Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
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.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.thechest.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
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
Integrated Wellbeing Service
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
St Helens Borough Council is beginning work to recommission its Integrated Wellbeing Service. This is the Council's main public health prevention offer for residents, bringing together six areas of delivery under a single arrangement. The current arrangement ends on 30 June 2027 and a new contract is expected to commence on 1 July 2027.
The service is funded through the Public Health Grant, with some elements supported by additional time limited grant funding. The indicative annual value is in the region of £1.9m. The previous contract was awarded with an annual value of £1.99m. All figures are indicative and the final value and scope are subject to confirmation. Some grant funded elements are subject to continuation decisions and may or may not form part of the new contract.
The Council has made no decisions about how the new arrangement will be structured. In particular we want to understand whether providers would bid for the whole service, for individual service areas, or in partnership with others. That will inform whether the Council procures a single integrated contract, an overarching contract with separate lots, or separate contracts.
We are interested in hearing from organisations of all types and sizes, including NHS bodies, private providers, social enterprises, and voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise organisations. We are equally interested in hearing from organisations that could deliver only one element of the service.
We would like to take the opportunity to do some `soft market testing' as outlined below, to determine current interest levels in the market.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 914 962.00
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:
UKD
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Procurement will be done under Provider Selection Regime - a Soft Market Test has gone out n www.thechest.gov.uk
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
30/10/2026
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/09/2026