Coming up· published 22 Apr 2025
Falls Prevention, Strength & Balance - St Helens
St Helens Council · St. Helens, North West
St Helens Council is planning Falls Prevention, Strength & Balance - St Helens. It is a contract for other health and social care in St. Helens.
Source: Find a Tender, published 22 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 14:20
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2025
Contract starts
Next
2027
Contract ends
2 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
St Helens Council is planning Falls Prevention, Strength & Balance - St Helens. It is a contract for other health and social care in St. Helens. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 31 July 2025 to 31 July 2027. It lasts 2 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 22 April 2025. The notice number is 016290-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0505c5.
Summary of the contracting process
The public procurement process is being conducted by St Helens Council, a sub-central government public authority. The tender, titled "Falls Prevention, Strength & Balance - St Helens," falls under the Health and Social Work Services industry category. Located in the UK, specifically in the St Helens area, the procurement is currently in the planning stage, with a milestone for market engagement set.
Interested parties are invited to participate in a soft market testing for a Falls Management Exercise programme, aiming to support older individuals in improving strength and balance to prevent falls. Key dates to note include the submission deadline of 9th May 2025 for the market engagement phase, with the intended contract period running from 1st August 2025 to 31st July 2027.
Suitable candidates include SMEs and VCSEs capable of implementing a Falls Management Exercise programme that meets national standards and leverages best practices. Engaging in this tender process allows enterprises to establish a foothold in the health sector while delivering impactful community services.
The notice in full
We would like to take the opportunity to do some 'soft market testing' as outlined below, to determine current interest levels in the market for a provider to deliver a Falls Management Exercise programme. The Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programme will provide an opportunity for older people at risk of falling to increase their strength and balance and thus reduce their falls risk.
The programme is based on best practice from the UK, current evidence base and operates to National Standards. Please fill out the attached form and return via the messaging part of the portal. Deadline 9/5/2025 12pm.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Jul 2025 to 31 Jul 2027 (2 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 016290-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0505c5
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Town
- Warrington
- Postcode
- WA10 1HP
- Electoral ward
- St Helens Town Centre
- Constituency
- St Helens South and Whiston
- Delivery area
- Merseyside
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- East Merseyside
- Area
- Merseyside
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- St Helens Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- St Helens, WA10 1HP · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Falls Prevention, Strength & Balance - St Helens
When will the Falls Prevention, Strength & Balance - St Helens tender open?
St Helens Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How long is the Falls Prevention, Strength & Balance - St Helens contract?
The contract runs from 31 July 2025 to 31 July 2027 (2 years).
Who is the buyer for Falls Prevention, Strength & Balance - St Helens?
St Helens Council, based in St. Helens, North West.
How do I bid for Falls Prevention, Strength & Balance - St Helens?
Register on the buyer's portal named in the notice, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
- Check your policies are up to date.
- Watch for the tender notice.
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