Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Durham County Council
Corten House, Dunholme Close
Durham
DH15WB
UK
Contact person: Donna Iley
E-mail: donna.iley@durham.gov.uk
NUTS: UKC14
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.durham.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.open-uk.org
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Family Healthy Weight Service
Reference number: 002941
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Durham County Council are seeking a provider to deliver a Family Healthy Weight Service.
The specification outlines the requirements for delivery of the family weight management programme which is a tier 2 weight management programme using a whole family approach to support children in reception or year 6 who are identified as living with overweight (including obesity) through NCMP. The service will consist of a team of professionals with experience of delivery to children and their families.
The expected start date for the proposed contract is 1st July 2026.
The expected end date for the proposed contract is 30th June 2029.
The proposed contract is to be let with an option to extend for a further period of 12 months each from the actual end date subject to funding and commissioner approval
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 295 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC14
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This notice is an intention to award a contract under an open competitive process in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Procurement Act 2023 does not apply to this opportunity.
This is a new service with a new provider and the maximum lifetime budget is £2,295,000.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: 6 Questions
/ Weighting: 100
Cost criterion: Annual Budget Set
/ Weighting: Pass Fail
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The proposed contract is to be let with an option to extend for a further period of 12 months each from the actual end date subject to funding and commissioner approval.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
At the Council's discretion, should the Council acquire further funding, including from different sources, additional services may be required and may differ to that detailed in the Specification but will fall under the remit or compliment delivery of healthy weight services.
The Council reserves the right to modify the contract specification if new legislation and/or guidance regarding family healthy weight is published by the Government and or Governing Bodies.
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:
2026/S 000-029691
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
14/05/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Morelife (UK) Ltd
07107520
Nexus Leeds Ltd
Leeds
LS2 3AA
UK
NUTS: UKE42
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:
: 2 295 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (PSR) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of PA23 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on the 27th May 2026.
Representation should be made to donna.iley@durham.gov.uk
Decision Makers are officers of the Public Health Team at Durham County Council.
The authority applied the below criteria to id decision making as stated in the tender documents:
Minimum Levels of insurance
Contract Specific Essential Criteria - Pass / Fail
Technical Questions - Weighting 100% :-
Quality & Innovation-Value-Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability-Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice-Performance Monitoring-Social Value
Price - Pass / Fail
The successful bidder received the highest marks across all the technical questions.
No conflicts of interest were identified.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS England (PSR Review Panel)
PO Box 16738
Redditch
B97 9PT
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/05/2026