Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board
8th Floor, County Hall, Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 2DH
UK
E-mail: david.bailey1@nhs.net
NUTS: UKH15
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.improvinglivesnw.org.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.improvinglivesnw.org.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Tier 3 Weight Management Tender
Reference number: NW2024-74
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This is a notice to inform the market the procurement has been abandoned.<br/><br/>The Tier 3 service across Norfolk and Waveney was advertised to offer the opportunity for service users who meet the qualifying criteria to access comprehensive support via a weight management programme tailored to their needs including reasonable adjustments in line with NICE Guidance.<br/><br/>The Tier 3 weight management service was to incorporate both standard services and enhanced services for those service users with more complex health needs (co-morbidities) either independently or in partnership with other providers.<br/><br/>The service aimed to:<br/><br/>• Encourage long term behaviour change by offering a programme which promotes physical activity; promotes healthy eating and supports the psychological barriers to unhealthy relationships with food; supports and recognises the relationship between mental health and obesity and offers a system throughout the programme which will support the psychological needs of everyone who attends.<br/>• Reduce the number of people living with obesity in Norfolk and Waveney, thereby improving long-term health, reducing the burden of disease, and decreasing the need for social care, while also preventing or reducing the incidence and healthcare activity related to obesity-related illnesses.<br/>• Function as part of a seamless care pathway for adults with obesity; to proactively work in partnership with services provided at tiers 1, 2 and 4, as well as other existing services supporting behaviour change<br/>• Undertake comprehensive stakeholder engagement to inform practice, referral confidence and workforce development.<br/>• Work with Norfolk and Waveney ICB using Population Health Management (PHM) data management systems to assist in the identification of service users with agreed BMI and clinical thresholds to ensure the people with the highest risk can be identified and supported to access help, where needed. This information can be produced at PCN / GP Practice level to risk stratify and prioritise patients, highlighting areas of highest need or clinical complexity.<br/><br/>The contract was advertised for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to an additional 2 years.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85323000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH1
Main site or place of performance:
Norfolk and Waveney
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a notice to inform the market the procurement has been abandoned.<br/><br/>NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board invited competitive bids for the Provision of a Tier 3 Specialist Weight Management Service. The contract was advertised for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to an additional 2 years.<br/><br/>The Tier 3 service across Norfolk and Waveney was advertised to offer the opportunity for service users who meet the qualifying criteria to access comprehensive support via a weight management programme tailored to their needs including reasonable adjustments in line with NICE Guidance.<br/><br/>The Tier 3 weight management service will incorporate both standard services and enhanced services for those service users with more complex health needs (co-morbidities) either independently or in partnership with other providers.<br/><br/>The service aims to:<br/><br/>• Encourage long term behaviour change by offering a programme which promotes physical activity; promotes healthy eating and supports the psychological barriers to unhealthy relationships with food; supports and recognises the relationship between mental health and obesity and offers a system throughout the programme which will support the psychological needs of everyone who attends.<br/>• Reduce the number of people living with obesity in Norfolk and Waveney, thereby improving long-term health, reducing the burden of disease, and decreasing the need for social care, while also preventing or reducing the incidence and healthcare activity related to obesity-related illnesses.<br/>• Function as part of a seamless care pathway for adults with obesity; to proactively work in partnership with services provided at tiers 1, 2 and 4, as well as other existing services supporting behaviour change<br/>• Undertake comprehensive stakeholder engagement to inform practice, referral confidence and workforce development.<br/>• Work with Norfolk and Waveney ICB using Population Health Management (PHM) data management systems to assist in the identification of service users with agreed BMI and clinical thresholds to ensure the people with the highest risk can be identified and supported to access help, where needed. This information can be produced at PCN / GP Practice level to risk stratify and prioritise patients, highlighting areas of highest need or clinical complexity.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Quality and Innovation
/ Weighting: 40
Cost criterion: Value
/ Weighting: 20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-028725
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Due to the recent DHSC national announcements regarding the reduction and re-configuration of Integrated Care Boards and the clustering of NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB with NHS Suffolk, a decision has been made to abandon the Tier 3 Weight Management procurement in order to enable any future review of services across both Norfolk and Suffolk.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS England
Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd
London
SE1 8UG
UK
E-mail: england.commercialqueries@nhs.net
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.england.nhs.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/08/2025