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title: "QHM-2026-3136 Fit as a Fiddle - Exercise for the Elderly"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f7dc"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2026-09-11"
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# QHM-2026-3136 Fit as a Fiddle - Exercise for the Elderly

Buyer: NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f7dc

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## Summary

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is commissioning Fit as a Fiddle, a health and social care service for older people. The service provides a range of physical and mental wellbeing activities, with the emphasis on exercise for elderly participants. Delivery is associated with the North East of England, including the Integrated Care Board’s area, and the procuring organisation is based in Sunderland. The recorded supplier is Age UK North Tyneside, whose address is in North Shields. This is therefore relevant to organisations that provide community-based exercise, physical activity, wellbeing or related support services for older people, particularly providers able to operate across the North East and work with NHS commissioning organisations.

The procurement is recorded as awarded, with Age UK North Tyneside selected through a Provider Selection Regime direct award without prior publication of a competition. The contract is recorded as active, valued at £10,155, signed on 1 July 2026 and covering 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. The service is delivered on an ad hoc basis, so the value cannot be confirmed beyond the stated figure. The notice says the award was subject to a standstill period, with representations due by midnight on 23 September 2026, and also says formal award would follow the ninth working day after standstill. The lot is separately marked cancelled, creating a conflicting status in the procurement record. Evaluation relied on the existing provider’s quality and cost suitability, each described as 100%.

This procurement demonstrates demand for structured exercise and wider physical and mental wellbeing activities for older people commissioned through an NHS integrated care board. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need experience of delivering safe, suitable community activities for elderly participants, with the ability to support both physical activity and mental wellbeing outcomes. The buyer’s stated rationale indicates that continuity, satisfactory performance under an existing contract and confidence in meeting the proposed service standard were central to the selection. Providers should therefore be able to evidence reliable delivery, appropriate staff and safeguarding arrangements, effective engagement with older people, and the capacity to provide flexible ad hoc activity. Organisations with community reach in North East England and experience of NHS or public-sector commissioning would be well placed to compete.

## Notice

The service provides a range of physical/mental wellbeing activities for older people.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Fit as a Fiddle - Exercise for the Elderly. The relevant authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider under Direct Award C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. The contract value is PS10,155. The contract value cannot be confirmed as the services carried out within this contract are ad hoc. Contract Start Date: 01/04/2026 Contract End Date: 31/03/2027 Although the contract start is 01/04/2026, the services have been delivered on an implied contract.

### 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 Procurement Act 2023 and the Procurement Regulations 2024 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 midnight on 23/09/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086325-2026 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 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 | £10,155 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | SUNDERLAND |
| Postcode area | Sunderland |
| Postcode | SR5 3XB |
| 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 | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Washington and Gateshead South |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Age UK North Tyneside |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 11 Sep 2026 at 11:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086325-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk

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