Tender

Community Frailty Service (Brent)

NHS NORTH WEST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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Tender

01 Dec 2025 at 15:31

Summary of the contracting process

NHS North West London Integrated Care Board is inviting bids for the "Community Frailty Service (Brent)" tender, classified under health and community health services. This procurement process, detailed in the latest tender documentation released on 1 December 2025, comes under an open procedure method and involves establishing a comprehensive community frailty service to address the needs of an ageing population in Brent, London. The procurement stage is currently active, with interested parties required to submit tenders by 19 January 2026. The service contract is set to commence on 1 July 2026, lasting three years with potential extensions up to two additional years. Enquiries regarding this tender are welcome until 9 January 2026.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare services, particularly those experienced in managing community care provisions and integrated health solutions. Companies that can provide high-quality, cost-effective services will be well-positioned to benefit from potential growth in the healthcare sector, especially those contributing innovative solutions to manage frailty in the community effectively. With a weighting of 80% on quality and 20% on cost, the tender is particularly suited for SMEs and VCSEs that excel in delivering tailored health services and are able to integrate services smoothly across various boroughs as part of a unified community health initiative.

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Notice Title

Community Frailty Service (Brent)

Notice Description

Northwest London faces unique challenges in delivering a community frailty service due to its diverse population, significant health inequalities, and a growing elderly demographic. This service aims to provide comprehensive, proactive, and coordinated care to support people with frailty living in the community, ensuring they receive the right care in the right place at the right time. North West London Integrated Care Board is looking to establish a unified, high-quality community frailty service in Brent with the following outcomes and benefits: * Improved Patient Outcomes: Delayed progression of frailty, reduced inappropriate hospital admissions, and enhanced quality of life for people living with frailty. * Cost-Effectiveness: Reduced use of unplanned care and more efficient use of healthcare resources. * Enhanced Patient and Carer Experience: Better coordination of care and increased satisfaction with services provided. The successful Bidder will align the service with national guidelines and best practice guidelines, the NHS Frailty toolkit, the Fit for Frailty Guidelines and the recommendations from the NWL ICB Community Frailty Common Core Offer Framework. As well as: * Build from and consolidate good practice across the boroughs * Improve efficiency, integration between services and provides a more scaled up and consistent offer for community frailty services across the boroughs * Develop an improved delivery mechanism supported by proactive identification, and integrated multi-agency teams to support patients with frailty * Have a greater (and timely) impact on people with escalating risks, with better experience and outcomes and if delivered effectively, overall greater sustainability. * Address the inequality and differential access to services and focus on the right care, at the right place and at the right time. The ICB will be following the PSR Competitive Process. The contract will be for 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months i.e. 3+1+1. The start date of the contract will be 01 July 2026. TUPE may apply to this contract. The Trusts are utilising an electronic tendering system ("E-Tendering Portal") to manage this procurement and communicate with Tenderers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to Tenderers and all communications, including the submission of Tender responses will be conducted solely via the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Please also ensure that you are registered on the 'Central Digital Platform' as per the cabinet office guidance. Central Digital Platform link -https://signin.account.gov.uk/sign-in-or-create

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: 2 x 12 months extension i.e. +1+1

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ec26
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078578-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£11,178,526 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£11,178,526 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Dec 20252 months ago
Submission Deadline
19 Jan 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS NORTH WEST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
Emma Taylor
Contact Email
emma.taylor199@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
NW1 5JD
Post Town
North 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
TLI72 Brent

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
Marylebone
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

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