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External facilitation and consultancy support to develop the Neighbourhood Health model, with frailty as the priority pathway

Sunderland City Council

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10 Sep 2026 at 10:28

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Summary of the contracting process

Sunderland City Council commissioned external facilitation and consultancy support to develop its Neighbourhood Health model, with frailty as the priority pathway. The work is business and management consultancy focused on helping the council shape and develop an integrated local health approach, rather than supplying clinical treatment or physical infrastructure. Delivery is in Sunderland. The requirement covers the council’s health and care model and the specific development of frailty services within that model. It is therefore relevant to consultancies with experience in health and care transformation, neighbourhood-based service design, facilitation and advisory support for public sector organisations. Organisations focused solely on general management consultancy, without demonstrable health integration or frailty expertise, are less closely aligned with the requirement.

The procurement has been awarded and the resulting contract is active. Sunderland City Council used a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, making a direct call-off from the Consultancy and Advisory Services for Health Framework Agreement SBS10197. The contract was awarded to Health Integration Partners Ltd and signed on 7 September 2026. Its value is £225,000, exclusive of any treatment of tax not stated in the procurement data. The procurement was evaluated on price. One bid was recorded. The requirement was treated as a single lot, although that lot is recorded as cancelled while the award and contract are active. The procurement falls under the Government Procurement Agreement.

This procurement indicates demand from Sunderland City Council for specialist support to develop neighbourhood health services, with frailty treated as the priority pathway. A credible competitor for similar work would need to combine health and care transformation expertise with strong facilitation and consultancy capability. Relevant experience would include designing integrated local service models, working across NHS, council and community partners, understanding frailty pathways, and translating strategic aims into practical delivery arrangements. Suppliers should be able to engage senior public sector stakeholders, manage structured workshops and consultation, analyse existing services, and produce clear recommendations that can guide implementation. The awarded supplier was a small or medium-sized enterprise, showing that the requirement can be delivered by a suitably experienced specialist consultancy rather than only a large corporate provider.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

External facilitation and consultancy support to develop the Neighbourhood Health model, with frailty as the priority pathway

Notice Description

Provision of External facilitation and consultancy support to develop the Neighbourhood Health model, with frailty as the priority pathway

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision - External facilitation and consultancy support to develop the Neighbourhood Health model, with frailty as the priority pathway

Procurement Information

Direct Call off Consultancy and Advisory Services for Health Framework Agreement Reference: SBS10197

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f661
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085707-2026
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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£225,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Sep 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
Sunderland City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SUNDERLAND
Postcode
SR1 3AA
Postcode Area
Sunderland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC44 Sunderland
Delivery Location
TLC23 Sunderland
Local Authority
Sunderland
Electoral Ward
Millfield
Westminster Constituency
Sunderland Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Health Integration Partners Ltd

Further Information

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