Official UK procurement notice
NHS BNSSG Integrated Care Board Provision for Poverty awareness and action programme
Authority: NHS Bristol North Somerset & South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (Central government)·On behalf of: NHS SOUTH CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBNSSG ICB is seeking to fund the delivery of a poverty awareness and action programme for our local NHS workforce.
The intended outcomes from this programme are that:
- The BNSSG NHS workforce becomes more aware of the health and care-related impacts of poverty and what can be done to address this.
- NHS services improve their ability to reach and respond to those who are facing financial hardship.
- Through this, we improve patient outcomes and reduce inequalities.
Based on feedback from our providers, we are seeking to fund a model that offers the following:
- Training: A one-hour introduction to poverty awareness and action. This awareness raising session will be offered online and will be available to all local NHS staff and provided online
- A 'champions' programme: to include more in-depth training and support for champions to put this learning into practice through making changes in roles/services. The programme will be offered to a small number of identified workforce across our local NHS organisations including acute trusts, Primary Care and other providers.
- Based on feedback from our providers, we are seeking to fund a model that offers the following:
Training: A one-hour introduction to poverty awareness and action. This awareness raising session will be offered online and will be available to all local NHS staff and provided online.
A 'champions' programme: to include more in-depth training and support for champions to put this learning into practice through making changes in roles/services. The programme will be offered to a small number of identified workforce across our local NHS organisations including acute trusts, Primary Care and other providers.
The training provider will be expected to provide quarterly updates and an evaluation report upon completion of delivery. This should include information such as:
- Quantitative information about the number of sessions delivered and the number of people attended.
- Qualitative feedback from people who attend training sessions - their experience of the training and what has been learnt and the impact of this.
- A detailed evaluation of the champions programme to consider its impact. The details of this to be agreed between BNSSG ICB and the training provider.
The budget for the life of the contract is £30,000 (Ex. VAT) over the period of the contract.
This exercise was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Dec 2025, 11:03 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Dec 2025, 11:03 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-086094- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published24 Dec 2025, 11:03 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children North EastSME | £30,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Children North EastSME
- Signed
- 24 Dec 2025
- Value
- £30,000
- Period
- 5 Jan 2026 – 30 Nov 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- NHS SOUTH CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORTProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement Advisor
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Children North EastAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender