Official UK procurement notice
Healthy Hearts and Building Foundations
Authority: St Helens Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSaints Community Development Foundation will deliver two programmes under one contract for 2026/27. Healthy Hearts delivers six weekly one-hour heart health education sessions in 20 primary schools to Year 5 pupils, targeting schools with the highest NCMP overweight and obesity levels. Building Foundations delivers three men's and three women's seven-week wellbeing programmes in communities identified through Real Time Surveillance data, targeting 40 men and 40 women, with pre and post SWEMWBS measurement. The provider will also support Public Health priorities through use of the stadium and promotion of key campaigns.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This procurement was conducted under the Provider Selection Regime - Direct Award…Awarded
This procurement was conducted under the Provider Selection Regime - Direct Award Process C
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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 Aug 2026, 09:44 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Aug 2026, 09:44 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-076528- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e208Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
To directly award a 12-month, £60,000 contract to Saints Community Development Foundation to deliver the Healthy Hearts and Building Foundations programmes for 2026/27 under Direct Award Process C.
- Service continuity risks
- Patient access or patient choice considerations
- Provider performance
- Market landscape / number of credible providers
- Compliance with PSR procurement principles
- Evidence supporting the chosen provider
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saints Community Development Foundation | £60,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 076528-2026-1 · Saints Community Development Foundation
- Signed
- 12 Aug 2026
- Value
- £60,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- St Helens Borough CouncilReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Saints Community Development FoundationAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.