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title: "Healthy Together Peer Led SMI Support"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0601f2"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2026-02-26"
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# Healthy Together Peer Led SMI Support

Buyer: NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0601f2

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## Summary

The NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board is actively engaged in the procurement process for the provision of the "Healthy Together Peer Led SMI Support" service, classified under Miscellaneous Health Services. The procurement activity took place in Ipswich, within the region UKH14, under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) detailed by the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract, valued at £234,794 excluding VAT, covers services from 1st April 2026 until 31st March 2027, with the option for extension until 2028. This procurement, which utilised a direct award process, aims to deliver accessible services led by individuals with lived experience, promoting holistic care and integration with VCSE organisations.

This tender offers notable opportunities for businesses involved in health services, especially those focusing on mental health care and integration with community services. Given its emphasis on peer-led support and close collaboration with established healthcare partners like the Suffolk User Forum, organisations with significant experience in delivering community-centric health services will find it advantageous to engage. Businesses that can demonstrate robust capabilities in managing complex health care needs and fostering collaboration among varied stakeholders can leverage this opportunity for strategic growth. Additionally, companies adept at incorporating service sustainability and social value elements in health delivery will be well-positioned to collaborate under this contract framework.

## Notice

Healthy Together provides a fully accessible and enhanced service for SMI patients. It is led by people with lived experience, both staff and volunteers. SUF work in close partnership with NSFT to deliver physical health checks to SMI patients and have an established and trusted working relationship. SUF also provide SMI patients with onward referrals and signposting to wider VCSE organisations, ensuring patients receive person centred, holistic care and support, to manage their SMI diagnosis. Both qualitative and quantitative data flows freely from SUF to partner organisations, including the ICB, to review performance, impact and outcomes.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board are awarding the contract named within this notice under the Direct Award C process which is outlined within the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The provider named in this notice is an existing provider and has been reviewed through a Key Criteria assessment to ensure the awarding body is satisfied with current performance and reasonably expects the provider to be able to satisfy the contract which is the subject of this notice. The contract which is the subject of this notice has not changed considerably when compared with the existing / previous contract delivered by the named provider. Healthy Together provides a fully accessible and enhanced service for SMI patients. It is led by people with lived experience, both staff and volunteers. SUF work in close partnership with NSFT to deliver physical health checks to SMI patients and have an established and trusted working relationship. SUF also provide SMI patients with onward referrals and signposting to wider VCSE organisations, ensuring patients receive person centred, holistic care and support, to manage their SMI diagnosis. Both qualitative and quantitative data flows freely from SUF to partner organisations, including the ICB, to review performance, impact and outcomes. A 12 month contract with an option to extend by a further 12 months commencing 1st April 2026 through to 31st March 2027 (or until 31st March 2028 if extended) The ICB may wish to introduce additional services during the lifetime of the contract ("Contract modifications"). Such contract modifications will be contemplated where additional requirements are similar and or complementary to the services already included in the Specification, at any given time. Such expansion would be by the addition of services commissioned by the Authority as named in the Contract Notice. To this end, after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the contract may be varied as allowable in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

Options: The contract is for 12 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months up to 31st 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. The award was made on the recommendation of the SNEE ICB Mental Health MDT held 14th October 2025 and approved by the Deputy Chief Executive and Head of Strategy and Transformation on 6th January 2026. * No conflicts of interest, or potential conflicts of interest, were declared by any decision makes. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by Wednesday 21st January 2026 (8 working days following publication of intention to award notice). They should be submitted in writing to procurement@snee.nhs.uk. 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/017335-2026 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Jan 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £234,794 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | IPSWICH |
| Post town | Ipswich |
| Postcode | IP1 2BX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH62 Ipswich |
| Local authority | Ipswich |
| Electoral ward | Gipping |
| Westminster constituency | Ipswich |
| Delivery location | TLH14 Suffolk CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SUFFOLK USER FORUM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

## Release History

- 26 Feb 2026 at 13:34 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017335-2026
- 8 Jan 2026 at 15:42 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001571-2026
- 8 Jan 2026 at 14:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001495-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://suffolkandnortheastessex.icb.nhs.uk/
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:999999-2099:TEXT:EN:HTML

## Provenance

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