---
title: "Be Well Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050519"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-04-17"
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# Be Well Service

Buyer: MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050519

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## Summary

Manchester City Council is in the process of awarding a contract for the "Be Well Service" in the community health services category, specifically aiming to provide 'social prescribing' interventions. The service will cater to residents of Manchester, connecting them to community-based social and non-medical support, helping those with long-term conditions or at risk of such. The procurement stage is the Award, with key decisions made by the Department of Public Health at Manchester City Council. The contract, valued at approximately £9.7 million, is expected to commence in April 2025 and continue until March 2028. Representations regarding the decision must be submitted by 1 May 2025 via email.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses, especially those experienced in delivering community health services and social interventions. With a focus on quality, value, innovation, integration, and social value, the contract seeks a provider capable of making a meaningful impact on public health. Businesses well-versed in these areas and those that can demonstrate improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice are ideally suited to compete. The procurement process follows a Direct Award Procedure under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, indicating a streamlined award to an existing provider, in this instance, Big Life Centres.

## Notice

The service provides 'social prescribing' interventions for people in Manchester who have one or more long term conditions and/or whose social circumstances place them at risk of developing long-term conditions or becoming frequent users of health and care services in the future.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Manchester City Council Public Health Department is looking to enter into a contract for a social prescribing service in Manchester. The service provides social prescribing interventions for people in Manchester who have one or more long term conditions and/or whose social circumstances place them at risk of developing long-term conditions or becoming frequent users of health and care services in the future. Its focus is on connecting people to community-based sources of social and non-medical support, which includes time-limited one-to-one support where required. Manchester City Council is intending to award the contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract is for three years running from April 2025 to March 2028.

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 1 May 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR'.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016003-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Apr 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £9,696,021 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M60 2LA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Piccadilly |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| Delivery location | TLD33 Manchester |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BIG LIFE CENTRES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 17 Apr 2025 at 14:33 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016003-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.manchester.gov.uk
- https://www.manchester.gov.uk

## Provenance

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