Specialist Physical Activity Pathway
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The NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for the provision of a specialist physical activity pathway in local leisure centres within West Suffolk. This contract, focusing on health services, is intended to enhance and sustain physical activity levels for individuals with long-term conditions or awaiting surgery. The procurement process was conducted under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, employing a direct award process without a prior call for competition.
The contract was formally awarded on 13th May 2025, with services set to commence on 1st July 2025 and conclude on 30th June 2028, with the possibility of an extension until 30th June 2030. The total value of the contract excluding VAT is £300,000, and the services will be delivered in the West Suffolk Alliance area. This tender offers significant growth opportunities for businesses engaged in health services, particularly those capable of delivering specialist programmes aimed at increasing physical activity.
With the award confirming the suitability of the existing provider, Abbeycroft Leisure, businesses with expertise in community health programmes focused on individuals with long-term health conditions could find pathways for collaboration or future competitive opportunities. Companies that can integrate health services while demonstrating value and service sustainability stand to benefit in similar procurement exercises initiated by bodies like the NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board. This contract underscores the potential for long-term engagement with the public health sector to deliver innovative solutions that cater to these critical community needs.
To provide a specialist physical activity pathway at local leisure centres in West Suffolk that increases and maintains levels of physical activity for people with long term conditions, and or awaiting surgery.
Provision of a specialist physical activity at local leisure centres in West Suffolk to increases and maintains levels of physical activity for people with long term conditions, and or awaiting surgery. The contract will run from 1st July 2025 - 30th June 2028 with an option to extend until 30th June 2030. The value of the contract for the initial 3 year period is PS300,000 NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board are awarding the contract named within this notice under the Direct Award C process which is outlined within the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The provider named in this notice is an existing provider and has been reviewed through a Key Criteria assessment to ensure the awarding body is satisfied with current performance and reasonably expects the provider to be able to satisfy the contract which is the subject of this notice. The contract which is the subject of this notice has not changed considerably when compared with the existing / previous contract delivered by the named provider. The ICB may wish to introduce additional services during the lifetime of the contract ("Contract modifications"). Such contract modifications will be contemplated where additional requirements are similar and or complementary to the services already included in the Specification, at any given time. Such expansion would be by the addition of services commissioned by the Authority as named in the Contract Notice. To this end, after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the contract may be varied as allowable in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
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