Planning

Oral Health Promotion Service - Pre-Market Engagement

  • West Northamptonshire Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-084872

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05fa4c

Published 19 December 2025, 12:26pm



Scope

Reference

WNC00000598

Description

West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) is undertaking a preliminary market engagement exercise to inform a future procurement for an Oral Health Promotion Service in West Northamptonshire.

The proposed service will involve the delivery of evidence-based oral health promotion activity aimed at improving oral health outcomes and reducing health inequalities across the local population, with a particular focus on early years settings in areas of higher deprivation alongside wider work with vulnerable adults, older people and community organisations.

The Council is seeking feedback from the market on service delivery models, capacity, innovation and scalability to help shape the final service specification and procurement approach.

Further information, including the pre-market engagement document and questionnaire, is available on request. Interested organisations should contact Procurement@westnorthants.gov.uk

to obtain the documentation.

This notice is for market engagement purposes only and does not constitute a call for competition or a commitment to proceed with a procurement.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028
  • 2 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

Contract locations

  • UKF24 - West Northamptonshire

Engagement

Engagement deadline

13 January 2026

Engagement process description

West Northamptonshire Council is undertaking a preliminary market engagement exercise to gather supplier feedback to inform the future procurement of an Oral Health Promotion Service.

Interested organisations may request the pre-market engagement document and questionnaire by emailing procurement@westnorthants.gov.uk

Completed questionnaires must be returned by email to PHContractsTeam@westnorthants.gov.uk by 13 January 2026.

No supplier events are planned as part of this engagement. Any clarification questions should be submitted by email using the same contact details.

Participation in this engagement is voluntary and will not prejudice or advantage any organisation in any future procurement process.


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Contracting authority

West Northamptonshire Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGDV-8944-CMBP

Angel Street

Northampton

NN1 1ED

United Kingdom

Region: UKF24 - West Northamptonshire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government