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title: "Integrated Healthy Lifestyle Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05458f"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "READING BOROUGH COUNCIL"
published: "2025-06-09"
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# Integrated Healthy Lifestyle Service

Buyer: READING BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05458f

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## Summary

The planning process for an Integrated Healthy Lifestyle Service is currently underway, led by Reading Borough Council in collaboration with West Berkshire Council. The procurement seeks to improve health services such as weight management, physical activity, and stop smoking services across the regions in the United Kingdom, specifically targeting the localities around Reading and West Berkshire. Providers are invited to engage and express interest by 30th June 2025. The outcome will inform options to improve health outcomes and support economic growth. This planning phase aims to gather insights from the market to aid in the decision-making process. The contract is estimated at £5.3m, covering services above the procurement threshold, with the service likely to commence on 1st October 2026 for a duration of five years, extendable up to 2033.

This tender process offers a substantial opportunity for businesses in the health services sector to expand their operations and influence community health. Companies specialising in community health services, particularly in areas such as weight management and smoking cessation, could leverage this tender to drive business growth. Organisations providing innovative solutions that contribute to reducing health inequalities and improve workforce productivity would be particularly well-suited for this contract. The procurement method is collaborative, with Reading Borough Council leading the joint commissioning, thus favouring entities familiar with multi-council service provision. This service model also broadens prospects for businesses ready to engage in strategic partnerships and explore novel approaches to well-being services.

## Notice

West Berkshire Council and Reading Borough Council is currently planning to procure an Integrated Healthy Lifestyle Service for West Berkshire and Reading residents. The proposed service is likely to run for five years with an option to extend for a further two years. The aim of the service is to improve access to healthy lifestyle services for adults, weight management, physical activity, falls prevention and stop smoking services to improve health outcomes of the people living within the two areas and to: * To contribute to the reduction of health inequalities * To reduce the length of time adults spend in poor health in later life by helping more adults to live longer in good health. * To contribute to economic growth by improving the health and wellbeing of the workforce, thereby improving productivity, reducing absenteeism and helping inactive adults return to work. * To improve levels of self-care, resilience and wellbeing * To contribute to reducing the overall cost burden to public services, particularly health and social care * To support the Council's to fulfil obligations within the public health grant to tackle obesity and deliver community-based stop smoking services We are seeking to understand the market's interest in the opportunity and views to assist in informing the decision-making process. We would value your engagement with this process to inform the suitability of options. The purpose of the market testing exercise is to gather insight and feedback from interested providers to help inform integrated healthy lifestyle services. The market testing will inform the understanding of the potential of the local market to provide the required support offer and to explore ways of delivering the services to improve the health of residents. The estimated total contract value for this contract is PS5.3m

### Planning Information

We would like to hear from organisations that may only be able to provide aspects of the service to demonstrate their capabilities or interest. Providers can choose to respond with a focus on areas they are interested in delivering at question 2.
A slide set providing more information on the service and a questionnaire is available. Please express your interest and request the slide set and questionnaire via email directly from the named contact: Zoe Campbell (Zoe.Campbell@reading.gov.uk). The deadline for submission of the questionnaire is 30th June 2025

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031041-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement 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 | 9 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 30 Jun 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2031 |
| 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 | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | READING BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | WEST BERKSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | READING |
| Post town | Reading |
| Postcode | RG1 2LU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ16 Berkshire West |
| Local authority | West Berkshire |
| Electoral ward | Newbury Central |
| Westminster constituency | Newbury |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 9 Jun 2025 at 15:06 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031041-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031041-2025
  9th June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.westberks.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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