Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2GW
UK
Contact person: Ali Babu
E-mail: ali.babu@uhb.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.uhb.nhs.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
Obesity Pathway Innovation Programme
Reference number: Obesity Pathway Innovation Programme
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This is a PSR Urgent Award for the Obesity Pathway Innovation Programme (OPIP).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 543 420.94
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a PSR award being made due to urgent circumstances. This notice relates to the obesity pathway innovation programme.<br/><br/>The BRIDGE programme is establishing a whole-pathway model comprising a digital access and management platform , which handles patient identification, self-referral, triage and onward referral as well as hosting weight rebound reduction resources, and this Service, which is responsible for clinical assessment, behavioural and pharmacological weight management support, and discharge back to routine care.<br/><br/>The value of this award is £1,543,420.94 for a period of 12 months. The service is to be provided from 01/09/2026 - 31/08/2027.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: To address immediate risks to safety and quality of care
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
100
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Urgent Award under the Provider Selection Regime.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/08/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
DDM HEALTH LIMITED
07975193
9 Little Park Street
Coventry
CV1 2UR
UK
Telephone: +44 09366449
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.diabetes.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 543 420.94
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). 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 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.<br/><br/>This award is being under urgent circumstances due to urgent quality concerns which may pose potential risks. The unforeseen delays in this procurement have caused the programme delivery to be delayed beyond the initial programme mobilisation, requiring an urgent award to abide by revised timeframes. <br/><br/> Decision makers included - <br/><br/>Category Manager<br/>Deputy Head of Procurement<br/>Head of Delivery HIWM<br/>Director of Transformation, Partnership and Population Health Academy<br/>Consultant Nephrologist<br/>Associate Director of Contracting BSOL ICB
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2GW
UK
E-mail: amy.webster@uhb.nhs.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Mindelsohn Way Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2GW
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/08/2026