Official UK procurement notice
West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) - Oral Health Promotion Service
Authority: West Northamptonshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWest Northamptonshire Council has awarded a contract for the delivery of an Oral Health Promotion Service across West Northamptonshire.
The service will deliver evidence-based interventions to improve oral health outcomes and reduce inequalities, particularly for children, vulnerable adults and older people.
The scope includes supervised toothbrushing programmes, oral health training and workforce development, organisational support for settings, partnership working, targeted distribution of oral health packs, and performance monitoring and reporting.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£500,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality (including Social Value): 80%
- Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality (including Social Value): Scoring criteria is detailed within the Tender documents.
- Price: Scoring criteria is detailed within the Tender documents.
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Dec 2025, 12:26 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Apr 2026, 14:00 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
WNC00000598- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-011137- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fa4cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the West Northamptonshire Council e-procurement portal (In-Tend): in-tendhost.co.uk/wnc ↗
Tender responses must be completed and submitted through the portal by the stated deadline. Submissions by email, post or other means will not be accepted.
Timeline
19 Dec 2025 → 16 Apr 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published314 days ago19 Dec 2025, 12:26 GMT
- Market engagement288 days ago13 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
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.
- Tender notice published264 days ago6 Feb 2026, 16:26 GMT
- Clarification questions by243 days ago27 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline234 days ago9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by226 days ago16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent223 days ago20 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends211 days ago31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts211 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published196 days ago16 Apr 2026, 14:00 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Dec 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published19 Dec 2025, 12:26 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published6 Feb 2026, 16:26 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £500,0006 Feb 2026, 16:26 GMT
- Status changed to active6 Feb 2026, 16:26 GMT
- Procurement method changed6 Feb 2026, 16:26 GMT
- Deadline published: 9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT6 Feb 2026, 16:26 GMT
- Contract award notice published20 Mar 2026, 14:38 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Mar 2026, 14:38 GMT
- Contract signature expected2 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Procurement termination notice published16 Apr 2026, 14:00 BSTUK12
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-12: 1 release · 19 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust2 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: The contract will be awarded for an initial period of two (2) years, with the option to extend for up to two further periods of one (1) year each (1 + 1). · Options: The contract includes the option to vary and expand the scope of services and contract value where additional funding becomes available, subject to agreement between the parties and in accordance with the contract terms. | £336,447 | 12 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- cancelled (15 Apr 2026)
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 1 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CAMBRIDGESHIRE COMMUNITY SERVICES NHS TRUSTAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Tender documents, including the Invitation to Tender, Service Specification, pricing schedule and draft framework agreement, are available via the West Northamptonshire Council e-procurement portal (In-Tend). Interested suppliers must register on the portal to access the document…
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender