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# Innovation in Obesity Pathways - Market Engagement Opportunity

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/innovation-in-obesity-pathways-market-engagement-opportunity-ocds-h6vhtk-05d1e5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD: "Innovation in Obesity Pathways - Market Engagement Opportunity". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-kent-and-medway-integrated-care-board-nhs-qks)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ4
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05d1e5`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/innovation-in-obesity-pathways-market-engagement-opportunity-ocds-h6vhtk-05d1e5#tl-md)

## Description
NHS Kent and Medway ICB are preparing to bid for grant funding under the Obesity Pathway Innovation Programme (OPIP): Strand 3-Combined Access and Management for Healthy Ageing and Tackling Obesity, a national innovation competition jointly funded by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and Eli Lilly and Company Limited, with up to £85 million available across the UK. A single ICB cannot be awarded any more than £8 million in total.
To inform our competition response, we are launching a market engagement exercise to explore innovative ideas, technologies, and service models that could inform our competition entries and shape future service opportunities in obesity prevention and management in our ICB.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** NHS Kent and Medway ICB are preparing to bid for grant funding under the Obesity Pathway Innovation Programme (OPIP): Strand 3-Combined Access and Management for Healthy Ageing and Tackling Obesity, a national innovation competition jointly funded by...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F067593-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-22T15:06:28.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T10:18:39.799Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05d1e5