Official UK procurement notice
Health Guidance and Social Prescribing Services
Authority: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSocial Prescribing service. Social prescribing activities that support residents/patients with a wider range of issues from social isolation, physical inactivity, smoking, alcohol use or diet.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Apr 2026, 16:36 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Apr 2026, 09:48 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031748- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067c4dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Prototypes Development
- Published justification
This programme (including this contract with Big Life) feeds directly into the new Health and Wellbeing Hub model, which has not previously been embedded within any hospital‑based environment and is a new and developing service for MFT. Big Life’s activity, and the associated contract award, contribute directly to defining and shaping this service and its continuous development over the duration of this contract. As such, it is MFT Procurement opinion that the contract is suitable be awarded under the direct award criteria for “Prototypes and Development” within Procurement Act 23.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
8 Apr 2026 → 17 Apr 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published202 days ago8 Apr 2026, 09:48 BST
- Standstill ends192 days ago17 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Apr 2026- Transparency notice published2 Apr 2026, 16:36 BSTUK5
- Transparency notice published8 Apr 2026, 09:31 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published8 Apr 2026, 09:48 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Big Life Group27 Apr 2026 – 26 Apr 2028 · up to 19 Apr 2029Extensions: 12 months optional · Options: 12 months optional · Amended: I have changed the PPN number to PPMM-8322-CXDT | £446,168 | 2 Apr 2026standstill to 17 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender