---
title: "NHS England Older Peoples Sounding board"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0560ff"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS ENGLAND, LEEDS"
published: "2025-07-17"
---

# NHS England Older Peoples Sounding board

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND, LEEDS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0560ff

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## Summary

The procurement process initiated by NHS England, Leeds, focuses on delivering an "Older People's Sounding Board" to ensure engagement with communities and influence in decision making. The contract for this service, classified under health services, was awarded to NDTi, a large organisation based in Bath. This process reached the contract award stage with the agreement becoming active on 1st July 2025. The contract period is set from 1st September 2025 through to 31st March 2026. The method of procurement was direct and below the threshold, executed without competition, which aligns with NHS England's central government status and legal frameworks. The location specific to this project is Leeds within the United Kingdom.

This tender provides opportunities for businesses, especially within the health services sector, to develop expertise in community engagement projects. Companies that have a keen interest in collaborative healthcare service design and policy influence, particularly those adept at involving elderly communities, will find this contract beneficial for growth. While NDTi has secured the contract, other organisations focusing on consultancy and service development for community engagement are well-suited for similar opportunities in the future, allowing them to expand their influence and offerings within public healthcare structures.

## Notice

Provider to deliver in partnership an Older People's Sounding Board. This will help ensure across NHSE (and beyond) that we fulfil our statutory duties to involve people and communities. In particular it will enable older people to influence decision making, policy development, planning, services design and services review.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040845-2025 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jun 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £45,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND, LEEDS |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS1 4AP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Hunslet & Riverside |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NDTI |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 17 Jul 2025 at 10:24 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040845-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040845-2025
  17th July 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.england.nhs.uk//
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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