Official UK procurement notice
Falls Prevention Strength & Balance Classes in Bristol & South Gloucestershire
Authority: NHS Bristol North Somerset & South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (Central government)·On behalf of: NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (hosted by NHS England)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis notice is placed as a Preliminary Market
Engagement Notice (PMEN) to inform the market of
BNSSG Integrated Care Board's (ICBs) intention to
commission an organisation(s) to manage and
deliver strength and balance classes in Bristol and
South Gloucestershire as part of the BNSSG Falls
Prevention programme. The Commissioner would
like to understand the level of provider interest in
delivering these services.
The BNSSG ICB is seeking expressions of interest and feedback
from Providers who have the capability and
capacity to deliver a community falls-risk-reduction,
evidence-based, strength and balance programme.
The anticipated initial contract duration is 3 years
with an option to extend for a further 2 years.
The Commissioner is considering procuring this
service into 2 Lots (Lot 1; Bristol & Lot 2 South
Gloucestershire)
The anticipated annual financial envelope for
this service in Bristol (Lot1) is £150,585 per year
inclusive of VAT, and the commissioner is
considering a contract term of 3 years with an
optional extension of 2 years.
The anticipated annual financial envelope for for
this service in South Gloucestershire is £49,475 per
year inclusive of VAT. (please note there could be an additional envelope of £28,900 in the first year to support with mobilisation and subject to ICB budgetary sign off).
This exercise is being carried out by NHS South,
Central and West Commissioning Support Unit
(SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Jun 2025, 15:59 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Jun 2025, 15:59 BST
- Authority reference
C371200- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035886- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055565Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
27 Jun 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published27 Jun 2025, 15:59 BST
- Market engagement18 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
This notice is an information gathering exercise rather than a call for competition in its own right, and therefore publication or response does not commit the Authority or respondents to a future procurement, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest. The Authority will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise.
Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗.
Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the relevant information and market engagement questionnaire, you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page.
If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and to be able to submit your market engagement questionnaire using the correspondence function within Atamis.
- Tender notice expected1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts300 days ago1 Jan 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published27 Jun 2025, 15:59 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (hosted by NHS England)Beneficiary authority
- NHS SOUTH CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNITProcess contact pointProcuring entityManaging procurement on behalf of BNSSG
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender