Contract award · 24 Jun 2026

Supervised toothbrushing programme: Lot 1 - Supervised Toothbrushing programme - School based

Portsmouth City Council awarded a contract to University of Portsmouth Dental Academy, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for…

No competitionHealth & social careSouth East

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

What “without competition” means

Key facts

Buyer
Portsmouth City Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£147,000 across 2 lots
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Miscellaneous health services (CPV 85140000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date24 Jun 2026
  2. Published25 Jun 2026Published 1 day after the contract date

Description

This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process for the provision of the supervised toothbrushing programme. This is an existing service awarded to existing providers. The lifetime value of the contract is £147,000. The services are to be provided between 1st September 2026 to 31st August 2028, with the option to extend for a further 12 months.

Lots in this award

LotSupplierValue
Supervised toothbrushing programme: Lot 1 - Supervised Toothbrushing programme - School basedUniversity of Portsmouth Dental Academy SME£78,000
Supervised toothbrushing programmeHampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust£69,000

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