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Obesity Pathway Innovation Programme

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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19 Aug 2026 at 12:14

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Summary of the contracting process

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust awarded an obesity pathway innovation service under the BRIDGE programme. The requirement forms part of a whole-pathway model: a digital platform identifies patients, supports self-referral and triage, and manages onward referral and weight-regain resources. The procured service provides clinical assessment, behavioural weight-management support and pharmacological weight-management support, followed by discharge to routine care. This is a healthcare services requirement delivered in the UK, with the buyer based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. It is suited to organisations providing integrated obesity treatment, clinical assessment, medicines-related support and behavioural interventions, particularly where these services can connect with a digital access and management platform.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to DDM Health Limited. The award is active and the contract was signed on 1 August 2026. Its value is £1,543,420.94 for 12 months, from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. The buyer used a limited urgent-award procedure under the Provider Selection Regime, without prior publication of a call for competition. The stated reason was urgent quality concerns and potential safety risks, together with delays that affected programme mobilisation and required revised delivery timeframes. The opportunity was evaluated against quality and price criteria, each described as 100. One bid was recorded. The single lot is marked cancelled, while the related award remains active.

This award shows demand for a provider able to deliver a complete clinical obesity pathway rather than a standalone digital tool. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need proven capability in clinical assessment, behavioural weight management, pharmacological weight management and safe discharge into routine care. Experience of managing patients through triage, onward referral and structured weight-regain support would be relevant, as would the ability to integrate clinical delivery with a digital platform handling patient identification and self-referral. The urgent rationale makes demonstrable quality, patient safety, service resilience and rapid mobilisation important competitive strengths. The recorded supplier is an SME, indicating that specialist providers of this scale can compete for the requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Obesity Pathway Innovation Programme

Notice Description

This is a PSR Urgent Award for the Obesity Pathway Innovation Programme (OPIP).

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a PSR award being made due to urgent circumstances. This notice relates to the obesity pathway innovation programme.

The BRIDGE programme is establishing a whole-pathway model comprising a digital access and management platform , which handles patient identification, self-referral, triage and onward referral as well as hosting weight rebound reduction resources, and this Service, which is responsible for clinical assessment, behavioural and pharmacological weight management support, and discharge back to routine care.

The value of this award is PS1,543,420.94 for a period of 12 months. The service is to be provided from 01/09/2026 - 31/08/2027.

Procurement Information

Urgent Award under the Provider Selection Regime.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e776
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078933-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,543,420 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B15 2GW
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Edgbaston
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Edgbaston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DDM HEALTH LIMITED

Further Information

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