Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Public Health, Inequalities and Community Safety

Forward Plan Ref: 2024/282

Contact: Jannette Smith, Public Health Principal Officer (Jannette.Smith@oxfordshire.gov.uk)

Report by Director of Public Health and Communities

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to

a)    Approve the budget for and authorise the Director of Public Health and Communities to commence the procurement of an Oral Health Service in Oxfordshire; and

b)    Delegate authority to the Director of Public Health and Communities in consultation with the Head of Legal and Deputy Monitoring Officer and Section 151 Officer, to award and complete the contract for an Oral Health Service in Oxfordshire as referred to in this report following the conclusion of a procurement exercise pursuant to the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules.

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to

a)    Approve the budget for and authorise the Director of Public Health and Communities to commence the procurement of an Oral Health Service in Oxfordshire; and

b)    Delegate authority to the Director of Public Health  and Communities in consultation with the Head of Legal and Deputy Monitoring Officer and Section 151 Officer, to award and complete the contract for an Oral Health Service in Oxfordshire as referred to in this report following the conclusion of a procurement exercise pursuant to the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules.

The Cabinet Member considered a report regarding the current commissioned arrangements for oral health services which included oral health delivered in community settings and an oral health survey. The contract ends on 31^st July 2025 and cannot be extended further. The Oral Health Service would reduce oral health inequalities through oral health promotion and through health surveys. Future oral health promotion will be commissioned through an expanded model, to include targeted interventions for priority groups.

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to

a)    Approve the budget for and authorise the Director of Public Health and Communities to commence the procurement of an Oral Health Service in Oxfordshire.

b)    Delegate authority to the Director of Public Health  and Communities in consultation with the Head of Legal and Deputy Monitoring Officer and Section 151 Officer, to award and complete the contract for an Oral Health Service in Oxfordshire as referred to in this report following the conclusion of a procurement exercise pursuant to the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules.