--- title: "Evaluation of investment in weight management services Prior Information Notice" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-cfa2c525-c264-42c8-ae88-5f0e1d262d1a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-cfa2c525-c264-42c8-ae88-5f0e1d262d1a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cfa2c525-c264-42c8-ae88-5f0e1d262d1a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cfa2c525-c264-42c8-ae88-5f0e1d262d1a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE" published: "2021-09-20" --- # Evaluation of investment in weight management services Prior Information Notice Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cfa2c525-c264-42c8-ae88-5f0e1d262d1a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-cfa2c525-c264-42c8-ae88-5f0e1d262d1a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cfa2c525-c264-42c8-ae88-5f0e1d262d1a.json) ## Summary The Department of Health and Social Care is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Evaluation of investment in weight management services Prior Information Notice," located in London, United Kingdom. This initiative seeks to assess interest in two short-term evaluation projects concerning the effectiveness of weight management services for adults and children, for which an engagement open until 15th October 2021 is scheduled. A budget of £30,000 is allocated for each evaluation, with final reports anticipated in Spring and Autumn 2022 respectively. Interested suppliers should register their interest via the Atamis portal, with the Invitation to Tender expected to be available from late September. This tender presents an excellent opportunity for consulting firms specialising in evaluation services, particularly those with experience in health and social care or behavioural interventions. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be well-suited to compete, as the contracting authority is open to diverse supplier participation. With substantial government funding directed towards local authorities for weight management initiatives, successful bidders will contribute meaningful insights and evaluations that could enhance the implementation and efficiency of these public health programmes. ## Notice Evaluation of investment in weight management services Prior Information Notice Purpose The purpose of this prior information notice is to give notice and assess interest in two short-term evaluation projects aimed at assessing Government's current 1-year programme of investment in local authorities' capacity to provide effective weight management services for adults and children. 1. Background to the Weight Management Services Evaluations The Department of Health and Social Care has provided over PS30m of grant funding to local authorities in England to expand their provision of adult behavioural weight management services. A further amount (cPS4m) was offered to a much smaller number of local authorities to develop and test new approaches to a) providing behavioural weight management services for children and young people, and b) test approaches to delivering extended brief interventions - proactive follow-up with motivational support and onward referral to weight management services children identified as living with overweight and obesity and their families The Department is seeking to commission evaluations which will bring together a range of existing evidence and conduct new enquiries into these funding programmes. 2. Expectations of the supplier These evaluations are being put to the market as two lots so that suppliers may apply for both or either of the evaluations. The budget for each evaluation is PS30K which reflects the short duration of the projects to be evaluated and the availability of data and other evaluative research which can be drawn on and augmented. Final reports for the adult weight management service evaluation will be required in Spring 2022 whilst the child weight management evaluation will need to report in Autumn 2022. Suggestions and queries We welcome any suggestions or queries in regards to this notice via email: penny.withers@dhsc.gov.uk The Invitation to Tender will be available from late September. Please note: the supplier will need to register their interest via Atamis portal: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/60da0620-eaca-4d87-91e2-a048341c18ad | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Sep 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 15 Oct 2021 | | 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 | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1H 0EU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services ## Release History - 20 Sep 2021 at 09:50 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/60da0620-eaca-4d87-91e2-a048341c18ad - 16 Sep 2021 at 15:53 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/333ce096-2456-4a52-9fb7-df0161f6edad ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/60da0620-eaca-4d87-91e2-a048341c18ad 20th September 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/333ce096-2456-4a52-9fb7-df0161f6edad 16th September 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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