--- title: "WCC Access to health services and support for female veterans" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-069404" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-069404" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-069404.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-069404.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2026-05-08" --- # WCC Access to health services and support for female veterans Buyer: WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-069404 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-069404) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-069404.json) ## Summary Warwickshire County Council is currently in the planning stage for a procurement process focused on providing health services and support for female veterans. This project, titled "WCC Access to Health Services and Support for Female Veterans," aims to tackle issues concerning physical, mental, and broader determinants of health for female veterans. The primary location for delivering these services is within the United Kingdom, specifically the region identified as UKG. A deadline has been set for market engagement returns, which is on 8th June 2026, indicating the need for timely participation. The contract period is scheduled to commence on 1st October 2026 and conclude by 1st October 2029, providing a three-year window to achieve the project's objectives. This tender presents significant opportunities for growth for businesses, particularly those experienced in health services, with a focus on statutory and VCSE organisations. Ideal candidates for this project would be small and medium enterprises (SMEs) or Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise organisations (VCSEs) capable of implementing the female veteran transformation programme toolkit. The project encourages collaboration among stakeholders within the Coventry, Solihull, and Warwickshire Armed Forces Covenant Partnership, promoting referrals and a collaborative approach to addressing female veterans' health needs. Organisations with a presence in high-deprivation areas and those integrating lived experience within their service delivery are highly encouraged to participate, given the project's specific focus on impactful service provision and resource efficiency. ## Notice The Council is looking to procure a service to deliver the female veteran transformation programme at a local level with a specific focus on the health of female veterans. In this context 'health' is recognised as physical, mental and the wider determinants of health such as housing, employment, finances etc. Specific female veteran issues of bullying, harassment, discrimination and sexually inappropriate behaviour plus issues of LGBTQ and the ban in Service life are recognised as related to mental health. The service is to support local organisations (statutory and VCSE) in implementing the FVTP toolkit and the use of the FVTP Self-assessment tool. Outcomes of this would be to: * Raise awareness of the needs and issues of female veterans in health settings or a health context * Improve ability of organisations to 'Ask the question' and record the answer thus increasing the identification of and support to female veterans * Provide a means by which the health needs and issues of women veterans may be evidenced to the local Integrated Care Board and relevant commissioners/deliverers of services to women * Through promotion of this work identify and support female veterans to engage within their organisation and/or this project to input and co-produce any resources, training, awareness raising etc. * The number of organisations taking up this opportunity and the changes/impact on the behaviours, systems, procedures and processes within the organisation * Increase collaboration and referrals of female veterans amongst organisations participating, in particular those who are part of the Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire Armed Forces Covenant Partnership. This service is not expected to case manage women veterans who are identified as a part of this work but would be expected to appropriately refer to any relevant agency, including supporting the veteran through this process if the need arises. As there is limited funding for this work it is recognised that there will be a limit to the number of organisations who could be supported. Where over-subscribed the focus should be on organisations who will have the biggest impact on women veterans' health and/or services delivered in areas of high deprivation. Most areas of deprivation are in the north of the county. Ideally, the Service Provider will have an element of 'lived experience' of female veterans in the delivery of this project. This could be a collaboration of one or more agencies working together. ### Planning Information Warwickshire County Council will be using its e-tendering system (WarwickshireCC) for the administration of this market engagement. Suppliers must register with the system to be able to download documents. The web address for the portal is: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/warwickshirecc/aspx/Home Registration and use of our portal is free. When registering you will be re-directed to the In-Tend sell2midlands site. If you already registered and have issues logging in then you may need to re-set your password. You will need to select "Log in to portal" next to Warwickshire County Council. All correspondence or clarifications relating to this market testing must be via the portals' correspondence function. If you are having trouble registering with the portal please email us at: procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk The deadline for Market Testing Returns is Monday 8th June 2026. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042219-2026 | | 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 | 8 May 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 8 Jun 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2026 - 1 Oct 2029 | | 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 | WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | WARWICK | | Post town | Coventry | | Postcode | CV34 4SA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | | ITL 3 | TLG13 Warwickshire CC | | Local authority | Warwick | | Electoral ward | Warwick Saltisford | | Westminster constituency | Warwick and Leamington | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 8 May 2026 at 07:30 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042219-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042219-2026 8th May 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/warwickshirecc/aspx/Home - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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