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title: "External facilitation and consultancy support to develop the Neighbourhood Health model, with frailty as the priority pathway"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f661"
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buyer: "Sunderland City Council"
published: "2026-09-10"
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# External facilitation and consultancy support to develop the Neighbourhood Health model, with frailty as the priority pathway

Buyer: Sunderland City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f661

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## Summary

Sunderland City Council commissioned external facilitation and consultancy support to develop its Neighbourhood Health model, with frailty as the priority pathway. The work is business and management consultancy focused on helping the council shape and develop an integrated local health approach, rather than supplying clinical treatment or physical infrastructure. Delivery is in Sunderland. The requirement covers the council’s health and care model and the specific development of frailty services within that model. It is therefore relevant to consultancies with experience in health and care transformation, neighbourhood-based service design, facilitation and advisory support for public sector organisations. Organisations focused solely on general management consultancy, without demonstrable health integration or frailty expertise, are less closely aligned with the requirement.

The procurement has been awarded and the resulting contract is active. Sunderland City Council used a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, making a direct call-off from the Consultancy and Advisory Services for Health Framework Agreement SBS10197. The contract was awarded to Health Integration Partners Ltd and signed on 7 September 2026. Its value is £225,000, exclusive of any treatment of tax not stated in the procurement data. The procurement was evaluated on price. One bid was recorded. The requirement was treated as a single lot, although that lot is recorded as cancelled while the award and contract are active. The procurement falls under the Government Procurement Agreement.

This procurement indicates demand from Sunderland City Council for specialist support to develop neighbourhood health services, with frailty treated as the priority pathway. A credible competitor for similar work would need to combine health and care transformation expertise with strong facilitation and consultancy capability. Relevant experience would include designing integrated local service models, working across NHS, council and community partners, understanding frailty pathways, and translating strategic aims into practical delivery arrangements. Suppliers should be able to engage senior public sector stakeholders, manage structured workshops and consultation, analyse existing services, and produce clear recommendations that can guide implementation. The awarded supplier was a small or medium-sized enterprise, showing that the requirement can be delivered by a suitably experienced specialist consultancy rather than only a large corporate provider.

## Notice

Provision of External facilitation and consultancy support to develop the Neighbourhood Health model, with frailty as the priority pathway

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision - External facilitation and consultancy support to develop the Neighbourhood Health model, with frailty as the priority pathway

### Procurement Information

Direct Call off Consultancy and Advisory Services for Health Framework Agreement Reference: SBS10197

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085707-2026 |
| Notice type | Award 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 | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £225,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Sunderland City Council |
| Locality | SUNDERLAND |
| Postcode area | Sunderland |
| Postcode | SR1 3AA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC44 Sunderland |
| Local authority | Sunderland |
| Electoral ward | Millfield |
| Westminster constituency | Sunderland Central |
| Delivery location | TLC23 Sunderland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Health Integration Partners Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

## Release History

- 10 Sep 2026 at 10:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085707-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.sunderland.gov.uk

## Provenance

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