Scope
Reference
OPEN2026279
Description
Community Health and Wellbeing Champions (CHWC) are individuals who operate as part of our community asset-based approach . They help connect our communities and represent them in our collective work to improve health and wellbeing and to address health inequalities. Through their relationships with and their understanding of our diverse communities, they are a crucial part of our system:
• helping to inform and shape priorities,
• implementing and developing evidence-based approaches and interventions,
• co-producing models of support,
• gathering and sharing intelligence from within communities around health and wellbeing and health-seeking behaviours
• helping to co-design and share messaging and information and
• improving access to support
Total value (estimated)
- £330,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028
- Possible extension to 30 June 2029
- 3 years
Description of possible extension:
Extension will be taken provided that satisfactory performance is delivered during the initial term
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
Contract locations
- UKC11 - Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
Participation
Conditions of participation
No Legal, Financial or Technical ability conditions of participation are allowed, as this is a below-threshold covered procurement
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
6 March 2026, 5:00pm
Tender submission deadline
15 March 2026, 11:59pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Via the NEPO OPEN Procurement Portal https://open-uk.org/
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Award criteria
1. Service Delivery Model = 15%
2. Identifying and Prioritising Local Need = 20%
3. Service Management and Workforce = 10%
4. Mobilisation and Implementation = 15%
5. Outcomes, Impact and Performance = 15%
6. Value for Money and Sustainability = 15%
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - open competition
Special regime
Light touch
Contracting authority
Stockton on Tees Borough Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCVQ-6435-GNMW
Dunedin House, Columbia Drive, Thornaby
Stockton on Tees
TS17 6BJ
United Kingdom
Region: UKC11 - Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government