---
title: "East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust - OPIP"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07800a"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2026-10-02"
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# East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust - OPIP

Buyer: NHS NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07800a

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## Summary

NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board commissioned the Obesity Prevention Improvement Programme for North Essex and North Suffolk, including Colchester and Ipswich. The work covers an integrated, all-age single point of access and proactive identification of people who may benefit from support. It also includes neighbourhood access accelerator hubs to extend community outreach and provide a lower-complexity pathway, digital patient engagement and education, co-production and community engagement, programme evaluation and programme management. This is a health services programme (CPV 85110000, hospital and related services), delivered through East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust’s existing acute services contract. The programme is intended to improve access to obesity prevention support through clinical services, community locations and digital engagement.

The programme has been awarded to East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust through a modification to its existing acute services contract. The stated reason was to deliver the NHS England-funded programme using established clinical and governance arrangements; the modification was formally made under the Provider Selection Regime. The contract was signed on 2 February 2026, and the programme period runs from 5 October 2026 to 31 March 2028. The contract value is £2,006,201,871. The procurement is presented as one lot. The award information records the Trust as the selected supplier; the published material does not set out an evaluation basis or supplier eligibility requirements.

This award demonstrates demand from NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board for a joined-up obesity prevention service spanning clinical access, proactive case finding, community outreach, digital patient engagement, education and programme evaluation. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need to bring the capability to design and operate an all-age access pathway, work across acute and community settings, and coordinate outreach hubs with digital support. Experience in obesity services, patient engagement and co-production would be relevant, alongside the capacity to manage delivery and evaluate programme outcomes. The selected provider was an established NHS foundation trust able to add the funded programme to an existing acute services contract and use established clinical and governance arrangements. Suppliers should therefore be able to evidence comparable service integration and delivery within NHS clinical governance.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Implementation of the NHSE funded Obesity Prevention Improvement Programme to include:- -Integrated, all-age, Single Point of Access -Proactive case finding -Neighbourhood Access Accelerator Hubs (expanding community outreach locations and establishing a lower complexity pathway) -Next generation digital patient engagement and education -Coproduction and community engagement -Evaluation -Programme Management resource

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093485-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 5 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,006,201,871 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | NORWICH |
| Postcode area | Norwich |
| Postcode | NR1 2DH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH5 Norfolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk |
| Local authority | Norwich |
| Electoral ward | Lakenham |
| Westminster constituency | Norwich South |
| Delivery location | TLH14 Suffolk CC, TLH34 Essex Haven Gateway |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services
- 85110000 - Hospital and related services

## Release History

- 2 Oct 2026 at 15:49 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093485-2026

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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