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title: "Low Calorie Diet Expansion"
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# Low Calorie Diet Expansion

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/low-calorie-diet-expansion-ocds-h6vhtk-02b4d8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS England: "Low Calorie Diet Expansion". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £8,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-england-gov-pb481)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £8,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Community health services, Counselling services, Dietetic products, Education and training services, Guidance services (+6 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02b4d8`

## 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/low-calorie-diet-expansion-ocds-h6vhtk-02b4d8#tl-md)

## Description
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) relates to market engagement to support the expansion of the NHS Low Calorie Diet Programme which is currently being delivered by the NHS Diabetes Programme, a joint partnership between NHS England and NHS Improvement, Public Health England and Diabetes UK.NHS England wishes to notify potential providers about its intention to commence market engagement in advance of a potential commissioning process. The National programme relates to an NHS Long Term Plan commitment to pilot at scale in service delivery for citizens who are overweight / obese and recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, with the aim of delivering significant weight loss and achieving remission from their diabetes. The programme involves provision of total diet replacement products alongside a structured programme of support including support for food reintroduction and weight maintenance.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 15882000, 75200000, 80000000, 85100000, 85140000, 85141000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The programme, which is currently being piloted in 10 ICSs, has been developed in response to the findings of two research trials, DiRECT and DROPLET, which produced encouraging results for the impact of total diet replacement, delivered as part of a...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F011622-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-05-25T14:18:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T22:06:20.230Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02b4d8