Coming up· published 25 Sept 2025
Request for Information - Oral Health Promotion Service (Early Years)
Buckinghamshire Council · Buckinghamshire, South East
Buckinghamshire Council is planning Request for Information - Oral Health Promotion Service (Early Years). It is a contract for other health and social care in Buckinghamshire.
Source: Find a Tender, published 25 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 15:11
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2029
Contract ends
3 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Buckinghamshire Council is planning Request for Information - Oral Health Promotion Service (Early Years). It is a contract for other health and social care in Buckinghamshire. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £166,000. The contract runs from 2 February 2026 to 31 March 2029. It lasts 3 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 25 September 2025. The notice number is 059838-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05a271. Bids are made through the buyer's In-Tend portal.
Summary of the contracting process
Buckinghamshire Council is currently in the planning stage of a public procurement process, specifically a Request for Information (RFI) for an Oral Health Promotion Service targeting early years. This initiative is anticipated to include a Supervised Toothbrushing Programme (STP), compliant with national guidelines.
Based in Aylesbury, United Kingdom, under the postal code HP198FF, the council aims to gather insights from suppliers experienced in health training and community health services to refine the scope of this project. Interested parties must submit their information by 9th October 2025. The planning documents are accessible through the council’s procurement portal, with further communication expected by 31st October 2025.
Suitable candidates are likely to be small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) or voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) with expertise in health training and community engagements. The contract is slated to run from February 2026 to March 2029, providing stability and potential for further networking within the public sector.
The notice in full
Buckinghamshire Council (the Council) is requesting information about commissioning a new highly targeted Oral Health Promotion Service that could include the delivery of a Supervised Toothbrushing Programme (STP), in line with national guidance. Suppliers are invited to participate in this exercise by completing the attached questionnaire.
This will help the Council understand where the market stands in terms of Oral Health Promotion (within the scope of early years, ages 3-5), including but not limited to STP and oral health promotion training and development. It is seeking to engage with suppliers who have experience in this market to help it refine the requirements of any potential future procurement exercise and would like to hear their views.
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
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 2 Feb 2026 to 31 Mar 2029 (3 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- In-Tend
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £166,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 059838-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a271
- CPV code
- 80561000 - Health training services; 85323000 - Community health services
- CPV division
- 80 - Education and training services; 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Town
- Hemel Hempstead
- Postcode
- HP19 8FF
- Electoral ward
- Aylesbury North West
- Constituency
- Aylesbury
- Delivery area
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Sub-region
- Buckinghamshire
- Area
- Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Buckinghamshire Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Ann Spence
- Address
- Aylesbury, HP19 8FF · South East · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059838-2025
- In-Tend portal, to register and bidin-tendhost.co.uk/buckinghamshire-council
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05a271 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Request for Information - Oral Health Promotion Service (Early Years)
When will the Request for Information - Oral Health Promotion Service (Early Years) tender open?
Buckinghamshire 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 much is the Request for Information - Oral Health Promotion Service (Early Years) contract worth?
The estimated value is £166,000. The contract runs from 2 February 2026 to 31 March 2029 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for Request for Information - Oral Health Promotion Service (Early Years)?
Buckinghamshire Council, based in Buckinghamshire, South East. The named contact is Ann Spence.
How do I bid for Request for Information - Oral Health Promotion Service (Early Years)?
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