Official UK procurement notice
Community Falls Prevention Exercise Programme: Dance to Health
Authority: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a community-based falls prevention exercise service for older adults in Dudley.
Falls are a significant public health issue for older adults, leading to debilitating injury, loss of independence, and hospital admissions among older adults.
CPV: Community health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This is a community-based falls prevention exercise service for older adults in DudleyAwarded
This is a community-based falls prevention exercise service for older adults in Dudley.
Dudley MBC are intending to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C.
The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £220,000.
The service is intended to be provided between September 2025 and September 2029. (structured as an initial two-year term with the option to extend for a further two years).
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Sept 2025, 12:39 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Sept 2025, 12:39 BST
- Authority reference
25081- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-056170- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059962Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
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 / Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 24 September 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR
Publisher note: 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 / Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 24 September 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations must be sent to [email protected] No conflicts of interest have been declared. This decision has been made as per Dudley MBC Council governance process. The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard and has been assessed against the key criteria as such.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aesop Arts and SocietySME | £220,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 056170-2025-1 · Aesop Arts and SocietySME
- Signed
- 12 Sept 2025
- Value
- £220,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Dudley MBCReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Aesop Arts and Society LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.