Planning

WCC Market Testing - Healthy Lifestyle Services

WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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Planning

03 Apr 2025 at 14:02

Summary of the contracting process

Warwickshire County Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "WCC Market Testing - Healthy Lifestyle Services" under the industry category of community, social, and personal services. The process, initiated on 3rd April 2025, aims to commission an Integrated Lifestyle Service known as Fitter Futures Warwickshire, which includes interventions such as NHS Health Checks, physical activity on referral, adult weight management, and stop smoking services. The council has initiated a market engagement exercise with a deadline for response submissions on 2nd May 2025. The primary location for these services is Warwick, UK, and the contract period is planned from 1st July 2026 to 30th June 2029.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses operating in the health and wellness sector to contribute to the improvement of public health in Warwickshire. It seeks innovative solutions and market insights to enhance service delivery and efficiency while addressing health inequalities. Providers, including those capable of delivering specific service aspects, are encouraged to participate and present their competencies. This presents a valuable chance for businesses specialising in health checks, weight management, and smoking cessation programs to showcase their expertise and potentially secure a long-term contract contributing to the council's strategic health objectives.

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Notice Title

WCC Market Testing - Healthy Lifestyle Services

Notice Description

Warwickshire County Council (WCC) currently commissions an Integrated Lifestyle Service, known as Fitter Futures Warwickshire. The integrated service provides behaviour change and screening interventions via NHS Health Checks, physical activity on referral, adult weight management and stop smoking services across the county. The service is designed to encourage and support residents to lead healthier lifestyles, prevent ill health such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and obesity and reduce health inequalities, Following a service review of the Integrated Lifestyle Service, Public Health have started to explore options for the future of the healthy lifestyle services. The Council needs to ensure future delivery enables resource to best meet the health needs of the Warwickshire population, reduces health inequalities and aligns with the Council's strategic objectives. We are seeking to understand the market's views to assist in informing the decision-making process. We would value your engagement with this process to inform the suitability of options. The purpose of the market testing exercise is to gather insight and feedback from interested providers to help inform healthy lifestyle services in Warwickshire. The market testing will inform the understanding of the potential of the local market to provide the required support offer and to explore innovative ways of delivering the support services to improve the physical health of Warwickshire residents. Your participation will also contribute ideas as to how the current services may be improved. Additionally, this provides the opportunity for organisations that may only be able to provide aspects of the service to demonstrate their capabilities or interest in delivering parts of the service. Providers can choose to respond with a focus on areas they are interested in delivering. Key areas we are exploring as part of this market engagement are as follows: How can services be best commissioned to improve the service user's journey and experience in accessing lifestyle services easily? How can services be delivered to enable a collaborative response to a service user's lifestyle needs? This includes service users with multiple risky healthy behaviours. How can services be delivered to support statutory NHS Health Check provision, to include data integration and follow-up with primary care? How can services adopt a universal proportionalism and/or targeted approach to manage the budget and reduce health inequalities?

Planning Information

We welcome interested providers to complete the Questionnaire that has been published via our e-procurement portal (CSW-jets). CSW-Jets Reference: WCC - 22193 The Council would be grateful if you could complete the questions in the market testing document and respond by the 2nd May 2025 at 12 Noon. You should submit your completed responses by uploading via CSW Jets. Contact Details: If you have any questions regarding this Market testing exercise, then please upload via the correspondence function on CSW Jets

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fccf
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012861-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Apr 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
2 May 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WARWICK
Postcode
CV34 4SA
Post Town
Coventry
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG13 Warwickshire CC
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)

Local Authority
Warwick
Electoral Ward
Warwick Saltisford
Westminster Constituency
Warwick and Leamington

Further Information

Notice Documents

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