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Dental Supplies for Oral Health Improvement Initiatives

Procurement and distribution of age-appropriate toothbrushes and fluoridated toothpaste for schools, early years settings, and foodbanks. The service includes storage, packaging, and delivery of supplies, with optional requirements for unique labelling, assembly of take-home packs, and provision of storage racks and sand timers. Deliveries must be completed within 10 working days of order, with potential for direct site distribution and timed delivery slots.

Awarded value
£90k
As published
Published
18 August 2025
Awarded
21 October 2025
The Brush Bus
Contract length
10 months
Ends 31 August 2026

What the contract covers

Goods contract

Provision and distribution of oral health supplies, including toothbrushes and toothpaste, for supervised toothbrushing programmes and community health initiatives.

  • Children’s toothbrushes for supervised toothbrushing and foodbanks, including age-appropriate, individually wrapped toothbrushes with specified head size, texture and identification requirements.
  • Adult’s toothbrushes for foodbanks, individually wrapped.
  • Fluoridated toothpaste with 1350–1500 ppm fluoride, age-appropriate formulation, free from animal derivatives and gluten, minimum 75 ml tube size, complying with national oral health guidelines such as OHID/NICE.
  • Pre-packed infant’s, children’s and adult’s toothbrush-and-toothpaste packs for foodbanks and the MNBT project, with individually wrapped packs, specified fluoride and formulation requirements, optional commissioner leaflets and recyclable packaging where possible.
  • Toothbrush storage racks and rack caps or covers designed to support hygiene, individual identification and reduced cross-contamination in supervised toothbrushing programmes.
  • Additional items including storage trolleys and large sand timers, with options for non-foaming toothpaste, SEN-suitable toothbrushes and toothpaste, and recycling used toothbrushes.

Terms and requirements

Contract type
Goods contract
Procedure
Open procedure
Initial term
12 months
Extensions
12 months
Longest it can run
24 months
Contract dates
21 October 2025 to 31 August 2026
Certifications asked for
None stated
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Category
Goods
CPV codes
33130000, 33711710, 33711720

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North Northamptonshire Council

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Cite this contract

Link
https://bidskim.com/tender/326014/dental-supplies-for-oral-health-improvement-initiatives
Buyer reference
2025/S 000-049594
Open contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-058a01
Last checked
5 November 2026

North Northamptonshire Council. Dental Supplies for Oral Health Improvement Initiatives. Contract award, 18 August 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/326014/dental-supplies-for-oral-health-improvement-initiatives (accessed 5 November 2026).