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.
Key facts
- Buyer
- West Northamptonshire Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Community Dental Services
- Value
- £143,087.60
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Dental practice and related services (CPV 85130000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 100524-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Oct 2026
- Published23 Oct 2026Published the same day
Description
West Northamptonshire Council intends to award a contract for the provision of the National Dental Epidemiology Programme (NDEP) Oral Health Survey in accordance with national survey protocols. The service includes the planning, coordination, delivery and reporting of epidemiological surveys of oral health across West Northamptonshire. This notice is an intention to award a contract under the Provider Selection Regime Most Suitable Provider Process. This is an existing service being awarded to an existing provider. The intended contract period is from 1 November 2026 to 31 August 2030. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £143,088 excluding VAT
About the supplier
Community Dental Services: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07476618).