Notice Information
Notice Title
Falls Prevention Service
Notice Description
West Sussex County Council is organising Market Engagement for the requirement of providing an Falls Prevention Service estimated to commence April 2027 for 5 years, including any extensions.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Falls Prevention Exercise Service will deliver county-wide evidence-based Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programmes designed specifically for older adults (65+) who have fallen and/or are at risk of falling. FaME is a quality assured programme in line with NICE recommendations around falls prevention exercise with evidence around improving functional mobility, confidence, and preventing falls. Additional information: West Sussex County Council (WSCC) would like to engage with suppliers prior to a procurement exercise later this year which will utilise the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). The procurement will be for the requirement of providing a Falls Prevention Service estimated to commence April 2027 for 5 years, including any extensions.
This notice IS NOT the commencement of a procurement procedure, neither is it a call for expressions of interest. This notice is released to gather more information which will be used to further inform our options and specification.
WSCC is asking interested service providers to attend a market engagement workshop on July 20th 2026 at 9:30 am. Interested service providers are also asked to review a copy of a draft specification and complete a market engagement questionnaire the results of which will be used to further inform our specification. Please request an invitation to the market engagement workshop along with the draft specification and the market engagement questionnaire via an email to Nikki.Lewis@westsussex.gov.uk entering 'Falls Prevention Service Procurement' in the subject line.
Interested service providers are also encouraged to register on the WSCC's e-Tendering portal (with no commitment to bid) to ensure that information for future requirements is received directly. The link to register on our new portal is:
https://atamis-7669.my.site.com/s/Welcome
A separate notice and information will be published if or when an actual procurement exercise starts later in the year.
Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06c63e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064152-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning 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
-
- CPV Codes
85100000 - Health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Jul 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 31 Aug 20262 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CHICHESTER
- Postcode
- PO19 1RQ
- Post Town
- Portsmouth
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ27 West Sussex (South West)
- Delivery Location
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
-
- Local Authority
- Chichester
- Electoral Ward
- Chichester Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Chichester
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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