Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
St Helens Council
Town Hall
St Helens
WA101HP
UK
Contact person: Luisa Venturi
E-mail: luisa.venturi-watkins@star-procurement.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD71
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.star-procurement.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Falls Prevention Service
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
St Helens Borough Council Public Health Team commission a borough wide multi disciplinary Falls Prevention Service. The service meets NICE Guidance and provides assessment, identification of falls risk, and tailored intervention to manage risk for adults, mainly those aged 65 and over. Assessments and interventions take place in a person's own home, in a care home, or in a local community setting, and the service works closely with providers of strength and balance activities and coordinates the local Falls Prevention Partnership.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
453 439.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
St Helens Borough Council Public Health Team commission a borough wide multi disciplinary Falls Prevention Service. The service meets NICE Guidance and provides assessment, identification of falls risk, and tailored intervention to manage risk for adults, mainly those aged 65 and over. Assessments and interventions take place in a person's own home, in a care home, or in a local community setting, and the service works closely with providers of strength and balance activities and coordinates the local Falls Prevention Partnership. This has been awarded under PSR Direct Award Process C
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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 works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
Direct award to Merseyside and West Lancashire NHS Trust (MWL), the current provider of the Falls Prevention Service since April 2014. The service has undergone three failed tender processes under Contract Procedure Rules, all of which failed to secure a provider. Following this, a non award decision was made at PLT in October 2024 and it was agreed to redesign the current service rather than re-tender again. A direct award to the existing provider allows continuity of service while the redesign work is carried out.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
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
23/07/2026
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
Merseyside and West Lancashire NHS Trust
Merseyside
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 453 439.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
St Helens Borough Council
St Helens
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/07/2026