Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
Redcar and Cleveland House, Kirkleatham Street
Redcar
TS101RT
UK
Contact person: Hayden Bowman
Telephone: +44 1642774774
E-mail: procurement@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk
NUTS: UKC12
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.redcar-cleveland.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
Fluoride Varnish Programme
Reference number: RCBCPH-2025-01
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85130000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach 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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
In accordance with Regulation 10 of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council are looking to award a contract under the Most Suitable Provider process as the relevant authorities are able to identify the most suitable provider without running a competitive exercise, for the provision of community based NHS Health checks.
The Contracting Authority intends to award a contracts to the most suitable providers.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
62 798.40
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC12
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Delivery of a Fluoride Varnish Programme in the most deprived schools in Redcar and Cleveland. Dental practice teams will be required to coordinate and implement a fluoride programme in an identified number of schools. Fluoride varnish applications to Nursery-Year 4 children twice a year. This is proposed to be a 3-year programme. This a new services which is being provided
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: most suitable provider process with regard to the key criteria
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
0
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 19th May 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/05/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Whitecross Dental Care Ltd (MyDentist)
00244415
Europa House, Stoneclough Road
Manchester
M26 1GG
UK
NUTS: UKD34
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 43 477.20
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 2
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/05/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Normanby Dental Practice
10796406
13-15a, High Street, Normanby
Middlesbrough
TS6 0NQ
UK
NUTS: UKC12
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 19 321.20
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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 19th May 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
No conflicts of interest were declared.
The decision to award this contract in line with the Most Suitable Provider Process was based on evaluation against the Key selection criteria. The successful providers were evaluated by the panel as being the suppliers that best met the key criteria and scored the highest scores against the scoring matrix.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council
Redcar & Cleveland House, Kirkleatham Street
Redcar
TS10 1RT
UK
Telephone: +44 1642774774
E-mail: procurement@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/05/2026