Official UK procurement notice
DHSC:PCP:Water Fluoridation Feasibility Studies Part 1 - AW
Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£295,680published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 27 Nov 2025no call for competition
Awarded to ANGLIAN WATER BUSINESS (NATIONAL) LIMITED2 awards
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA feasibility study by water companies to determine operability and efficiency of fluoridating their water supplies which will be used to inform further rollout of water fluoridation in areas where oral health outcomes are worst, in line with the 10 Year Health Plan commitment.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Jan 2026, 20:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Jun 2026, 11:34 BST
- Authority reference
C415083- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-057025- Latest notice
- Contract termination notice (UK11)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060535Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
No other suppliers in the market.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
22 Jan 2026 → 17 Jun 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends278 days ago22 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published133 days ago17 Jun 2026, 11:34 BST
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jan 2026- Transparency notice published13 Jan 2026, 20:38 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published13 Jan 2026, 20:57 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected26 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published17 Jun 2026, 08:52 BSTUK7
- Contract termination notice published17 Jun 2026, 11:34 BSTUK11
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-01: 1 release · 13 Jan 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £295,6801 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 1latest 14 May 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANGLIAN WATER BUSINESS (NATIONAL) LIMITED26 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2027Extensions: Initial contract value is up to ££83,270.00 (ex-vat) until 31/03/2026, however there is an option to extend the contract Term up to 31/03/2027 and increase the value by further £212,41.00 bringing the total estimated value to £295,680.00 (ex-vat). · Options: Option to extend the contract up to and including 31/03/2027 pending internal approvals. | £295,680same award published again · counted once | 27 Nov 2025standstill to 22 Jan 2026 | Standstill |
| ANGLIAN WATER BUSINESS (NATIONAL) LIMITED | £295,680 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
DHSC:PCP:Water Fluoridation Feasibility Studies Part 1 - AW · ANGLIAN WATER BUSINESS (NATIONAL) LIMITED
- Signed
- 14 May 2026
- Value
- £295,680
- Period
- 25 May 2026 – 12 Feb 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2027 with extensions
- Status
- terminated, Contract Notice was published in error. We hadn't received a signed copy of the contract and the wrong notice was published.
- Extensions
- Option to extend the Contract for a period not exceeding 2 months.
- Options
- Option to extend the contract up to and including 31/03/2027 pending internal approvals.
- Final value
- £295,680
- Termination
- other
1 agreed KPI: Carry out feasibility study as per specification
- Carry out feasibility study as per specification
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Anglian Water Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract termination notice Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender