Awarded· 31 Mar 2025
North Cumbria Waiting Well Service - Fit4Life
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Sunderland, North East
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded North Cumbria Waiting Well Service - Fit4Life. It is a contract for other health and social care in Sunderland.
Source: Find a Tender, published 8 Aug 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Fit4life Cumbria
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 13:34
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 10:07
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About this tender
In brief
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded North Cumbria Waiting Well Service - Fit4Life. It is a contract for other health and social care in Sunderland. The contract went to Fit4life Cumbria. It was awarded on 31 March 2025. The contract value is £31,954.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 8 August 2025. The notice number is 047194-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05593b.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process for the "North Cumbria Waiting Well Service - Fit4Life" is led by the NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, based in Sunderland, UK. The contract, valued at £37,280, is in the Community Health Services category, focusing on providing personalised care to patients awaiting surgery.
Situated in North Cumbria, the contract is a component of the Healthier Fairer programme, functioning under urgent provisions owing to its nature. Originally, an implied contract was operational from April 2025, with formal contracts signed on 27 June 2025.
The procurement was conducted under a limited method due to proof of concept services, bypassing typical public contract regulations, with a contract initially set for six months and extendable to a maximum of twelve months. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in delivering tiered health service offerings could compete effectively given the specialised nature of services needed to support surgical readiness and outcomes.
Participation in such a project could establish a foothold in a growing segment focused on patient care optimisation and potentially open doors to longer-term collaborative health initiatives under similar urgent provision frameworks.
The notice in full
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Procurement Regulations 2024 do not apply to this award.
Do to urgent need, an implied contract has been in place since 01 April 2025 but contracts were signed off 27 June 2025. The contract is to provide the waiting well service for patients registered with General Practices that are part of the waiting well programme.
The aim of the service is to support the target cohort of patients to use the time they wait for surgery to prepare mentally, emotionally, socially and physically for their procedure, with a view to helping minimise those not ready/fit for surgery, minimise recovery time post surgery and maximise surgical outcomes. Fit4Life will provider a tiered service offer to patients providing personalised care based on their individual needs/complexity.
The Waiting Well programme is a sub project under of the Healthier Fairer programme. This programme was started as a proof of concept.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Procurement Regulations 2024 do not apply to this award.
Do to urgent need, an implied contract has been in place since 01 April 2025 but contracts were signed off 27 June 2025. The contract is to provide the waiting well service for patients registered with General Practices that are part of the waiting well programme.
The aim of the service is to support the target cohort of patients to use the time they wait for surgery to prepare mentally, emotionally, socially and physically for their procedure, with a view to helping minimise those not ready/fit for surgery, minimise recovery time post surgery and maximise surgical outcomes. Fit4Life will provide a tiered service offer to patients providing personalised care based on their individual needs/complexity.
The provider will provides a tiered service offer will consist of; Complex / high level
- Up to 12x 1:1 appointment
- 12 weeks access to fitness sessions
- 12 weeks access to wellbeing sessions
- Continue check in for referral opportunities Targeted / medium level
- Up to 6x 1:1 appointment
- 6-10 weeks access to fitness sessions
- 6-10 weeks access to wellbeing sessions
- Continue check in for referral opportunities Universal / low level
- Up to 3x 1:1 appointment
- Sign posting and copies of service support guides
- Continue check in for referral opportunities This will be for a 6 month contract with the option to extend for a maximum of an additional 6 months.
Resulting in the opportunity of this contract length being for 12 months.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Fit4life Cumbria
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Tender, Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £31,954
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
- 047194-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05593b
- CPV code
- 85323000 - Community health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Town
- Sunderland
- Postcode
- SR5 3XB
- Electoral ward
- Castle
- Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
- Delivery area
- Cumbria
- Region
- North East
- Sub-region
- Sunderland
- Area
- Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Sunderland, SR5 3XB · North East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Fit4life Cumbria
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about North Cumbria Waiting Well Service - Fit4Life
Who won the North Cumbria Waiting Well Service - Fit4Life contract?
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Fit4life Cumbria on 31 March 2025.
How much is the North Cumbria Waiting Well Service - Fit4Life contract worth?
The contract value is £31,954.
Who is the buyer for North Cumbria Waiting Well Service - Fit4Life?
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, based in Sunderland, North East.
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