The National Supervised Toothbrushing Scheme is a public health initiative designed to improve children's oral health by ensuring that young children brush their teeth daily with fluoride toothpaste under supervision in early years settings and schools. Programmes are typically targeted at areas with higher levels of dental decay and health inequalities. Suffolk Public Health is required to deliver the scheme as part of their statutory responsibility for oral health improvement, including commissioning and coordinating local delivery in schools and settings. The contract period is 1st November 2026 to 31st October 2028 with an option to extend for up to a further 1 year.

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 16 October 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR. The award has been approved by an Assistant Director, Public Health, Communities & Public Safety (PHC&PS), Suffolk County Council following a robust evaluation process undertaken by the PHC&PS commissioning team and a Procurement Business Partner. This contract is to be awarded using the basic selection criteria and key criteria outlined in the tender documents. The relative importance of the key criteria was determined to reflect SCC's priorities for securing high-quality, sustainable services and achieving value for money. Following evaluation, the successful provider was selected as its submission scored highest overall against the published criteria and was considered to offer the most advantageous balance of quality, service delivery, outcomes, and value. No conflicts or potential conflicts of interest were identified.

This is an Intention to Award Notice in which Suffolk County Council are intending to award a contract to a new provider following a competitive process under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). 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 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The National Supervised Toothbrushing Scheme is an existing public health initiative designed to improve children's oral health by ensuring that young children brush their teeth daily with fluoride toothpaste under supervision in early years settings and schools. Programmes are typically targeted at areas with higher levels of dental decay and health inequalities. Suffolk Public Health is required to deliver the scheme as part of their statutory responsibility for oral health improvement, including commissioning and coordinating local delivery in schools and settings. The contract period is 1st November 2026 to 31st October 2028 with an option to extend for up to a further 1 year. The total estimated lifetime value of the contract (including the optional extension) is £224,811.00 ex VAT. Options: The contract can be extended by up to 12 months.

Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)

Open procedure

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