Estimated Value
Up to £100,000
Deadline
Not specified
Published
2 September 2026
Type
services
Overview
This procurement is being undertaken under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 using Direct Award Process C. The contract is for the provision of the Dental Epidemiology Survey (Oral Health Survey) across the Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council areas.
Dorset Council is acting as the host authority on behalf of both local authorities. The service supports the statutory public health responsibility to assess and monitor oral health needs and includes survey planning, sampling, engagement with educational settings and participants, administration of consent processes, clinical examinations, data collection, quality assurance, analysis support and submission of survey data in accordance with the National Dental Epidemiology Programme and associated national guidance.
Regulations cited
- Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023
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This contract is for delivering the annual Dental Epidemiology (Oral Health) Survey in schools across Dorset and Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, collecting data on children's oral health for three school years (with a possible fourth extension).
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
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2 September 2026
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