Notice Information
Notice Title
DHSC: SCI: Adult gender services waiting list - wellbeing pilot (southwest) 2026
Notice Description
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is seeking to commission an external provider to deliver a pilot "waiting well" service, designed to offer accessible, non-clinical support to adults (aged 18 and over) who are on the waiting list for an adult gender clinic in the southwest of England. The pilot service will take a holistic approach, offering comprehensive support to eligible users as they prepare for their first clinic appointment as well as providing tailored advice and information, promoting healthier lifestyle choices such as smoking cessation and weight management, and promptly identifying individuals in crisis for rapid referral or signposting to appropriate services. The overarching aims of the service are to: -Improved self-reported wellbeing and resilience -Increased readiness for first appointment with gender dysphoria clinic -Increased ability to self-manage symptoms while awaiting clinical care. -Reduced isolation and increased social connectedness. The appointed provider will also work closely with an oversight and monitoring group to agree on outcome measures and systematically gather data, enabling robust, evidence-based evaluation of the service's effectiveness and efficiency. Contract Project Reference: C396416 Contract term: 12 months. The contract may be extended by a maximum of 3 months. The option to extend is optional to the Authority and is not planned at this stage, and if the option is exercised, additional funding must be obtained through internal approval processes. Estimated contract value (Excluding extensions): PS125,000 excluding VAT (PS150,000 including VAT). Any contract extension will be remunerated on a pro-rata basis, proportionate to the original contract value.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The contract may be extended. The option to extend is optional to the Authority and is not planned at this stage, and if the option is exercised, additional funding must be obtained through internal approval processes.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e213
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011723-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
85323000 - Community health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £125,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £125,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £125,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 12 Feb 2026 - 11 Feb 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE
- Contact Name
- David Gosling
- Contact Email
- david.gosling@dhsc.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1H 0EU
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011723-2026
10th February 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074229-2025
17th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074227-2025
17th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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