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title: "Equity in Action Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05a61e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS SURREY HEARTLANDS INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2026-03-17"
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# Equity in Action Service

Buyer: NHS SURREY HEARTLANDS INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a61e

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## Summary

The NHS Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board is overseeing the procurement process for the "Equity in Action Service," classified under health services. Situated in Woking, Surrey, this contract signifies an intention to award and is processed under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), with an award decision set to be active from 27th November 2025 to 26th November 2026. The service aims to foster community engagement, co-produce solutions, conduct outreach and health promotion efforts, and support navigation of health systems. This initiative is enacting solutions tailored for Surrey, requiring a provider with strong local roots and connections. The procurement method has been conducted through a limited procedure, which circumvents the usual call for competition due to specific regulatory exemptions. The entire procurement activity falls under Surrey Heartlands ICB's geographical jurisdiction, with a notable deadline for representations set for 14th October 2025.

The tender presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialised in community health services, particularly those adept at engaging ethnic minority communities. The awarded contract, valued at £114,145.80, has been attributed to the Surrey Minority Ethnic Forum, which represents and supports ethnic minority populations in Surrey. Businesses excelling in multicultural outreach, health education, and integration of healthcare services would be highly compatible with the tender scope. The service applies quality and innovation-driven models to address healthcare inequalities and employs collaborative approaches with local communities. Established community-led businesses that prioritise cultural sensitivity and have a proven track record of working within grassroots networks may find this tender particularly rewarding in expanding their influence and doing meaningful work within Surrey's diverse communities.

## Notice

The services in scope involve community engagement, co-production of solutions, outreach, health promotion, and support in navigating health systems and contain several ambitions for positive local outcomes, all of which require a provider with deep Surrey grassroots reach and trusted relationships, both with other local providers with whom they partner and with the communities served. This notice is a PSR Intention to Award a Contract under the Most Suitable Provider Process. The lifetime value of the contract is PS114,145.80. This is a new service awarded to a new provider. Services are intended to be provided from 15th October 2025.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The services in scope involve community engagement, co-production of solutions, outreach, health promotion, and support in navigating health systems and contain several ambitions for positive local outcomes, all of which require a provider with deep Surrey grassroots reach and trusted relationships, both with other local providers with whom they partner and with the communities served. The local outcome ambitions for the services within scope of delivery under this contract are described below. * To increase awareness of women's health within ethnic minority communities and contribute to prevention of women's health issues. * To enhance the quality of conversations about women's health and mental health in clinical practice with respect to cultural sensitivities. * To improve physical and mental health outcomes for women from ethnic minority communities. * To improve the mental health of women and birthing people from ethnic minority communities. * To prevent increased severity of mental health conditions through inclusive early intervention. * To support quality of referrals and efficiency of pathways into Tier 3 mental health support for women and birthing people in the perinatal period. * To improve the experience of healthcare service users across Surrey Heartlands. * To contribute to service co-production by capturing the voices of individuals from seldom heard communities and improve equity of access to health services. * To improve cultural awareness and competency in practice and inclusion of services and practice. * To support connections to women's health, diabetes, chronic vascular disease (CVD) and mental health services through community outreach advocacy/bridge of support. * To empower women and birthing people, children and adults to access support and build healthcare literacy. * To target Type 2 diabetes and CVD management education to prevent type 2 diabetes and improve outcomes. * Prevention for families with a history of Type 2 diabetes particularly to prevent occurrence of Type 2 diabetes in children. Services under the umbrella of Health Inequalities in Perinatal Health, Women's Health and Associated Mental Health are * Healthy Eating and Activity Culturally Inclusive Education * Women's 1:1 mental health provision * Women's Health Groups * Health Literacy and Health Check Outreach * Cultural Awareness Training Both the perinatal mental health counselling and Women's Health Groups are clinical services and constitute the main elements of service provision, provided on a weekly to monthly basis. Perinatal mental health support must be provided by a qualified counsellor and the Women's Health Groups must be led by a Community Development Worker (Community development worker specialising in health and wellbeing, specifically women's health. Counselling, social prescribing and psycho-social mental health support means that the clinical element of this contract significantly exceeds 50%.

### 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 14th October 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/024101-2026 |
| Notice type | Tender 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 | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Sep 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 | £114,145 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS SURREY HEARTLANDS INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | WOKING |
| Post town | Guildford |
| Postcode | GU21 5BH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ25 West Surrey |
| Local authority | Woking |
| Electoral ward | Canalside |
| Westminster constituency | Woking |
| Delivery location | TLJ25 West Surrey |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SURREY MINORITY ETHNIC FORUM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 17 Mar 2026 at 14:05 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024101-2026
- 1 Oct 2025 at 14:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061425-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.surreyheartlands.org
- https://www.smef.org.uk/

## Provenance

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