Official UK procurement notice
WMCOS Single Point of Access
Authority: NHS NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Weight Management and Obesity Care Service (WMCOS) Single Point of Access (SPoA) will provide a single, integrated referral management and clinical triage service across Norfolk, Suffolk and North East Essex. Delivered through the Big Picture Medical digital platform, the service will support referral management, patient onboarding, clinical screening, risk stratification, automated communications, and navigation of patients to the most appropriate weight management pathway based on clinical need and eligibility criteria.
CPV: Health services
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The service includes pathway design and optimisation, platform configuration and…Awarded
The service includes pathway design and optimisation, platform configuration and deployment, integration with SystmOne, EMIS and EPIC (via API), testing, training, mobilisation, ongoing platform support, data extracts and routine activity reporting. The service is intended to improve consistency, efficiency and equity of access to weight management services, whilst reducing the administrative burden on primary care and improving patient experience.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIG PICTURE MEDICAL LTDSME | £663,667 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
WMCOS Single Point of Access · BIG PICTURE MEDICAL LTDSME
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £663,667
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- 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
- 13 Nov 2026, 10:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Nov 2026, 10:15 GMT
- Authority reference
C469107- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-107856- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Following the organisational mergers of Suffolk and North East Essex ICB and Norfolk and Waveney ICB, the scope of the existing contract was enlarged to cover the Norfolk footprint. This will provide consistency across the whole of the new ICB area.
This award was made via a Direct Award using the GCA GCloud 14 Framework.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Big Picture Medical LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.