localities to enhance their established local oral health programmes.
- No preliminary market engagement: The Market Engagement was carried out under PCR 2015
CPV: Toothbrushes · Toothpaste
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£750,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 65%
- Commerical: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Commerical
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Mar 2025, 10:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Jul 2025, 16:09 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Jun 2025
- Authority reference
NHCGMICB1654- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009379- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ed26Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
14 Mar 2025 → 31 Jul 2025 · 7 dates- Tender notice published14 Mar 2025, 10:52 GMT
- Submission deadline10 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts6 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by6 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent22 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published22 Jul 2025, 16:09 BST
- Standstill ends31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Mar 2025- Tender notice published14 Mar 2025, 10:52 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published22 Jul 2025, 16:09 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Jul 2025, 16:09 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMS Sanderson LtdSME1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2028 | £750,000 inc. VAT | 17 Jul 2025standstill to 31 Jul 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- NHS Shared Business ServicesProcess contact pointProcuring entityManaging the Procurement on NHS GM ICB's behalf.
- NHS Shared Business Services LimitedProcess contact pointProcuring entityManaging the Procurement on GM ICB's behalf
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- AMS SANDERSON LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical specifications Direct link to the tender documents -https://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/22829124 If you haven't accessed SAP Ariba before you will need to register as a supplier. There is no cost to register.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender