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Published 31 Mar 2026, 13:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Family Healthy Weight Service

Official notice

Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,295,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 29 Apr 2026awarded 14 May 2026
Awarded to MoreLife (UK) Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Durham County Council are seeking a provider to deliver a Family Healthy Weight Service.

The specification outlines the requirements for delivery of the family weight management programme which is a tier 2 weight management programme using a whole family approach to support children in reception or year 6 who are identified as living with overweight (including obesity) through NCMP. The service will consist of a team of professionals with experience of delivery to children and their families.

The expected start date for the proposed contract is 1st July 2026.

The expected end date for the proposed contract is 30th June 2029.

The proposed contract is to be let with an option to extend for a further period of 12 months each from the actual end date subject to funding and commissioner approval

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1This notice is an intention to award a contract under an open competitive process in…Awarded

This notice is an intention to award a contract under an open competitive process in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Procurement Act 2023 does not apply to this opportunity.

This is a new service with a new provider and the maximum lifetime budget is £2,295,000. Additional information: At the Council's discretion, should the Council acquire further funding, including from different sources, additional services may be required and may differ to that detailed in the Specification but will fall under the remit or compliment delivery of healthy weight services.

The Council reserves the right to modify the contract specification if new legislation and/or guidance regarding family healthy weight is published by the Government and or Governing Bodies.

Delivery: North East
Extensions: The proposed contract is to be let with an option to extend for a further period of 12 months each from the actual end date subject to funding and commissioner approval.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • 6 Questions: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • 6 Questions: 100
  • Annual Budget Set: Pass Fail
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Minimum Levels of insurance

    Contract Specific Essential Criteria - Pass / Fail

    Technical Questions - Weighting 100% :

    -Quality & Innovation

    -Value

    -Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability

    -Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice

    -Performance Monitoring

    -Social Value

    Price - Pass / Fail

  • Economic & financial standing

    Minimum Levels of insurance:

    £5m Employers Liability

    £5m Public Liability

    £1, Professional Indemnity

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
31 Mar 2026, 13:54 BST
Last source update
29 Jun 2026, 16:59 BST
Award evaluation window
29 Apr 2026 – …
Authority reference
002941
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-060926
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
North East (UKC14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067936 Find a Tender

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (PSR) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of PA23 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on the 27th May 2026. Representation should be made to donna.iley@durham.gov.uk Decision Makers are officers of the Public Health Team at Durham County Council. The authority applied the below criteria to id decision making as stated in the tender documents: Minimum Levels of insurance Contract Specific Essential Criteria - Pass / Fail Technical Questions - Weighting 100% :- Quality & Innovation-Value-Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability-Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice-Performance Monitoring-Social Value Price - Pass / Fail The successful bidder received the highest marks across all the technical questions. No conflicts of interest were identified.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
29 Apr 2026, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
29 Apr 2026, 10:00 BST

Timeline

29 Apr 2026 → 29 Jun 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline182 days ago
    29 Apr 2026, 10:00 BST
  2. Bids opened182 days ago
    29 Apr 2026, 10:00 BST
  3. Notice published121 days ago
    29 Jun 2026, 16:59 BST

Notice history

2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Apr 2026
  1. Deadline moved to 29 Apr 2026, 10:00 BST
    8 Apr 2026, 08:17 BST
    +1 days · was 28 Apr 2026, 10:00 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    14 May 2026, 17:20 BST
Published amendments (2 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineIV.2.228 Apr 202629 Apr 2026+1 d
—TextVI.2—This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. 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 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process.' Intend to award contra…

2 amendments published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-03: 1 release · 31 Mar 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,295,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 14 May 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MoreLife (UK) LimitedSME£2,295,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Durham County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Corten House, Dunholme Close, Durham, North East, DH15WBContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NHS England (PSR Review Panel)Review body Redditch

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Morelife (UK) LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07107520 Nexus Leeds Ltd, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS2 3AA

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.