Open for bids· deadline in the notice
Obesity Pathway Innovation Programme (OPIP)
NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board · Ipswich, East of England
NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board is inviting bids for Obesity Pathway Innovation Programme (OPIP). It is a contract for other health and social care in Ipswich.
Source: Find a Tender, published 30 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
Planning Notice · 07:47
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 10:26
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
About this tender
In brief
NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board is inviting bids for Obesity Pathway Innovation Programme (OPIP). It is a contract for other health and social care in Ipswich.
Find a Tender published it on 30 October 2025. The notice number is 069637-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05d058. Bids are made through the buyer's In-Tend portal.
Summary of the contracting process
The NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (SNEE ICB) is actively seeking input for the Obesity Pathway Innovation Programme (OPIP), focusing on innovative health service solutions within the region marked as UKH14 and UKH34. This initiative, positioned in the Planning stage, outlines an ambition to enhance obesity care pathways by reducing barriers and improving access.
Potential partners had the opportunity to express interest via the e-procurement system by late October 2025 for initial engagement on the programme, with a future notice date set for April 2026 to further refine the procurement strategy. Organisations capable of contributing best practices or innovative service models are particularly suited to engage with the NHS to potentially influence the shape of the healthcare model within the area.
The notice in full
NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (SNEE ICB) is preparing a bid for the national Obesity Pathway Innovation Programme (OPIP) and is inviting input from potential partners, providers, and innovators to help shape a truly impactful and sustainable approach to obesity care across the area. This work builds on SNEE ICB's ongoing efforts to improve access and referral management for individuals living with overweight and obesity.
We are committed to strengthening care pathways across the system - reducing barriers, expanding capacity, and ensuring timely, effective support for those who need it. These ambitions align with our wider goal of developing a more responsive, equitable, and integrated model of care.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Planned
We are inviting expressions of interest and innovative ideas to inform our OPIP application across one or both funding strands:
- Strand 1: Improving access and management of weight management services
- Strand 2: Developing new or enhanced care pathways, including community and specialist support To inform their bid, the ICB is launching a market engagement opportunity to explore innovative ideas, technologies and service models that could support their competitive response. Providers and partners interested in engaging with SNEE ICB have 2 options available to them, express an interest within the e-procurement system and complete the registration questionnaire, then either:
- request a 1:1 session with commissioners or,
- submit a written response only.
Please note, the optional 30-minute session will be on Thursday 30th October or Friday 31st October. These requests will be prioritised to organisations who can most directly support achieving our ambition. Slots will be confirmed on Tuesday 28th October.
Please note: This soft market engagement is solely to support the development of our OPIP funding bid. If successful, the ICB will undertake further market engagement to refine the model and proceed with an appropriate procurement process to invite formal offers for service delivery. Prior to this the ICB would like to understand the level of interest in the market and responses to the questions posed below.
1. What best practice and innovation are you currently involved in within other localities? 2.
Do you have any ideas, models, or approaches you would like to suggest to help shape our bid? If so, what are they? 3.
How would you contribute to support patients using an outreach model? 4. How would your service or innovation align to the principles in the NHS 10-year plan?
If you would like to be involved in the market engagement, please make contact with procurement@snee.nhs.uk, with your organisation name and an outline of the support / offer your organisation would be able to provide.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Planning Notice
- Current stage
- Tender
- Stages so far
- Planning, Tender
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- In-Tend
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
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 069637-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d058
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Ipswich
- Town
- Ipswich
- Postcode
- IP1 2BX
- Electoral ward
- Gipping
- Constituency
- Ipswich
- Delivery area
- Suffolk CC, TLH34 Essex Haven Gateway
- Region
- East of England
- Sub-region
- Ipswich
- Area
- Suffolk
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Ipswich, IP1 2BX · East of England · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
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NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board, based in Ipswich, East of England.
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