--- title: "Invitation to Attend a Market Engagement Event On 8th January 2026 at 10:45 - Digital Platform provision for North East North Cumbria Community OPIP" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8cb6c84b-5c16-4c27-a133-ade901a22063" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8cb6c84b-5c16-4c27-a133-ade901a22063" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8cb6c84b-5c16-4c27-a133-ade901a22063.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8cb6c84b-5c16-4c27-a133-ade901a22063.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "HEALTH INNOVATION NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA" published: "2025-12-19" --- # Invitation to Attend a Market Engagement Event On 8th January 2026 at 10:45 - Digital Platform provision for North East North Cumbria Community OPIP Buyer: HEALTH INNOVATION NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8cb6c84b-5c16-4c27-a133-ade901a22063 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8cb6c84b-5c16-4c27-a133-ade901a22063) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8cb6c84b-5c16-4c27-a133-ade901a22063.json) ## Summary Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria (HI NENC) is organising a Market Engagement Event scheduled for 8th January 2026 at 10:45 AM. This event is part of the planning stage for the procurement of a digital platform under the Obesity Pathway Innovation Programme (OPIP) aimed at creating an innovative obesity pathway in North East and North Cumbria. The procurement falls under the IT services category, specifically consulting, software development, Internet, and support, with the location specified as the United Kingdom. The engagement is set to conclude on 7th January 2026. Interested parties are invited to register on Eventbrite to attend the virtual event conducted via Teams. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses within the digital health sector, particularly those experienced in integrated digital platform solutions. Companies that specialise in consulting, software development, and Internet services, especially in a healthcare context, are well-suited to compete. The platform required must integrate with existing NHS systems, ensuring high standards of clinical safety, information governance, and cybersecurity. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate and provide feedback that will help refine the procurement strategy, offering a chance to influence and partake in a project of substantial community impact and potential growth. ## Notice The purpose of this Notice is to invite market operators to a Market Engagement Event for the potential future exercise to procure services supporting the development of an innovative obesity pathway in North East and North Cumbria on Thursday 8th January at 10:45 via Teams Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB) is developing a new, community-first obesity pathway as part of the Obesity Pathway Innovation Programme (OPIP). The pathway will support adults with obesity who are waiting lists or at risk of economic activity due to obesity and related long-term conditions. To enable this at scale, NENC ICB is exploring options to procure a digital partner to provide an integrated platform that will act as the digital "spine" for the pathway. The intended service is expected to support the following: 1. Identification and invitation of eligible patients (for example via population-health tools and waiting-list data) 2. Digital referral, consent and triage 3. Patient-facing tools for self-assessment, remote monitoring and behavioural support (including AI meal planning) 4. Role based portals for community pharmacies, specialist teams and programme staff. The platform will need to integrate with existing NHS systems (for example NHS App, GP clinical systems and provider electronic patient records), support high standards of clinical safety, information governance and cybersecurity, and generate data and dashboards required for independent evaluation of outcomes, equity and value for money. This Market Engagement Event is intended to help NENC ICB understand the capabilities, innovations and constraints within the digital health market, and to test our emerging requirements and delivery approach. Feedback from suppliers will be used to refine any future specification and procurement strategy for these services. Additional information: To attend this event please register on Eventbrite using this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/market-engagement-event-innovative-obesity-pathway-nenc-tickets-1978132080302?aff=oddtdtcreator This notice is for information and engaging with the supply market only. It is not a binding statement of intent or call for competition. HI NENC reserves the right not to enter a formal process and not award a contract. The information contained in this notice, including information relating to the nature and scope of the requirements, the service classification of this requirement from the list of CPV codes, is only indicative of the HI NENC's current thinking and is neither exhaustive nor binding. HI NENC reserves the right at its absolute discretion to amend it at the time of issue of any further notices or at any other time. HI NENC will not be liable for any bid cost, expenditure, work or effort incurred by a potential supplier in acting on the basis of this Market Engagement Event ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/becfc809-ede8-43da-89dc-8a14c64263a6 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Dec 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 7 Jan 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HEALTH INNOVATION NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA | | Locality | NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE | | Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne | | Postcode | NE1 4DL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | | ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside | | Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne | | Electoral ward | Monument | | Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 19 Dec 2025 at 08:36 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/becfc809-ede8-43da-89dc-8a14c64263a6 - 18 Dec 2025 at 09:23 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/480306e7-b946-4a5d-9caa-527401248710 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/becfc809-ede8-43da-89dc-8a14c64263a6 19th December 2025 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/480306e7-b946-4a5d-9caa-527401248710 18th December 2025 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=7c5bf33c-52fa-ed11-8122-005056b64545 Advert ## Notice URLs - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/market-engagement-event-innovative-obesity-pathway-nenc-tickets-1978132080302?aff=oddtdtcreator ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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