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Awarded· 16 Apr 2025

Be Well Service

Manchester City Council · Manchester, North West

Manchester City Council has awarded Be Well Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Manchester.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 17 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Big Life Centres

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 14:33

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About this tender

In brief

Manchester City Council has awarded Be Well Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Manchester. The contract went to Big Life Centres. It was awarded on 16 April 2025. The contract value is £9,696,021.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 17 April 2025. The notice number is 016003-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-050519.

Summary of the contracting process

Manchester City Council is in the process of awarding a contract for the "Be Well Service" in the community health services category, specifically aiming to provide 'social prescribing' interventions. The service will cater to residents of Manchester, connecting them to community-based social and non-medical support, helping those with long-term conditions or at risk of such.

The procurement stage is the Award, with key decisions made by the Department of Public Health at Manchester City Council. The contract, valued at approximately £9.7 million, is expected to commence in April 2025 and continue until March 2028. Representations regarding the decision must be submitted by 1 May 2025 via email.

With a focus on quality, value, innovation, integration, and social value, the contract seeks a provider capable of making a meaningful impact on public health. The procurement process follows a Direct Award Procedure under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, indicating a streamlined award to an existing provider, in this instance, Big Life Centres.

The notice in full

The service provides 'social prescribing' interventions for people in Manchester who have one or more long term conditions and/or whose social circumstances place them at risk of developing long-term conditions or becoming frequent users of health and care services in the future.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    Manchester City Council Public Health Department is looking to enter into a contract for a social prescribing service in Manchester. The service provides social prescribing interventions for people in Manchester who have one or more long term conditions and/or whose social circumstances place them at risk of developing long-term conditions or becoming frequent users of health and care services in the future.

    Its focus is on connecting people to community-based sources of social and non-medical support, which includes time-limited one-to-one support where required. Manchester City Council is intending to award the contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract is for three years running from April 2025 to March 2028.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Big Life Centres
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
Award Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
SME

Values

Contracts value
£9,696,021

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
016003-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050519
CPV code
85323000 - Community health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Manchester City Council is based in Manchester. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Manchester
Town
Manchester
Postcode
M60 2LA
Electoral ward
Piccadilly
Constituency
Manchester Central
Delivery area
Manchester
Region
North West
Sub-region
Manchester
Area
Greater Manchester
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Manchester City Council
Category
Services
Contact
Mark Leaver
Address
Manchester, M60 2LA · North West · England

Not stated in the notice: phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Big Life Centres
Awardee scale
SME
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Be Well Service

Who won the Be Well Service contract?

Manchester City Council awarded the contract to Big Life Centres on 16 April 2025.

How much is the Be Well Service contract worth?

The contract value is £9,696,021.

Who is the buyer for Be Well Service?

Manchester City Council, based in Manchester, North West. The named contact is Mark Leaver.

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