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Published 10 Mar 2026, 14:15 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Tier 2 Weight Management Services

Official notice

Authority: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionLight touch regime
Awarded value£279,4552 awards · exc. VAT
Awarded 10 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Sandwell Leisure Trust - Trading as KORE Sandwell, Places Leisure (operated by Places for People Leisure Limited)2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The procurement relates to the provision of a Tier 2 Adult Weight Management Service for residents of Sandwell. The service will deliver a structured 12-week behavioural weight management programme aimed at supporting adults with overweight or obesity to achieve sustainable weight loss and improved health outcomes. The programme will include nutritional education, physical activity as a core component to the programme by including access to leisure centres, a minimum of level 3 training /level 4 personal trainer for safe exercise with diabetes and obesity, behaviour change support, and regular monitoring of participant progress, including weight, waist circumference and lifestyle changes.

The service will be delivered through leisure centres and will consist of group sessions supported by trained personal trainer coaches, with the option for individual support where appropriate. The programme will be delivered to cohorts of eligible residents referred through agreed referral pathways, including primary care, public health services, and self-referral where appropriate.

The provider will be required to deliver the programme in line with national guidance, including NICE guidance on overweight and obesity management, and to collect and report agreed performance and outcome data, including programme completion rates, engagement levels and against three significant outcomes of waist circumference, reduction in body fat percentage or 5% weight loss outcomes.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
10 Mar 2026, 14:15 GMT
Last source update
30 Jul 2026, 10:13 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-072032
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG37)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066663 Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Mar 2026
  1. Contract award notice published
    10 Mar 2026, 14:15 GMT
    UK6
  2. Contract signature expected
    1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  3. Contract details notice published
    30 Jul 2026, 10:13 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £279,4552 awards exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Sandwell Leisure Trust - Trading as KORE SandwellSME +1 morejoint awardTier 2 Weight Management Service1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028Extensions: Initial Term of 1 year with an option to extend for up to a further 12 months (1 year +1 year)£200,80510 Mar 2026Awarded
Places Leisure (operated by Places for People Leisure Limited)VCSETier 2 Weight Management Service1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028Extensions: Initial term of 12 months with an option to extend for up to a further 12 month period (1 year + 1 year)£78,65010 Mar 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Tier 2 Weight Management · Sandwell Leisure Trust - Trading as KORE SandwellSME +1 more

    Signed
    19 Apr 2026
    Value
    £182,750
    Period
    19 Apr 2026 – 18 Apr 2027 · up to 18 Apr 2028 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    1 Year with an option to extend for a further 12 months.
    1 agreed KPI: Due to the value of the contract, KPI publication is not required under the Procurement Act 2023, although KPIs are included for internal contract management purposes.
    • Due to the value of the contract, KPI publication is not required under the Procurement Act 2023, although KPIs are included for internal contract management purposes.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PJHD-8764-YRJJ Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 3DEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender