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title: "Falls Prevention Strength & Balance Classes in Bristol & South Gloucestershire"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-055565"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-06-27"
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# Falls Prevention Strength & Balance Classes in Bristol & South Gloucestershire

Buyer: NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055565

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## Summary

The NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board is in the planning stage of a procurement process to commission the delivery of falls prevention strength and balance classes in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. This process seeks expressions of interest from providers capable of delivering community-based strength and balance programmes as part of its falls prevention efforts. The procurement is anticipated to be divided into two lots, one for each location, with an estimated start date of January 2026 and a contract period of three years, extendable by an additional two years. Key financial figures include an annual budget of £150,585 for Bristol and £49,475 for South Gloucestershire, plus potential additional funding for mobilisation. Interested parties have until 18th July 2025 to engage in this exercise, which is being managed by the NHS South Central and West Commissioning Support Unit.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in health and social work services, particularly those that focus on fall prevention, physical therapy, or community health programmes. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, given their suitability for the contract requirements and the procurement's light-touch regime. Engaging in this tender could not only provide financial growth through access to public sector funding but also offer a platform to showcase expertise and expand service offerings within the healthcare sector. The project aims to enhance community health outcomes, thus aligning with the strategic priorities of health and care systems in the region.

## Notice

This notice is placed as a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (PMEN) to inform the market of BNSSG Integrated Care Board's (ICBs) intention to commission an organisation(s) to manage and deliver strength and balance classes in Bristol and South Gloucestershire as part of the BNSSG Falls Prevention programme. The Commissioner would like to understand the level of provider interest in delivering these services. The BNSSG ICB is seeking expressions of interest and feedback from Providers who have the capability and capacity to deliver a community falls-risk-reduction, evidence-based, strength and balance programme. The anticipated initial contract duration is 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years. The Commissioner is considering procuring this service into 2 Lots (Lot 1; Bristol & Lot 2 South Gloucestershire) The anticipated annual financial envelope for this service in Bristol (Lot1) is PS150,585 per year inclusive of VAT, and the commissioner is considering a contract term of 3 years with an optional extension of 2 years. The anticipated annual financial envelope for for this service in South Gloucestershire is PS49,475 per year inclusive of VAT. (please note there could be an additional envelope of PS28,900 in the first year to support with mobilisation and subject to ICB budgetary sign off). This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

### Planning Information

This notice is an information gathering exercise rather than a call for competition in its own right, and therefore publication or response does not commit the Authority or respondents to a future procurement, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest. The Authority will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise. 
Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. 
Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the relevant information and market engagement questionnaire, you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page. 
If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and to be able to submit your market engagement questionnaire using the correspondence function within Atamis.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035886-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Sep 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £841,000 |
| 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 | NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Additional buyers | NHS SOUTH CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 6AG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ35 South Hampshire |
| Local authority | Eastleigh |
| Electoral ward | Eastleigh Central |
| Westminster constituency | Eastleigh |
| Delivery location | TLK1 Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 27 Jun 2025 at 14:59 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035886-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035886-2025
  27th June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.scwcsu.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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