Toothbrushes & Toothbrush Racks

Descriptions

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) employs approximately 5000 staff made up of community nurses, physiotherapists, dieticians, podiatrists, dental staff, sexual health and many other health care professionals and corporate services.

KCHFT is one of the largest community health providers in England, serving a population of 1.4 million people across Kent, East Sussex and parts of London Boroughs in settings such as schools, people's homes, community clinics and community hospitals.

As part of the external and CDS contract KCHFT Dental hold in London, KCHFT must deliver on 2 intervention programmes:

• A supervised toothbrushing programme in SEN & Mainstream schools across all 7 boroughs in London

• Brushing for Life scheme aimed at early years children in all 7 boroughs in London

KCHFT are looking for a provider to provide the following items to our Dental Services both in London and Kent: -

• Brushing for life packs for ages 0-3 - (inc. educational pack with a nursery toothbrush, 75ml tube of mild mint toothpaste and an informative leaflet). Optional alternative requirement would be for a nursery sustainable bamboo toothbrush.

• Brushing for life packs for ages 3+ - (inc. educational pack with a nursery toothbrush, 75ml tube of mild mint toothpaste and an informative leaflet). Optional alternative requirement would be for a nursery sustainable bamboo toothbrush.

• Brush Racks - A toothbrush storage system using stickers with healthy snack symbols to identify each child's toothbrush. Each rack must hold 10 toothbrushes and the stickers provided must both match the symbols printed on the brushes and have a space to write the child's name. The rack must be able to fit both the provided toothbrushes and Colgate brushes provided for a separate Supervised Toothbrushing programme. A cover should also be provided and included in the price.

• Toothbrushes - Required in at least 4 colours (red, yellow, green, and blue) which are designed specifically suitable for Nursery and early Primary School use. The nursery & junior toothbrushes must come ready printed with the option of a healthy snack to match the Brush Rack. These must be available in sets of 10, with the choice of at least 4 colours (see above) to match the Brush Rack. Option for bamboo brushes if possible.

• Healthy snack rack stickers - available in at least 4 colours (red, yellow, green and blue). 1 set of Rack Stickers with healthy snack symbols to decorate 1 Rack. Sticker strips must include a space to write children's names. Replacement strips are also required.

• Finger brushes - Soft finger brush designed for use on babies/ small children.

Please note that we require samples for the following:- Brushing for Life Pack 0 - 3 years (to include packaging, leaflet, toothbrush and toothpaste) x 1

Brushing for Life Pack 3+ years (to include packaging, leaflet, toothbrush and toothpaste) x 1

1 x Brush Rack (including cover for 10 toothbrushes)

Toothbrushes suitable for Nursery and early Primary School use (1 red, 1 yellow, 1 green, 1 blue)

Finger brushes x 2

Bamboo brushes x 1 if available

The deadline for submission of these samples is the 8 January 2026 and they are to be sent for the attention of Sarah Woodcock, Procurement Manager, Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust, Trinity House, 110-120 Upper Pemberton, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4AZ.

To include a statement about the deadline for the samples to be sent into the Trust.