Official UK procurement notice
Integrated Wellness Support Service
Authority: Bolton Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Integrated Wellness Support Service (IWS) is a proposed model designed to improve health outcomes and reduce inequalities across Bolton by combining specialist stop smoking support and adult weight management into a single, holistic service. It will provide a single-entry point for residents seeking lifestyle and behavioural support, while also addressing wider determinants of health such as emotional wellbeing. The service will adopt a household approach, working in partnership with local neighbourhood models and community assets to deliver flexible, person-centred interventions. Delivery will include community-based and digital options, ensuring accessibility and alignment with Bolton's vision to improve health and wellbeing for all age groups.
CPV: Wellness services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The service will deliver three levels of support:AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,909,346
The service will deliver three levels of support:
Universal Offer includes community-based health promotion, healthy eating guidance, physical activity initiatives, emotional wellbeing support, and signposting to local resources. It aims to build health literacy and encourage self-care strategies.
Targeted Support provides structured one-to-one and group programmes for individuals needing more intensive help, including rehabilitation for long-term conditions and behavioural interventions linked to NHS Health Checks.
Specialist Services focus on evidence-based interventions for weight management and smoking cessation. Weight management support will follow NICE guidance, offering structured behavioural programmes for adults with a BMI of 25-39.9 (or 23+ for ethnic minority groups). Stop smoking services will deliver behavioural support, pharmacotherapy, and harm reduction strategies, including NRT and vapes, in line with NICE guidance.
Key deliverables include a high-profile universal programme, targeted interventions, a specialist weight management service, and a community stop smoking service with multiple referral routes. The provider must ensure accessibility, maintain strong partnerships with local health, care, and community networks, and operate flexibly to meet evolving needs. Performance will be monitored through KPIs such as quit rates, BMI reduction, and sustained behaviour change, with follow-up at 6 and 12 months. The service also requires robust safeguarding, data protection compliance, and trained multidisciplinary staff to deliver interventions safely and effectively.
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process. The lifetime value of this contract is £3,909,346. This is a new service intended commence on 01st December 2026 for a period of 3+2+2 Years.
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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).
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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 (5)
- Value: 35%
- Quality & Innovation: 15%
- Improving Access, Reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice: 15%
- Social Value: 20%
- Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 15%
Published award criteria (6)
- Value: 35
- Quality & Innovation: 15
- Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 15
- Improving Access, Reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice: 15
- Social Value: 20
- Price: Pass/Fail
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
- 15 Dec 2025, 09:34 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Jun 2026, 15:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 2 Apr 2026 – …
- Authority reference
TC134- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-059073- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f55dFind 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 (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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 23:59 on 03.07.2026 . This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the competitive process of the PSR. Written representations should be sent to [email protected] No conflicts of interest were declared. The award decision makers are members of Bolton Public Health. The submission was assessed and the provider selected against the following key criteria : • Quality and innovation • Value • Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability • Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice • Social value The successful provider achieved the highest overall score, consistently providing all the necessary details to give the contracting authority confidence that the requirements of the specification will be delivered to an excellent standard. Using a full competitive tender, all providers were scored against the PSR key criteria above.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Apr 2026
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 2 Apr 2026, 10:00 BST
Timeline
1 Apr 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 4 dates- Submission deadline203 days ago1 Apr 2026
- Bids opened202 days ago2 Apr 2026, 10:00 BST
- Notice published120 days ago23 Jun 2026, 15:34 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 41 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete23 Jun 2026, 15:34 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICE Creates LtdSME | £3,909,346 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Integrated Wellness Support Service · ICE Creates LtdSME
- Signed
- 23 Jun 2026
- Value
- £3,909,346
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10bids · 10 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Bolton CouncilReview body
- High Court and Tribunals JudiciaryReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ICE CreatesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.