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title: "Lifestyle: Weight Management (Dynamic Purchasing System - DPS)"
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buyer: "NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# Lifestyle: Weight Management (Dynamic Purchasing System - DPS)

Buyer: NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0ed07979-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

Northamptonshire County Council is currently inviting submissions for the "Lifestyle: Weight Management (Dynamic Purchasing System - DPS)" tender aimed at enhancing community weight management services across Northamptonshire. This procurement falls under the health and social work services category and is at the tender stage, with Indicative Tenders being accepted on a quarterly basis until the end of the current DPS period on 30th September 2020. Interested organisations must demonstrate expertise in Tier 2 Adult Weight Management services, and the deadline for submissions is 12:00 noon every quarter.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses involved in health and fitness, including personal trainers, dieticians, nutritionists, and weight loss organisations. The Dynamic Purchasing System allows multiple providers to join as long as they meet the specified criteria, fostering a competitive landscape where a variety of service providers can deliver innovative weight management solutions tailored for the local population. Organisations capable of addressing health inequalities and understanding community demographics will find themselves well positioned to thrive in this procurement process.

## Notice

Northamptonshire County Council is inviting Indicative Tender submissions for the supply of Weight Management Services, and is looking for organisations and individuals to facilitate the delivery of a Tier 2 Lifestyle Weight Management Service across Northamptonshire. Tier 2 Lifestyle Management Service focuses on community weight management programmes designed to support people in losing weight which include diet, exercise and behavioural change. The Providers for this service may range from personal trainers, fitness and gym instructors, to dieticians, nutritionists, weight loss organisations or any other individual or organisation that can help obese people to lose weight as specified in the requirements of the specification for the service. Overweight and obesity presents a major challenge to the current and future health of the population in Northamptonshire. People are considered obese when their BMI (a measurement obtained by dividing a person's weight in kilograms by the square of the person's height in metres) exceeds 30 kg/m2. The service is for 16+ year olds. Organisations wishing to Tender need to demonstrate that they have a strong understanding of what a Tier 2 Adult Weight Management service requires. Organisations must have the capacities, resources and expertise to deliver this service at any locality within Northamptonshire, taking into account the demographics and the health inequalities within Northamptonshire. These weight management services are being procured under a multiple-provider Dynamic Purchasing System. There will be no limit to the number of Providers accepted onto the Dynamic Purchasing System, providing they meet the selection and award criteria (as set out in the Tender documentation). This DPS Agreement is for four years, commencing 1st October 2016. The Authority will use the tender process of the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to enable Providers to join the DPS at anytime. The DPS will be available until 30th September 2020, and TUPE does not apply. The detailed requirements are defined in the Tender documents, please visit the LGSS Procurement Portal - www.lgssprocurementportal.co.uk to formally register your interest in this opportunity and to access the tender documentation. The deadline for completed Indicative Tenders to be received on the LGSS eTendering Portal is 12:00 noon, every quarter - PLEASE SEE THE TENDER DOCUMENTATION FOR FULL INFORMATION ON CURRENT ROUNDS AND DEADLINES. Indicative Tenders can be submitted throughout the duration of the DPS. If assistance is required regarding the use of the LGSS eTendering Portal, please contact the Due North helpdesk on: T: 0330 005 0352 E: ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/067742af-5368-4db7-9293-893c772b83af |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Sep 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Sep 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 28 Sep 2020 - 30 Sep 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | FIRST FOR WELLBEING; LGSS |
| Locality | NORTHAMPTON |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN4 7YD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF24 West Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | West Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Northampton North |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 20 Sep 2019 at 14:42 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/067742af-5368-4db7-9293-893c772b83af
- 30 Jul 2019 at 12:12 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c1f27a60-9646-4623-8ccc-51fe267ca0fc
- 8 Jun 2017 at 10:17 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c2f06120-c3fd-4727-b766-f67eeaf19bf6
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c2f06120-c3fd-4727-b766-f67eeaf19bf6

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/067742af-5368-4db7-9293-893c772b83af
  20th September 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c1f27a60-9646-4623-8ccc-51fe267ca0fc
  30th July 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c2f06120-c3fd-4727-b766-f67eeaf19bf6
  8th June 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=c300fdfc-1048-e611-8114-000c29c9ba21
  Advert

## Notice URLs

- http://www.lgssprocurementportal.co.uk

## Provenance

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