Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Southend-on-sea City Council
Civic Centre
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA
SS26EN
UK
E-mail: procurementadvisors@southend.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH31
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.southend.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Oral Health Improvement: Supervised Toothbrushing Programme in Primary Schools
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85130000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Supervised tooth brushing programme is aimed at children attending primary schools in
areas of deprivation, experiencing poorer oral health. The tooth brushing activity will take
place in the school setting they attend. The main aims of the programme are to reduce the
prevalence of tooth decay, hospital admissions for dental caries and reduce health
inequalities in children. The objectives and related outcomes are: To develop healthy habits
from a very young age (life course approach), To increase children's willingness to brush
their teeth, To improve children's toothbrushing technique, To encourage daily application of
fluoride toothpaste to teeth which reduces the incidence and severity of tooth decay in
children, To encourage support for home brushing, To establish life-long behaviour in
children to promote oral health, To reduce the negative impact of poor oral health, To
increase and promote intergenerational understanding of good oral health to children &
families, To provide quality information, advice and training to school staff, To increase
community resilience and improve understanding and ownership of personal health and
wellbeing from a very young age, To increase awareness on healthy eating and sugar
consumption in food & drinks, To prevent childhood overweight and obesity, To develop links
with other local services and organisations to provide an integrated approach to oral health
provision. (see service specification for more details).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
39 293.78
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH31
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Supervised tooth brushing programme is aimed at children attending primary schools in
areas of deprivation, experiencing poorer oral health. The tooth brushing activity will take
place in the school setting they attend. The main aims of the programme are to reduce the
prevalence of tooth decay, hospital admissions for dental caries and reduce health
inequalities in children. The objectives and related outcomes are: To develop healthy habits
from a very young age (life course approach), To increase children's willingness to brush
their teeth, To improve children's toothbrushing technique, To encourage daily application of
fluoride toothpaste to teeth which reduces the incidence and severity of tooth decay in
children, To encourage support for home brushing, To establish life-long behaviour in
children to promote oral health, To reduce the negative impact of poor oral health, To
increase and promote intergenerational understanding of good oral health to children &
families, To provide quality information, advice and training to school staff, To increase
community resilience and improve understanding and ownership of personal health and
wellbeing from a very young age, To increase awareness on healthy eating and sugar
consumption in food & drinks, To prevent childhood overweight and obesity, To develop links
with other local services and organisations to provide an integrated approach to oral health
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provision.
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process via the Provider
Selection Regime.
The approximate lifetime value of this contract is £39,293.78.
This is a new service, and a new provider.
The service is intended to be provided between 02/09/24 - 01/09/26
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2099/S 001-999999
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/08/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Community Dental Services CiC
Bedfordshire
UK
NUTS: UKH2
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 39 293.78
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
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
do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill
period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 13th August
2024. 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.
Written representations should be sent to procurementadvisors@southend.gov.uk
The award decision maker is the Senior Public Health Principal.
There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the
decision.
The provider was assessed against 5 key criteria: Quality and Innovation; Value; Integration,
collaboration and service sustainability; Improving access, reducing inequalities and
facilitating choice; and social value. Each criteria was assessed on a weighted basis. This
provider achieved a pass score against all criteria.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/08/2024