National Supervised Toothbrushing Programme Delivery
Suffolk County CouncilEstimated Value
Up to £226,927
Deadline
Not specified
Published
15 June 2026
Type
services
Overview
The National Supervised Toothbrushing Scheme is a public health initiative designed to improve children's oral health by ensuring that young children brush their teeth daily with fluoride toothpaste under supervision in early years settings and schools. Programmes are typically targeted at areas with higher levels of dental decay and health inequalities.
Suffolk Public Health is required to deliver the scheme as part of their statutory responsibility for oral health improvement, including commissioning and coordinating local delivery in schools and settings. The contract period is 1st December 2026 to 30th November 2028 with an option to extend for up to a further 1 year.
Our research has indicated that these services fall under the scope of the Provider Selection Regime and as such we are expecting the procurement and any resulting contract to be governed by PSR. A Preliminary Market Engagement Virtual Event will be held on 29th June 2026 at 11am - 12pm.
Contact & helpdesk
The purpose of the event is to assist with: • preparing the tender notice and associated tender documents • identifying suppliers that may be able to supply the services required If you would like to attend the virtual market engagement event, please email: childrenandfamilies@suffolk.gov.uk by 26th June 2026 at 12noon.
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Suffolk Public Health is looking for a supplier to deliver the National Supervised Toothbrushing Programme across the county from December 2026 to November 2028. This involves organising and coordinating daily supervised toothbrushing with fluoride toothpaste in schools and early years settings, particularly targeting areas with high dental decay and health inequalities.
Requirements
- Ability to work under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) governance framework
- Experience delivering public health programmes in schools and early years settings
- Capability to coordinate and supervise toothbrushing activities across multiple locations
- Knowledge of fluoride toothpaste protocols and children's oral health best practice
- Ability to target delivery in areas with higher dental decay and health inequalities
- Compliance with statutory oral health improvement responsibilities
- Capacity to deliver across Suffolk from 1st December 2026 to 30th November 2028
Key Tasks & Deliverables
- Commission and coordinate local delivery of supervised toothbrushing in schools and early years settings across Suffolk
- Deliver daily supervised toothbrushing sessions using fluoride toothpaste
- Identify and target programmes to areas with higher levels of dental decay
- Work with schools and early years settings to embed the scheme into daily routines
- Report on scheme delivery and oral health outcomes to Suffolk Public Health
How to Read This Tender
- 1This is a pre-market engagement notice, not yet a full tender — attend the 29th June 2026 virtual event to understand what Suffolk Public Health really needs before the formal tender launches. Email by 26th June if interested.
- 2Check what 'Provider Selection Regime' (PSR) means — it's a specific UK procurement framework with different rules than standard tendering, so understand the governance upfront.
- 3This contract requires you to work across multiple schools and settings, not just deliver one location — understand the coordination and logistics challenge before bidding.
- 4Public health contracts often score heavily on 'social value' — prepare evidence of how your delivery reduces health inequalities, supports disadvantaged children, and delivers wider community benefit.
- 5The contract runs 2 years with a 1-year extension option — think about your staffing, training, and supply chain stability for a longer commitment than a typical 12-month contract.
Tips for Small Businesses
- Consider partnering with established dental health charities, school health teams, or early years networks — you don't have to own all delivery capacity, and subcontracting arrangements are common in public health contracting.
- Attend the 29th June market engagement event — this is your chance to ask Suffolk questions about budget, expected scale, and what they're really struggling with before you commit to bidding.
- Build your bid around targeting health inequalities and measurable oral health outcomes — councils score social value very highly, so evidence of impact in deprived areas or with vulnerable children groups will strengthen your proposal.
Likely incumbents
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- 1
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
1 contract wonlatest 19 Aug 2026
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCILKey Dates
Published
15 June 2026
Submission deadline
Not specified
Notice type
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