Official UK procurement notice
West Northamptonshire Oral Health Improvement Service
Authority: West Northamptonshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWest Northamptonshire Council has awarded a contract for the delivery of an Oral Health Improvement Service across West Northamptonshire.
The service will provide targeted, evidence-based oral health improvement interventions aimed at reducing oral health inequalities and improving oral health outcomes for children, young people, vulnerable adults and older people. Key elements of the service include the delivery of supervised toothbrushing programmes within early years and school settings, oral health training for professionals, support for organisations and settings to promote good oral health practices, partnership working with relevant stakeholders, and the targeted distribution of oral health resources and materials.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£497,752
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).
- Quality (including Social Value): Scoring criteria is detailed within the Tender documents
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Jul 2026, 13:53 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2026, 14:17 BST
- Authority reference
WNC00000643- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-063658- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c53bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the West Northamptonshire Council e-procurement portal (In-Tend): in-tendhost.co.uk/wnc ↗
Tender responses must be completed and submitted through the portal by the stated deadline. Submissions by email, post or other means will not be accepted.
Timeline
7 Jul 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published107 days ago7 Jul 2026, 13:53 BST
- Clarification questions by98 days ago17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline87 days ago28 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published62 days ago21 Aug 2026, 14:17 BST
- Contract starts52 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Jul 2026- Tender notice published7 Jul 2026, 13:53 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published7 Jul 2026, 14:03 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 28 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST7 Jul 2026, 14:03 BST-31 days · was 28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published21 Aug 2026, 14:17 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Aug 2026, 14:17 BST
- Contract signature expected3 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust3 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2030Extensions: The contract will be awarded for an initial period of 2 years, with the option to extend for up to a further two periods of 1 year (1 + 1), up to a maximum contract period of 4 years in total. | £497,752 | 18 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 2 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- East of England Community Health and Care NHS TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Tender documents, including the Invitation to Tender, Service Specification and draft contract, are available via the West Northamptonshire Council e-procurement portal (In-Tend). Interested suppliers must register on the portal to access the documents and submit a response.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender