Notice Information
Notice Title
Health Guidance and Social Prescribing Services
Notice Description
Social Prescribing service. Social prescribing activities that support residents/patients with a wider range of issues from social isolation, physical inactivity, smoking, alcohol use or diet.
Procurement Information
This programme (including this contract with Big Life) feeds directly into the new Health and Wellbeing Hub model, which has not previously been embedded within any hospital-based environment and is a new and developing service for MFT. Big Life's activity, and the associated contract award, contribute directly to defining and shaping this service and its continuous development over the duration of this contract. As such, it is MFT Procurement opinion that the contract is suitable be awarded under the direct award criteria for "Prototypes and Development" within Procurement Act 23.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-067c4d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031748-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
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
- £446,168 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Apr 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Apr 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- 26 Apr 2026 - 26 Apr 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TRAFFORD
- Postcode
- M41 5SL
- Post Town
- Manchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD34 Greater Manchester South West
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Trafford
- Electoral Ward
- Davyhulme
- Westminster Constituency
- Stretford and Urmston
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031748-2026
8th April 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031729-2026
8th April 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031126-2026
2nd April 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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