Official UK procurement notice
Family Healthy Weight Service
Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDurham County Council are seeking a provider to deliver a Family Healthy Weight Service.
The specification outlines the requirements for delivery of the family weight management programme which is a tier 2 weight management programme using a whole family approach to support children in reception or year 6 who are identified as living with overweight (including obesity) through NCMP. The service will consist of a team of professionals with experience of delivery to children and their families.
The expected start date for the proposed contract is 1st July 2026.
The expected end date for the proposed contract is 30th June 2029.
The proposed contract is to be let with an option to extend for a further period of 12 months each from the actual end date subject to funding and commissioner approval
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This notice is an intention to award a contract under an open competitive process in…Awarded
This notice is an intention to award a contract under an open competitive process in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Procurement Act 2023 does not apply to this opportunity.
This is a new service with a new provider and the maximum lifetime budget is £2,295,000. Additional information: At the Council's discretion, should the Council acquire further funding, including from different sources, additional services may be required and may differ to that detailed in the Specification but will fall under the remit or compliment delivery of healthy weight services.
The Council reserves the right to modify the contract specification if new legislation and/or guidance regarding family healthy weight is published by the Government and or Governing Bodies.
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).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- 6 Questions: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
- 6 Questions: 100
- Annual Budget Set: Pass Fail
- Suitability
Minimum Levels of insurance
Contract Specific Essential Criteria - Pass / Fail
Technical Questions - Weighting 100% :
-Quality & Innovation
-Value
-Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability
-Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice
-Performance Monitoring
-Social Value
Price - Pass / Fail
- Economic & financial standing
Minimum Levels of insurance:
£5m Employers Liability
£5m Public Liability
£1, Professional Indemnity
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 31 Mar 2026, 13:54 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Jun 2026, 16:59 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 29 Apr 2026 – …
- Authority reference
002941- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-060926- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067936Find a Tender
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 (PSR) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of PA23 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 the relevant authority by midnight on the 27th May 2026. Representation should be made to [email protected] Decision Makers are officers of the Public Health Team at Durham County Council. The authority applied the below criteria to id decision making as stated in the tender documents: Minimum Levels of insurance Contract Specific Essential Criteria - Pass / Fail Technical Questions - Weighting 100% :- Quality & Innovation-Value-Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability-Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice-Performance Monitoring-Social Value Price - Pass / Fail The successful bidder received the highest marks across all the technical questions. No conflicts of interest were identified.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 Apr 2026, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 29 Apr 2026, 10:00 BST
Timeline
29 Apr 2026 → 29 Jun 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline182 days ago29 Apr 2026, 10:00 BST
- Bids opened182 days ago29 Apr 2026, 10:00 BST
- Notice published121 days ago29 Jun 2026, 16:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Apr 2026- Deadline moved to 29 Apr 2026, 10:00 BST8 Apr 2026, 08:17 BST+1 days · was 28 Apr 2026, 10:00 BST
- Status changed to complete14 May 2026, 17:20 BST
Published amendments (2 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2 | 28 Apr 2026 | 29 Apr 2026 | +1 d |
| — | TextVI.2 | — | This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process.' Intend to award contra… |
2 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 31 Mar 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MoreLife (UK) LimitedSME | £2,295,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 044611-2026-1 · MoreLife (UK) LimitedSME
- Signed
- 14 May 2026
- Value
- £2,295,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS England (PSR Review Panel)Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Morelife (UK) LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.