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Published 14 Mar 2025, 10:52 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Procurement for the supply and delivery of age-appropriate toothbrushes and toothpastes

Official notice

Authority: NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)·On behalf of: NHS Shared Business Services Limited

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£750,000≈ £250k / year · £750,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Apr 2025awarded 17 Jul 2025
Award (standstill) to AMS Sanderson Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 5 Jun 2028 · starts 6 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To supply and deliver age appropriate toothbrushes and toothpaste to 11 identified addresses within the 10 local authorities in Greater Manchester.

NHS GM ICB (Contracting Authority) are aiming to build upon and redesign its oral health programme to offer supplementary support across all areas of Greater Manchester (GM). They are looking to appoint a supplier to supply and deliver dental toothbrush and toothpaste to approximately 33,584 children living in absolute poverty across the 10GM localities of Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan. The fluoride toothpaste and age-appropriate toothbrushes aim to support localities to enhance their established local oral health programmes.

  • No preliminary market engagement: The Market Engagement was carried out under PCR 2015

CPV: Toothbrushes · Toothpaste

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 yrsSMEPublished value£750,000
Contract period: 6 Jun 2025 – 5 Jun 2028 (3 yrs)Value: £750,000 exc. VAT · £750,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 65%Price: 35%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 65%
  • Commerical: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Commerical
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
14 Mar 2025, 10:52 GMT
Last source update
22 Jul 2025, 16:09 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 6 Jun 2025
Authority reference
NHCGMICB1654
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009379
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
ToothbrushesToothpaste
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ed26 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
10 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Mar 2025 → 31 Jul 2025 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    14 Mar 2025, 10:52 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    10 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    6 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    6 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent
    22 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published
    22 Jul 2025, 16:09 BST
  7. Standstill ends
    31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Mar 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    14 Mar 2025, 10:52 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    22 Jul 2025, 16:09 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    22 Jul 2025, 16:09 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £750,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
AMS Sanderson LtdSME1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2028£750,000 inc. VAT17 Jul 2025standstill to 31 Jul 2025Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTZW-1182-CBJJ Tootal Buildings, 56 Oxford Street, Manchester, North West, M1 6EUContact email

Other public bodies

  • NHS Shared Business ServicesProcess contact pointProcuring entityManaging the Procurement on NHS GM ICB's behalf.GB-COH: 5280446GB-PPON: PLML-1365-ZXZM Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, East of EnglandContact email
  • NHS Shared Business Services LimitedProcess contact pointProcuring entityManaging the Procurement on GM ICB's behalfGB-COH: 05280446GB-PPON: PDVT-6171-VHCX Hemel Hempstead, East of EnglandContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • AMS SANDERSON LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06887562GB-PPON: PQJG-8876-GBMH The Old Vicarage, Tuxford, East Midlands, NG22 0HPContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical specifications tenderTechnical specificationsDirect link to the tender documents -https://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/22829124 If you haven't accessed SAP Ariba before you will need to register as a supplier. There is no cost to register.

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender