Official UK procurement notice
Falls Prevention Service · UK public procurement notice
Authority: West Sussex County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCountywide Falls Prevention Service requirement within West Sussex for a maximum duration of 5 years (3+2).
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1West Sussex County Council is seeking to commission evidence-based falls prevention…Published value£2,000,000
West Sussex County Council is seeking to commission evidence-based falls prevention exercise service to meet the need in the population. The Falls Prevention Exercise Service should deliver county-wide evidence-based group exercise programmes in the community designed specifically for older adults (65+) with impaired gait and balance who have fallen at least once in the last year. <br/><br/>The procurement is conducted in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 competitive procedure. Additional information: To access the eProcurement portal to access relevant documentation relating this<br/>opportunity, please follow the instructions below:<br/>1. Go to atamis-7669.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗<br/>(and click the link to register (If your organisation has not registered previously)<br/>2. Once registered, login into the system and look for 'Falls Prevention Service' under the reference number 'C24957',<br/>This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice inviting offers via a Competitive Process.<br/>The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/>For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this procurement.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £799,124 (twice the annual value).
Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How West Sussex County Council buys Health services (CPV 8510), and who usually turns up
West Sussex County Council’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Health services (CPV 8510) →
How the contest usually goes
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How often local firms win similar work.
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A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in South East England.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 87 days of the bid deadline.
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Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
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How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid13% / 17%
2–350% / 12%
4–625% / 40%
7+13% / 31%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
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Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate53% / 20%
Within ±2%40% / 76%
Above estimate7% / 4%
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No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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Lot #1West Sussex County Council is seeking to commission evidence-based falls prevention…CPV 8510Published estimate£2.0m
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A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid22%
2–348%
4–621%
7+9%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 33 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£1.8m–£1.9m
Estimate£2.0m
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
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A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| AHS WELLBEING ONLINE CICEarlier contract | WSCC - Falls Preventionnotice published Feb 2026 | — | £258k | Matched as the earlier contract |
| UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS SUSSEX NHS FTWorked for this buyer | WSCC - Integrated Sexual Health Servicenotice published Jul 2026 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| SUSSEX COMMUNITY NHS FTWorked for this buyer | WSCC - Oral Health Servicenotice published Jul 2026 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £258k1 awards in 36m · last 21 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £690m36 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 9 live · £270m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=16 | |
| £77m23 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 4 live · £7.4m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=9 | |
| £30m18 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 6 live · £52m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=5 | |
| £36m3 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 1 live · £38m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 4% above n=1 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
57% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
57% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (57% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
WSCC - Falls Prevention — held by AHS WELLBEING ONLINE CIC; no contract end date published.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 8 Jul 2026, 12:20 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Oct 2026, 11:47 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Oct 2026 – …
- Authority reference
C24957- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095131- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c63eFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Performance terms
All information is contained within the document pack.
Publisher note: The proposed service is based on current and known funding allocations. These may be subject to change during the life of the contract in response to future adjustments in local or central government funding.<br/><br/>The Contracting Authority is West Sussex County Council (WSCC), or any Successor Body that may assume WSCC’s functions as a result of Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) or Devolution. A Successor Body may include, but is not limited to, a Local Authority, Combined Authority, Combined County Authority, Strategic Authority, or any other entity established under relevant legislation.<br/><br/>The Parties acknowledge that during the term of the contract, the structure or responsibilities of local government entities may change, including through reorganisation, merger, or abolition. In such cases:<br/><br/>• WSCC may assign, novate, or otherwise transfer its rights and obligations under the contract to any successor body.<br/>• The Provider shall cooperate fully to facilitate such transfer, including executing any necessary documentation.<br/>• No compensation shall be payable solely due to such reorganisation, and no adjustment to the Contract Price shall be made unless expressly agreed by both parties.<br/><br/>If the reorganisation results in a material change to the scope, scale, or funding of the services, the parties shall review the Contract Value in good faith in accordance with clause 79 of the Contract. The Provider shall cooperate by providing relevant financial and operational data to support the review and any necessary modification. Any agreed adjustment shall be documented via formal contract variation and shall not constitute a material change in character unless determined under the PSR.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Atamis (Health Family)- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 5 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- —
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 8 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
1 Sept 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 5 dates- Next notice expected51 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Notice published14 days ago8 Oct 2026, 11:47 BST
- Bids opened13 days ago8 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 15 days5 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract startsin 161 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Oct 2026- Status changed to active8 Oct 2026, 11:47 BST
- Procurement method changed8 Oct 2026, 11:47 BST
- Deadline published: 5 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT8 Oct 2026, 11:47 BST
- Buyer details updated8 Oct 2026, 11:47 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Cabinet Office - Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
- Public Procurement Review ServiceMediation bodyReview contact point
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria