Fluoride Varnish Programme
A Contract Award Notice
by MIDDLESBROUGH COUNCIL
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- not specified
- Value
- £92K
- Sector
- HEALTH
- Published
- 13 Oct 2025
- Delivery
- not specified
- Deadline
- n/a
Concepts
Location
Middlesbrough
2 buyers
- Middlesbrough Council Middlesbrough
4 suppliers
- Whitecross Dental Care Manchester
- Normanby Dental Middlesbrough
- DC Daniels Middlesbrough
- Berwick Hills Dental Practice Middlesbrough
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, Middlesbrough 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. This notice will be published for at least 14 days in line with best practice under the Provider Selection Regime 2023, allowing time for any enquiries to be considered.
Total Quantity or Scope
Delivery of a Fluoride Varnish Programme in the most deprived schools in Middlesbrough. 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.
Award Detail
| 1 | Whitecross Dental Care (Manchester)
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| 2 | Normanby Dental (Middlesbrough)
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| 3 | DC Daniels (Middlesbrough)
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| 4 | Berwick Hills Dental Practice (Middlesbrough)
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Award Criteria
| Delivery, Integration, collaboration and service sustainability | _ |
| Value | _ |
| Quality and innovation | _ |
| Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice | _ |
| Social Value | _ |
| To meet the costing model specified | _ |
CPV Codes
- 85130000 - Dental practice and related services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
Indicators
- Award on basis of price and quality.
Legal Justification
'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 decision makers by 23rd October 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR'.
Reference
- FTS 064876-2025