AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Westminster City Council has awarded and signed a contract with Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust for supervised toothbrushing support in eligible early-years settings in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for supplier Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust. The contract was signed on 30 September 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, direct light-touch services procurement with a published gross contract value of £86,400 and an optional extension of up to 12 months.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £86,400 gross contract value; allocation to the supplier is not separately stated GBP · Active award and contract
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Award 1 names Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust as its supplier. Contract 1, linked to Award 1, has a gross value of GBP 86,400.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Document 099044-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender and was published on 20 October 2026.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 30 September 2026
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Contract 1 states dateSigned: 2026-09-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value, gross
99% confidence£86,400
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 86400 GBP.
Published contract value, net
99% confidence£72,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 72000 GBP.
Value allocation
91% confidenceSingle awarded supplier, but no separate lot-level value is published
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The notice contains one award and one supplier, while lot 1 has no value field.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-30.
Contract start
99% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-30.
Initial contract end
99% confidence31 August 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-08-31.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence31 August 2028
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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate is 2028-08-31.
Notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract details notice 099044-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-20.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceSupervised toothbrushing in early-years settings
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The tender description identifies a supervised toothbrushing oral-health promotion service.
Delivery activities
99% confidenceTrain staff; support implementation and maintenance of supervised toothbrushing; supply resources; monitor participation, programme quality and delivery
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These activities are listed in the tender description.
Target group
99% confidenceChildren aged 3–5
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The tender description states that the programme supports children aged 3–5.
Service geography
99% confidenceEligible early-years settings in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
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The tender description specifies the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Classifications
99% confidenceHealth training services (CPV 80561000); dental practice and related services (CPV 85130000)
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Award item 1 lists these CPV classifications.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is 'direct'.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Regime
99% confidenceLight-touch services
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Tender specialRegime includes 'lightTouch'.
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competitive process is indicated by the published procedure detail
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The published procedure is described as below threshold without competition.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence30 September 2026 to 31 August 2027
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Contract 1 period starts on 2026-09-30 and ends on 2027-08-31.
Extension option
99% confidenceOne discretionary extension period of up to 12 months
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Contract renewal description permits a single extension period not exceeding 12 months.
Maximum term endpoint
99% confidence31 August 2028
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Contract 1 maxExtentDate is 2028-08-31.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 states aboveThreshold: false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidenceA £72,000 net (£86,400 gross) single-supplier service contract with a one-year initial period and an optional extension of up to 12 months
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Contract 1 provides the value, period and renewal terms; Award 1 lists one supplier.
Market access signal
99% confidenceThe procurement was conducted directly below threshold without competition
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Tender procurement method and detail are 'direct' and 'Below threshold - without competition'.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published notice coverage
96% confidenceContract dates, signature date, values, supplier, scope and extension terms are supplied in the contract details notice.
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Published contract and award records contain these fields.
Lot detail limitation
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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Lot 1 is listed only with ID and status complete; title, description and value are null.
Date inconsistency
99% confidenceThe narrative description states a start date of 1 September 2026, while the signed contract record states 30 September 2026. This analysis reports both source positions without selecting the narrative date over the contract record.
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Tender description says start date 01.09.26; Contract 1 period.startDate and dateSigned are 2026-09-30.
Supplier verification context
99% confidenceSupplier identity is marked not applicable for company-verification workflow; no Companies House verification is asserted.
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Supplier verification status is not_applicable and no verified company name or number is supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published narrative start date (1 September 2026) conflicts with the signed contract start date (30 September 2026); the notice does not explain the discrepancy.
- No award date is supplied.
- No bid count, evaluation information, award rationale, pricing breakdown or savings information is supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No Companies House verification result is supplied or implied for the NHS Trust supplier.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Westminster City CouncilCentral London Community Healthcare NHS Trustsupervised toothbrushingearly years oral healthKensington and ChelseaFind a Tender contract details
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the supervised toothbrushing contract?
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust is the supplier named for Award 1.
What is the published contract value?
The contract value is £72,000 net and £86,400 gross.
When does the contract end?
The initial published end date is 31 August 2027, with a discretionary extension of up to 12 months and a maximum possible end date of 31 August 2028.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
The notice describes the procedure as direct, below threshold and without competition.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.