Tender

NHS Healthy Weight in Pregnancy Support Pathway - North East Essex

  • NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-037389

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-055908

Published 4 July 2025, 12:03pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Endeavour House, Russell Road

Ipswich

IP12BX

Contact

Sarah Skilton

Email

procurement@snee.nhs.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH14 - Suffolk

NHS Organisation Data Service

QJG

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://suffolkandnortheastessex.icb.nhs.uk/

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/snee-icb/aspx/Home

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/snee-icb/aspx/Home

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

NHS Healthy Weight in Pregnancy Support Pathway - North East Essex

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Suffolk and North East Essex Local Maternity and Neonatal System team within the Integrated Care Board are seeking to commission a healthy lifestyle programme delivered by health coaches or similar, in a peer group model.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £240,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH3 - Essex
Main site or place of performance

Clacton, Central Colchester, Harwich and Jaywick.

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

As part of their commitment to tackling obesity in the population of Essex, Essex County Council will fund a pilot programme to support pregnant people to achieve and maintain a healthy weight during their pregnancy and beyond.

With the public health funding, the SNEE Local Maternity and Neonatal System team within the ICB are seeking to commission a healthy lifestyle programme delivered by health coaches or similar, in a peer group model.

There is a fixed budget of £240,000 and the commissioners are asking providers to outline offers which would cover a minimum of 2 years, but would like to explore the option to use the money to support for 3 years.

This notice is to inform providers of the release of documentation to initiate a competitive process to secure a Provider(s) to deliver this service.

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 0

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £240,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

24

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.14) Additional information

The Authority may wish to introduce additional services during the lifetime of the contract ("Contract modifications"). Such contract modifications will be contemplated where additional requirements are similar and or complementary to the services already included in the Specification, at any given time. Such expansion would be by the addition of services commissioned by the Authority as named in the Contract Notice. To this end, the Bidder should be aware that after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the successful Bidder may be offered a variation to the contract in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

8 August 2025

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

8 August 2025

Local time

12:30pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board

Endeavour House

Ipswich

IP1 2BX

Email

procurement@snee.nhs.uk

Country

United Kingdom