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Tier 3 Weight Management Service 25/26

NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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TenderUpdate

27 Jan 2025 at 15:36

Award

23 Dec 2024 at 15:46

Summary of the contracting process

NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded the "Tier 3 Weight Management Service 25/26" contract to deliver a health service focused on supporting patients in safely losing weight and maintaining weight loss to reduce the need for bariatric surgery. The programme will be provided from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026 in West Essex, with a total value of £175,487 and a lifetime contract value of £987,437. The contract was awarded using a direct award process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, following a provider selection process concluded on 6th January 2025.

This procurement presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in health services, particularly those with expertise in multidisciplinary weight management programmes. Companies offering nutritional, dietary, lifestyle, and psychological support services would be well-positioned to compete in such tenders. The existing provider, Morelife (UK) Ltd, has demonstrated success in meeting key performance indicators and delivering positive outcomes, highlighting the competitive landscape for capable businesses in this sector. This contract represents an opportunity for businesses to establish a partnership with a regional health authority and contribute to addressing public health challenges related to obesity and associated conditions.

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Notice Title

Tier 3 Weight Management Service 25/26

Notice Description

The objectives of the commissioned service is to deliver a Tier 3 Weight Management Serivce to enable and support patients to safely lose weight and maintain weight loss in the long-term and Reduce the requirement for tertiary care services, including bariatric surgery by deferring or avoiding the need for bariatric surgery. A multi-disciplinary team support patients through this 12 month programme. <br/><br/>Tier 3 Weight Management services provide the link between Tier 1 and 2 population wide services and lifestyle interventions and Tier 4 Specialist Bariatric Surgical Services.<br/><br/>Increased weight and obesity presents a major challenge to the current and future health of the local population. Higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality from a range of conditions including hypertension, heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and several cancers.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Tier 3 weight management services provide the link between Tier 1 and 2 population wide services and lifestyle interventions and Tier 4 Specialist Bariatric Surgical Services. Increased weight and obesity presents a major challenge to the current and future health of the local population. Higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality from a range of conditions including hypertension, heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and several cancers. The objectives of the commissioned service is to enable and support patients to safely lose weight and maintain weight loss in the long-term and Reduce the requirement for tertiary care services, including bariatric surgery by deferring or avoiding the need for bariatric surgery. A multi-disciplinary team support patients through this 12 month programme offering nutrition, diet, lifestyle and psychology support and advise through the delivery of face-to-face, non-face-to-face and group counselling sessions.

The current provider is satisfying the existing contract, delivering a good service, meeting all KPIs, with no quality concerns and good outcomes and has very good feedback from patients. They are likely to satisfy the new contract, and the proposed contracting arrangements are not changing from the existing contract and we are intending to award a contract to the existing provider following direct award process C.

The intended dates the services are to be provided will be from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026.

Initial Contract award 1st April 2020 - 31st March 2025 total value PS811,950
Additional contract award 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026 total value PS175,487
Total lifetime value PS987,437. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 7th January 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Written representations should be sent to hweicbhv.procurementteam@nhs.net

The business case including the recommendation to award the contract under the Provider Selection Regime Process C was approved at the HWE ICB Financial Scrutiny Panel on the 17/10/2024.

The options paper for this service was presented at the following panels and committees:
* ICB Commissioning and Contracting Panel - 26/09/2024
* HWE ICB Financial Scrutiny Panel - 17/10/2024
There were no conflicts or potential conflicts declared.

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 7th January 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ccb8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002739-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£175,487 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jan 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Dec 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
hweicbhv.procurementteam@nhs.net
Contact Phone
+44 1923244366

Buyer Location

Locality
WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Postcode
AL8 6JL
Post Town
St Albans
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire
Delivery Location
TLH23 Hertfordshire CC

Local Authority
Welwyn Hatfield
Electoral Ward
Handside
Westminster Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MORELIFE (UK

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