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# Sandwell Falls Prevention - Improving Strength and Balance Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sandwell-falls-prevention-improving-strength-and-balance-service-ocds-h6vhtk-043b77). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council: "Sandwell Falls Prevention - Improving Strength and Balance Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £240,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Mar 2024, 13:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sandwell-metropolitan-borough-council-ons-e08000028)
- **Published Value:** £240,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 21 March 2024 at 13:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Community health services, Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG37
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £485,768 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sandwell-falls-prevention-improving-strength-and-balance-service-ocds-h6vhtk-043b77#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-043b77`

## 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/sandwell-falls-prevention-improving-strength-and-balance-service-ocds-h6vhtk-043b77#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fsandwellmbc)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sandwell-falls-prevention-improving-strength-and-balance-service-ocds-h6vhtk-043b77#participate

## Description
The aim of this service is to focus on primary prevention (i.e. preventing a first injurious fall) by improving on strength and balance, working collaboratively with relevant partners such as our in-house lifestyles service, Healthy Sandwell or with local NHS services for example, to provide falls awareness information and connect residents to reduce social isolation / loneliness.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £240,000
- **Description:** The Borough Council of Sandwell wishes to utilise the option to extend for Sandwell Falls Prevention - Improving Strength and Balance Service, from 19/07/2026 to 18/07/2027 and also modify the cost model to include uplift in National Insurance and in...
- **Contract Period:** 18/07/2024 to 18/07/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 017176-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Age UK Birmingham**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-176454`
  - Value: £238,827 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 085869-2025-PH0111-7-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Age UK Birmingham**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-176454`
  - Value: £246,941 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 085869-2025-PH0111-7-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £246,941
  - Signed Date: 31/03/2025

- **Contract:** 017176-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £238,827
  - Signed Date: 02/06/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F085869-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-23T14:20:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T17:31:19.474Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-043b77