Coming up· published 24 Jun 2025
Dental Epidemiology
West Northamptonshire Council · West Northamptonshire, East Midlands
West Northamptonshire Council is planning Dental Epidemiology. It is a contract for other health and social care in West Northamptonshire.
Source: Find a Tender, published 24 Jun 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 13:25
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2025
Contract starts
2026
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
West Northamptonshire Council is planning Dental Epidemiology. It is a contract for other health and social care in West Northamptonshire. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 1 August 2025 to 31 August 2026. It lasts 1 year.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs. Find a Tender published it on 24 June 2025. The notice number is 034763-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0552ac.
Summary of the contracting process
West Northamptonshire Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process under the title "Dental Epidemiology." This public authority located in Northampton is seeking to commission a provider for a full dental epidemiology survey of 5-year-olds in mainstream schools across West Northamptonshire, scheduled to commence on 1st September 2025. The estimated contract period runs from 1st August 2025 to 31st August 2026.
Prospective participants are invited to engage by completing a questionnaire, with the deadline set for the close of play on 7th July 2025. The industry category for this procurement is health services, and it will be conducted in line with national protocol guidance. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have a marked potential to compete, given the identification of suitability for SMEs within the procurement documentation.
The notice in full
For the 25/26 survey of 5-year-olds (commencing 1st September 2025 and completing in July 2026), WNC is seeking to commission a provider to undertake a full census dental epidemiology survey of 5-year-olds in mainstream schools. That is, the provider must approach all mainstream schools in West Northamptonshire with 5-year-olds and seek to examine the teeth of all those aged 5 in reception and Year 1 where parental consent is obtained.
This will require an experienced provider of dental epidemiology surveys that can rapidly recruit and train sufficient fieldwork staff to deliver this enhanced survey in West Northamptonshire in line with the national protocol guidance and timeframe
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 1 Aug 2025 to 31 Aug 2026 (1 year)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 034763-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0552ac
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Town
- Northampton
- Postcode
- NN1 1ED
- Electoral ward
- Castle
- Constituency
- Northampton North
- Delivery area
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Sub-region
- West Northamptonshire
- Area
- Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- West Northamptonshire Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Northampton, NN1 1ED · East Midlands · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Dental Epidemiology
When will the Dental Epidemiology tender open?
West Northamptonshire Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How long is the Dental Epidemiology contract?
The contract runs from 1 August 2025 to 31 August 2026 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for Dental Epidemiology?
West Northamptonshire Council, based in West Northamptonshire, East Midlands.
How do I bid for Dental Epidemiology?
Register on the buyer's portal named in the notice, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for SMEs. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
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