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title: "NHS Digital Specialist Weight Management Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03f73b"
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# NHS Digital Specialist Weight Management Services

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03f73b

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## Summary

The National Health Service (NHS) England is planning a procurement process for digital specialist weight management services, with an estimated value of £30,000,000. The pilot programme aims to provide innovative digital interventions to support adults with obesity and weight-related comorbidities. The procurement involves early market engagement and will test the delivery of services using digital platforms within England. The future notice date for this opportunity is 31st October 2023.

This tender offers opportunities for providers of behavioural change programmes, digital platforms, and weight management services. Businesses in the health services industry, especially those experienced in digital healthcare solutions, cognitive behavioural therapy, and prescribing services, would be well-suited to compete. The procurement process, led by NHSE under funding from the Department of Health and Social Care, is seeking to engage providers who can deliver structured care services and innovative digital interventions to support patients in achieving weight management goals.

## Notice

Overview:
Procurement of 'digital platforms' to support the delivery of specialist weight management services with the optional inclusion of prescribing and dispensing capabilities.
The overall aim of this pilot programme will be to support adults living with obesity (BMI threshold to be determined) with one or more weight-related comorbidities (Hypertension, Dyslipidaemia, Obstructive Sleep Apnoea, Cardiovascular disease), with weight loss, and continued weight maintenance through a new and innovative multi-faceted digital intervention.

Description:
NHS England wishes to notify potential providers of its intention to commence early market engagement, in advance of the procurement of digital platforms to deliver specialist weight management services within the NHS Digital SWMS pilot programme.
On 27th March 2023 the government approved PS40m over 2 years to explore how approved weight loss drugs can be made safely available to more people by expanding specialist weight management services outside of hospital settings. The NHS Digital Specialist Weight Management Service (DSWMS) pilot programme (NHS DSWMS Pilot Programme) is an initiative led by NHSE under request and through funding from the Department of Health and Social Care.
The NHS DSWMS Pilot Programme will consist of several pilots across a small number of Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) within England that will test the delivery of Specialist Weight Management Services utilising digital application or web-based services. Where applicable, this will include the prescribing and dispensing of specific obesity medication which are both, licenced by the Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the subject of a relevant NICE Technology Appraisal.
The NHS DSWMS Pilot Programme will also deliver a structured behavioural change programme as part of a wraparound care service offer. The service will be made available and delivered to each eligible patient for a maximum of 24 months from the point of patient registration, which intends to deliver as a minimum:
Cognitive behavioural therapy
Talking therapy
Dietary/nutritional input
Calorie controlled diet advice and self-monitoring
Monthly weight management medication reviews
Objective weight measurements

Estimated value:
The estimated total value of the NHS Digital Specialist weight management services is PS30,000,000, across two areas;
1) Digital specialist weight management behavioural change programme as part of a wraparound care service offer including the ability to prescribe -PS15,000,000
2) Digital specialist weight management behavioural change programme as part of a wraparound care service offer only - PS15,000,000
The final budget is subject to review and may change. Confirmed values will be published with the ITT tender documents and relevant notices.

Additional info:
The NHS DSWMS Pilot Programme will operate independently of local authority commissioned services. The service is not intended to replace any SWMS locally commissioned by ICBs or local authorities, instead providing additional flexible capacity locally to meet the demands of the NHSE pilot approach to test novel service models of access.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

As per short description. Additional information: Instructions to join:
Potential providers are encouraged to attend the market engagement event to hear more detail on current plans, and to share insight to further inform these plans. This event is due to be held on Thursday 14th of September at 09:00am. Please contact us by 4pm on Wednesday 13th September to join.
Please note that attendance is limited to a maximum of two participants per organisation and registration with the national team is essential prior to the event to secure a place.
To register your interest, please email england.swms-prescribing-pilots@nhs.net.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025176-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 31 Oct 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £30,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS2 7UE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 25 Aug 2023 at 15:28 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025176-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.england.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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