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Strength and Balance Service for West Essex, Mid Essex, Southwest Essex and Southeast Essex

Essex County Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 19:59.

Opportunity overview

The aim of the strength and balance training service is to reduce the risk of falls, thereby improving health outcomes and reducing demands on health and social care services. This service offers expert instruction for those at risk of falling to improve their muscular strength and balance to reduce the risk and fear of falls improving individuals' wellbeing and their long-term independence. The service is most used by those who are elderly and frail. The service will be recommissioned and delivered in West, Mid-, Southwest and Southeast Essex.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

North East London NHS Foundation Trust

Match pending…
Contract value
£3.2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
21 Mar 2025
Award ID
010767-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Rainham, Essex, UKH3, RM13 8GQ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • The aim of the strength and balance training service is to reduce the risk of falls, thereby improving health outcomes and reducing demands on health and social care services. This service offers expert instruction for those at risk of falling to improve their muscular strength and balance to reduce the risk and fear of falls improving individuals' wellbeing and their long-term independence. The service is most used by those who are elderly and frail. The service will be recommissioned and delivered in West, Mid-, Southwest and Southeast Essex. This notice is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process. The approximate lifetime value of this award will be £3,247,899. This is an existing service that is being in regions of Essex and now being integrated into a single service across West, Mid-, Southwest and Southeast Essex. The selected provider is an existing provider in one of these regions. This service shall be provided between 1 June 2025 and 30 June 2031.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN747972
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Label
Additional information
Section
VI.3

New Value

Text
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. 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 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process with a service period of 1 June 2025 to 31 July 2031, with a lifetime value of £3,248,159. Award decision makers: Cabinet Member for Social Care, Health and Integration in consultation with the Head of Public Health and Wellbeing Conflicts of interest identified among the evaluation team: 1. The non-conflicted members have assessed the nature and risk of this conflict, and have decided the following steps to take to avoid or manage it. Exclusion of the nominated evaluator from the scoring panel and replacement with another, non-conflicted member. The chosen provider was selected due to achieving the highest scores across the key criteria used. The provider has been assessed and passed against the relevant key criteria and basic selection criteria.

Old Value

Text
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the authority by 2 April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR. Representations can be sent in writing to: rizwan.sher@essex.gov.uk Award decision makers: Cabinet Member for Social Care, Health and Integration in consultation with the Head of Public Health and Wellbeing Conflicts of interest identified among the evaluation team: 1. The non-conflicted members have assessed the nature and risk of this conflict, and have decided the following steps to take to avoid or manage it. Exclusion of the nominated evaluator from the scoring panel and replacement with another, non-conflicted member. The chosen provider was selected due to achieving the highest scores across the key criteria used. The provider has been assessed and passed against the relevant key criteria and basic selection criteria.
Entry 2

Where

Label
Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Section
V.2.4

New Value

Text
£3,248,159

Old Value

Text
£3,247,899

Bid Opening

Date
3 Jan 2025, 16:00
Description
The commercial officer will conduct the opening process via the functionality within the Council's e-sourcing portal, ProContract. No postal responses or any submissions which are issued outside the electronic portal will be accepted.

Address

Street Address
Electronically via ProContract

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
3 Jan 2025, 16:00

Tender Period

Ends
3 Feb 2025, 16:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
28 Nov 2024, 00:00

Contract terms

Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed

Classification

Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Other Requirements

Requires Staff Names And Qualifications
Yes

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
suitability
Description
Bidders are advised to refer to the Basic Selection Criteria questionnaire within the tender documents for suitability criteria to pursue this activity.

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
The aim of the strength and balance training service is to reduce the risk of falls, thereby improving health outcomes and reducing demands on health and social care services. This service offers expert instruction for those at risk of falling to improve their muscular strength and balance to reduce the risk and fear of falls improving individuals' wellbeing and their long-term independence. The service is most used by those who are elderly and frail. The service will be recommissioned and delivered in West, Mid-, Southwest and Southeast Essex. This notice is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process. The approximate lifetime value of this award will be £3,247,899. This is an existing service that is being in regions of Essex and now being integrated into a single service across West, Mid-, Southwest and Southeast Essex. The selected provider is an existing provider in one of these regions. This service shall be provided between 1 June 2025 and 30 June 2031.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality and Innovation
Type
quality
Description
35
Criterion 2
Name
Value
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 3
Name
Integration, collaboration and service sustainability
Type
quality
Description
20
Criterion 4
Name
Improving Access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice
Type
quality
Description
15
Criterion 5
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 6
Type
price
Description
10

Contract period

Ends
31 Jul 2031, 23:59

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH3
Entry 2
Region
UKH3
Entry 3
Region
UKH3
Entry 4
Region
UKH3

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-4622
Name
Essex County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH3
Locality
Chelmsford
Postal Code
CM1 1QH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall, Market Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Essex County Council

Contact

Name
Mr Rizwan Sher
Telephone
+44 333
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-3523
Name
Essex County Council

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Chelmsford
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Essex County Council
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-141513
Name
North East London NHS Foundation Trust

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH3
Locality
Rainham, Essex
Postal Code
RM13 8GQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Trust Head Office CEME Centre, West Wing Marsh Way

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
North East London NHS Foundation Trust

Award information

Award 1
Id
010767-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-141513
Name
North East London NHS Foundation Trust

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
010767-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
010767-2025-1
Date Signed
21 Mar 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
3,247,899
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Chelmsford · UKH3 · CM1 1QH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH3

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04ad06-2025-11-07T17:42:18Zcompiled ·