Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Southend-on-Sea City Council
Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue
Southend-on-Sea
SS2 6YL
UK
Telephone: +44 1702215000
E-mail: procurementops@southend.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH31
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.southend.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.southend.gov.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com/
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
Reference number: DN730513
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).
The contract start date is 2nd September 2024 until 1st September 2026
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
50 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
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 provision. (see service specification for more details).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
02/09/2024
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
23/07/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
23/07/2024
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/07/2024