Award

WCC Healthy Lifestyle Service

WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

TenderUpdate

20 Apr 2026 at 10:27

Award

02 Apr 2026 at 09:53

Tender

12 Jan 2026 at 11:20

Summary of the contracting process

Warwickshire County Council has awarded a contract for the delivery of an integrated Healthy Lifestyle Service under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract is valued at approximately £951,884.50 (excluding VAT) and has been awarded to ICE CREATES LIMITED, commencing on 1st July 2026 and ending on 31st March 2028. This procurement process involved a competitive procedure with negotiation, specifically targeting health and social work services within the region of Warwickshire, United Kingdom. The process has concluded, with the award confirmed on 20th April 2026 following a standstill period for representations. The service aims to support Warwickshire residents and individuals registered with a Warwickshire GP in leading active and healthy lifestyles through evidence-based interventions and health coach models.

The tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social work services, particularly those with capabilities in delivering evidence-based health interventions and behaviour change techniques. Organisations adept at deploying self-help tools and providing comprehensive health coaching could greatly benefit and grow through participation in similar tenders. SMEs with innovative approaches to community health services would be well-positioned to engage in such procurement processes, leveraging new technologies and changing demands to enhance service delivery and expand their market reach.

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Notice Title

WCC Healthy Lifestyle Service

Notice Description

Warwickshire County Council (the Council) is seeking a single provider to deliver an integrated Healthy lifestyle service to provide support to Warwickshire residents, those registered with a Warwickshire GP (and those working and studying in Warwickshire for stop smoking support), to lead an active and healthy lifestyle. This will be through information, advice and guidance, self-help tools (such as NHS Weight Loss App), and interventions underpinned by evidence and behaviour change techniques delivered via a health coach model. The objective is to ensure service users make sustainable positive behaviour changes and therefore reduce their risk of developing long-term health conditions.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Warwickshire County Council (the Council) is seeking a single provider to deliver an integrated Healthy lifestyle service to provide support to Warwickshire residents, those registered with a Warwickshire GP (and those working and studying in Warwickshire for stop smoking support), to lead an active and healthy lifestyle. This will be through information, advice and guidance, self-help tools (such as NHS Weight Loss App), and interventions underpinned by evidence and behaviour change techniques delivered via a health coach model. The objective is to ensure service users make sustainable positive behaviour changes and therefore reduce their risk of developing long-term health conditions. We may modify the contract due to the following risks, which by their nature, are unable to be addressed in the contract as awarded: * The changing needs and requirements of the Council and the changing demands placed on the Council by its customers. Increases or decreases in funding - such as reductions or additions in budget allocations as part of the Council's budget setting processes, or as a consequence of additional funding streams which were unknown at the time of awarding the contract, but which are provided to increase the volume and scope of services delivered * Changes in legislation or national guidance * The identification of additional service recipients, not originally captured by the scope of the contract e.g. same service requirements for 16/17-year-old teenagers where contract is for 18-20s * Opportunities offered by emerging/new technologies. * Changes arising from the Local Government Reorganisation * Increases or decreases in funding - such as reductions or additions in budget allocations as part of the Council's budget setting processes, or as a consequence of additional funding streams which were unknown at the time of awarding the contract, but which are provided to increase the volume and scope of services delivered. This notice is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process and the approximate lifetime of the contract is PS951884.50. This is a new service with a new provider. The contract will commence on 1st July 2026 and will end 31 March 2028. Additional information: The contract award criteria are specified in the procurement documents

Options: The initial contract term will be for 21 months, however the Council reserves the right to extend the contract by further periods not exceeding 24 months (24) being the maximum available extension period) at the discretion of the Council based on the contract performance of the successful applicant.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-060383
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035536-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£946,884 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£946,884 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£951,884 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Apr 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
12 Feb 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Apr 20261 months ago
Contract Period
30 Jun 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ICE CREATES

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