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Shaping Health Awareness & Preparedness & Engagement

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

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Planning

06 Oct 2026 at 09:45

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council’s Public Health team plans to commission a community health service under the SHAPE programme. The provider will design, develop, test and implement a community-centred approach to improving health awareness, engagement and readiness for behaviour change across Bradford’s diverse communities. The work aims to strengthen health literacy in underserved communities, understand local health beliefs and attitudes, involve communities in health service design and commissioning, reduce health inequalities, and support community participation and leadership in health improvement. The provider will work with the Council, communities and other stakeholders to create a sustainable, scalable model that informs commissioning and supports better health outcomes. Delivery is across the Bradford district. This is a public health and community engagement service, rather than a clinical care contract.

The procurement is at the planning stage: the Council has set out its intention to procure, but has not yet invited tenders. It expects to use an open procedure for one lot, with electronic submission allowed and English-language bids. The Council plans a market engagement event on 15 October 2026, with a further notice expected on 2 November 2026. Its indicative timetable gives 7 December 2026 as the tender submission date and 11 January 2027 as the expected award date. Service delivery is planned to start on 1 April 2027 and run to 31 March 2030, with options for two further one-year extensions, up to 31 March 2032. The stated annual value is approximately £80,000; the initial contract value is approximately £240,000 and the maximum potential value approximately £400,000.

The work is suited to organisations with experience designing and delivering community-led public health programmes, particularly those able to engage diverse and underserved communities and build trust around health behaviour change. Strong candidates will be able to develop and test an innovative approach, improve health literacy, understand community beliefs and attitudes, and translate local insight into commissioning and service design. The Council is seeking organisations that can work collaboratively with public bodies, community groups and other stakeholders, while supporting community participation and leadership. It also wants a model that can be sustained and scaled across the district. The Council identifies voluntary, community and social enterprises, charities, social enterprises, community organisations and private-sector providers as potential participants. Small and medium-sized businesses and VCSE organisations are considered suitable for the planned contract.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Shaping Health Awareness & Preparedness & Engagement

Notice Description

Bradford Council Public Health is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified, experienced and innovative organisations to participate in the forthcoming procurement opportunity for the delivery of the SHAPE (Shaping Health Awareness, Preparedness and Engagement) Service. The Council is looking to appoint a provider to design, develop, test and implement an innovative, community-centred approach that improves health awareness, engagement and readiness for behaviour change amongst Bradford's diverse communities. The project forms part of the wider Living Well Programme and supports Bradford's ambition to create a lasting social movement for health and wellbeing across the district. Service Overview The SHAPE programme aims to strengthen: Community readiness for health behaviour change; Health literacy across underserved communities; Understanding of community health beliefs and attitudes; Community influence in health service design and commissioning; Reduction of health inequalities; Community participation and leadership in health improvement activities; The successful provider will work collaboratively with Bradford Council, communities and stakeholders to create a sustainable and scalable model that improves engagement, informs commissioning and supports better health outcomes. **Market Engagement Event** Bradford Council will be holding a SHAPE Market Engagement Event to provide potential providers with an overview of the opportunity, commissioning objectives, procurement timetable and to allow organisations to ask questions and provide feedback. Date: Thursday 15 October 2026 Time: 2.30pm to 4.00pm The event is open to all interested organisations, including voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations, charities, social enterprises, community organisations and private sector providers. How to Register Your Interest Organisations interested in attending the Market Engagement Event and receiving further information regarding the procurement should register their interest by contacting: Syed Haujee Procurement Manager Email: Syed.Haujee@bradford.gov.uk and Publichealthcommissioning@bradford.gov.uk

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Contract Length: Initial 3-year contract Extension Options: Up to 2 further years (+1 +1) Annual Contract Value: Approximately PS80,000 per annum Initial Contract Value: Approximately PS240,000 Maximum Potential Value: Approximately PS400,000 Planned Service Commencement: April 2027

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07814f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094091-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
2 Nov 20264 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 1 Apr 2030 3-4 years
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
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRADFORD
Postcode
BD1 1HX
Postcode Area
Bradford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE41 Bradford
Delivery Location
TLE41 Bradford
Local Authority
Bradford
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Bradford West

Further Information

Notice Documents

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