Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board
Vespasian House, Barrack Road
Dorchester
DT1 1TG
UK
E-mail: customer.careteam@nhsdorset.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKK2
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.nhsdorset.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.customer.careteam@nhsdorset.nhs.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: NHS Body
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Personalised Pathways to Healthy Weight
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Dorset is seeking a Prime Provider to deliver ‘Personalised Pathways to Healthy Weight’ - a project approved through the national Obesity Prevention Innovation Programme (OPIP).<br/><br/>The expected service commencement date is 01 October 2026 and the end date is 31 March 2029.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 900 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK2
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Dorset is procuring a Prime Provider through a Competitive Tender to deliver ‘Personalised Pathways for Healthy Weight’ following successful approval in Strand 1 (Access) within the national Obesity Prevention Innovation Programme (OPIP). The Prime Provider will act as System Integrator for the Programme and may choose to deliver some or all elements of the new service(s).<br/><br/>“Independent grant funding has been provided by Eli Lilly and Company[JW1.1] Limited in addition to the funding contributed by the Department for Science Innovation and Technology. The programme is being delivered through Innovate UK”<br/><br/>The Prime Provider will:<br/>• Hold full accountability for delivery of pathway outcomes and system integration, including responsibility for digital integration, any sub-contractor performance and real-time monitoring and reporting. <br/>• Develop and maintain effective system integration, partnership working and build community capital.<br/>• Distribute investment equitably across partners to reward the effort, risks, expertise and contributions to achieving outcomes.<br/>• Generate a scalable, evidence based model (“blueprint”) to support long term sustainability and wider system adoption.<br/>• Deliver directly or through approved sub-contract(s), evidence informed, personalised, end to end, weight management pathways for children, young people and adults in identified priority cohorts across Dorset, which are trauma informed, inclusive, and sustain outcomes and self-management. <br/>• Ensure co production with people with lived experience meaningfully shapes service design, delivery and continuous improvement.<br/>• Increase the knowledge, skills and confidence of our workforce and people supporting Service Users.<br/><br/>The Prime Provider will be required to work with an Alliance partnership between:<br/>• NHS Dorset – Lead Commissioner and Programme Lead for OPIP <br/>• BU PIER – Co-production with VCSE engagement partner. <br/>• Health Innovation Wessex – Independent evaluation partner.<br/><br/>Personalised Pathways to Healthy Weight Services will:<br/>• Develop and test an inclusive, community-based model that addresses the persistent inequalities in access, experience and outcomes for underserved populations and tackles the underlying causes of obesity.<br/>• Serve people registered with a Dorset GP who are identified as clinically overweight or obese and in one of the following priority cohorts; Severe Mental Illness; Learning Disability; SEND Support or Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP); Care Experienced (*including out of county placements).<br/>• Complement existing system weight management pathways including; Community and Specialist Weight Management Services Weight management – NHS Dorset<br/>Elements of care:<br/>• Recruit participants to the programme by pro-actively case finding through our Dorset Insight and Intelligence Service (DiiS) and through trusted people and places, making every contact count. <br/>• Offer a personalised multi-disciplinary team conversation, which recognises the lived experience of participants, and provides a tailored care plan, with support from a lead professional or coach.<br/>• Deliver personalised pathways to health weight through evidence-informed and co-produced interventions. Delivery might include; in-person groups, remote groups, and digital technologies (platforms/wearables), for individuals, families and carers, and communities.<br/>• Integrate new care pathways and interventions within existing system weight management pathways, to ensure sustainable healthy weight for individuals and improve access to standard care for family, carer, and community members.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 900 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/10/2026
End:
31/03/2029
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
A Supplier Governance Assurance Questionnaire will be provided to registered bidders as part of the invitation to tender (ITT) documentation.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
10/08/2026
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
14/07/2026
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 Regulations do not apply to this award.<br/><br/>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: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome<br/><br/>Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the bid documentation (including questionnaires), you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page.<br/><br/>You will find the project titled: Personalised Pathways to Healthy Weight (C458189). If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and be able to submit a bid.<br/><br/>Offers must comprise:<br/>- Supplier Governance Assurance Questionnaire - (Document no.5) <br/>- Response Document - (Document no.6) Online Submission<br/>- Conflict of Interest Form (Document no.7) <br/>- Pricing Template (Document no. 8)<br/><br/>The contract will be awarded on the basis of the most advantageous offer judged on Quality and Innovation, Social Value and Price to the highest scoring provider, provided the Key Participation questions have been passed and the Supplier Governance Assurance Questionnaire has been completed in accordance with instructions. <br/><br/>Quality and Innovation: Weighting 70%<br/>Social Value: Weighting 10%<br/>Pricing: Weighting 20%<br/><br/>The responses to Questionnaire 1 – Key Participation Requirements in “Document 6- Response Document” are a PASS/FAIL score and if a “No” score is recorded against any of the Key Participation Requirements then it will result in the submission being set aside as non-compliant and no further evaluation of the submission will take place.<br/><br/>Each question in Questionnaire 2 – Quality and Innovation and Questionnaire 3- Social Value in “Document 6- Response Document” will be given a score of 0 - 5
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
14/07/2026