Planning

Soft Market Test for a NHS Health Check Support Service

  • Knowsley Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-052512

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-059099

Published 29 August 2025, 2:58pm



Scope

Reference

UID13507

Description

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking to commission an experienced and high-quality service provider to provide overarching support to local GP Surgeries for the delivery of the NHS Health Check programme.

To help inform any future procurement exercise a soft market test is being undertaken. Providers are requested to go to

www.The-Chest.org,

• register as a supplier

• then login

• go to find opportunities

• under portals select The Chest

• under organisations select Knowsley Borough Council

• select DN788910

• select register in this opportunity

• select To View This RFQ Event Now Click Here

• download documents

Deadline to complete and submit responses via The-Chest is no later than 12 noon on the 22nd September 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028
  • Possible extension to 31 March 2029
  • 3 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85100000 - Health services

Contract locations

  • UKD71 - East Merseyside

Engagement

Engagement deadline

22 September 2025

Engagement process description

Soft Market Test that requires suppliers to complete and submit short questionnaire and company information


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

6 October 2025


Procedure

Special regime

Light touch


Contracting authority

Knowsley Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXQQ-8436-NWPV

Municipal Building, Archway Road

Huyton

L36 9YU

United Kingdom

Region: UKD71 - East Merseyside

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government