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title: "Sandwell Falls Prevention - Improving Strength and Balance Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-043b77"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL"
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# Sandwell Falls Prevention - Improving Strength and Balance Service

Buyer: SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-043b77

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "Sandwell Falls Prevention - Improving Strength and Balance Service" is being conducted by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. This service falls under the community health services category, located in the UKG37 region. The procurement is currently in the contract modification stage following a tender initially opened with the aim to enhance strength and balance to prevent falls, and to connect residents with local health services to reduce isolation. The contract, valued at £246,940.97, originally began on 19 July 2024 and, after modifications for National Insurance and inflation adjustments, it is now extended to 18 July 2027.

This procurement opens up substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in community health services, particularly those adept at preventing fall injuries through strength and balance programs. The competition for this tender was overseen via an open procedure under the Provider Selection Regime, making it well-suited for businesses capable of demonstrating quality, value, and innovative collaboration with local health services. Large organisations like Age UK Birmingham, the current active supplier, indicate the scale and calibre expected from prospective competitors aiming for similar contracts in the industry.

## Notice

The aim of this service is to focus on primary prevention (i.e. preventing a first injurious fall) by improving on strength and balance, working collaboratively with relevant partners such as our in-house lifestyles service, Healthy Sandwell or with local NHS services for example, to provide falls awareness information and connect residents to reduce social isolation / loneliness.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Borough Council of Sandwell wishes to utilise the option to extend for Sandwell Falls Prevention - Improving Strength and Balance Service, from 19/07/2026 to 18/07/2027 and also modify the cost model to include uplift in National Insurance and inflation. The total contract duration will now be three years from 19/07/2024 to 18/07/2027. The Lifetime value of the contract will now be PS246,940.97, with modifications be made from 01/04/2025.

Options: The initial contract period is for 2 Years from 19 July 2024 to 18 July 2026, with the option to extend, subject to review, for up to a further maximum period of 1 Year from 19 January 2026 to 18 July 2027 as described fro question II.2.7 of this notice.

Renewal: The initial contract period is for 2 Years from 19 July 2024 to 18 July 2026, with the option to extend, subject to review, for up to a further maximum period of 1 Year from 19 January 2026 to 18 July 2027

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085869-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Mar 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Jun 2024 |
| Contract period | 18 Jul 2024 - 18 Jul 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £240,000 |
| Lots value | £240,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £485,767 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | OLDBURY |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B69 3DE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG37 Sandwell |
| Local authority | Sandwell |
| Electoral ward | Oldbury |
| Westminster constituency | West Bromwich |
| Delivery location | TLG37 Sandwell |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AGE UK BIRMINGHAM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 23 Dec 2025 at 14:20 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085869-2025
- 14 Jun 2024 at 12:45 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018463-2024
- 3 Jun 2024 at 14:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017176-2024
- 20 Feb 2024 at 14:23 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005528-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc
- https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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