Scope
Reference
DN776467
Description
Oldham Council are looking to procure a service to provide supervised toothbrushing and oral health promotion to 3-5-year-old children, and primary age children in Special Educational Needs schools.
The overall aim is to improve the oral health of young children in Oldham.
Objectives
• To improve oral hygiene and reduce tooth decay in the 3-5-year-old population of Oldham
• Establish healthy tooth brushing habits
• To help educate children on good oral health practices
Currently, there are no supported supervised toothbrushing programmes in Oldham. However, Oldham Early Years setting and schools were previously engaged in a supervised toothbrushing programme and some settings may still have baseline knowledge or even self-supported programmes ongoing.
The service provider is asked to implement supervised toothbrushing progammes for 3-5-year-old children in all Early Years settings, primary schools and childminding services that wish to take part, as well as all primary school aged children (4-11-years-old) in Special Educational Needs primary schools that wish to take part.
The approximate size of the 3-5-year-old population in Oldham is ~9000 children.
A summary of eligible settings is provided below:
153 Early Years settings
84 Primary Schools
87 Childminders
4 Special Educational Needs Primary Schools
The total number of primary school aged children in SEN schools is 476.
The total number of reception aged children with an education health and care plan is 142.
We will work with the successful provider to share a list of eligible settings and the approximate number of eligible children within each setting.
The service should implement a universal supervised toothbrushing for children in the categories listed above. The supervised toothbrushing programme should be in line with the British Dental Association recommendations for toothbrushes to be replaced every three months or when there are signs of wear.
*****Please note: This is a tender notice for a PSR Competitive Process, it is not a PA23 process.*****
Total value (estimated)
- £248,000 excluding VAT
- £248,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2026
- Possible extension to 31 August 2027
- 2 years
Description of possible extension:
This is a 1+1 contract with an annual value of £124,000 (outside the scope of VAT)
The contract can be extended for up to one year, prior to the expiry of the initial term.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85130000 - Dental practice and related services
Contract locations
- UKD37 - Greater Manchester North East
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
22 July 2025, 12:00pm
Tender submission deadline
29 July 2025, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
https://procontract.due-north.com/
Please see instructions in the document.
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Award criteria
Key criteria 1. Quality and innovation (Total Weighting 35%)
Key criteria 2. Value (Weighting 25%)
Key criteria 3. Integration, collaboration and service sustainability (Weighting 10%)
Key criteria 4. Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities & Facilitating Choice (Weighting 20%)
Key criteria 5. Social Value (Weighting 10%)
Key criteria 1 to 4 are scored using a 0-5 scoring scale (available in the documentation) and Key Criteria 5 is scored on a Quantitative and Qualitive basis (for more information see the documentation) by the SVP.
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - open competition
Documents
Associated tender documents
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Contracting authority
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMRJ-8362-DVNT
Spindles Shopping Centre, West Street
Oldham
OL1 1HD
United Kingdom
Region: UKD37 - Greater Manchester North East
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government