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Be Well Service

Manchester City Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 00:21.

Opportunity overview

The service provides 'social prescribing' interventions for people in Manchester who have one or more long term conditions and/or whose social circumstances place them at risk of developing long-term conditions or becoming frequent users of health and care services in the future.

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.

Big Life Centres

Matched by number
Contract value
£9.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
16 Apr 2025
Award ID
016003-2025-P0356-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 03311884
Location
Manchester, UKD33, M15 4ZY, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85323000 — Community health services

Lots

  • Manchester City Council Public Health Department is looking to enter into a contract for a social prescribing service in Manchester. The service provides social prescribing interventions for people in Manchester who have one or more long term conditions and/or whose social circumstances place them at risk of developing long-term conditions or becoming frequent users of health and care services in the future. Its focus is on connecting people to community-based sources of social and non-medical support, which includes time-limited one-to-one support where required. Manchester City Council is intending to award the contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract is for three years running from April 2025 to March 2028.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
P0356
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
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 Procurement Act 2023 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 relevant authority by 1 May 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR'.

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85323000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Community health services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
Manchester City Council Public Health Department is looking to enter into a contract for a social prescribing service in Manchester. The service provides social prescribing interventions for people in Manchester who have one or more long term conditions and/or whose social circumstances place them at risk of developing long-term conditions or becoming frequent users of health and care services in the future. Its focus is on connecting people to community-based sources of social and non-medical support, which includes time-limited one-to-one support where required. Manchester City Council is intending to award the contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract is for three years running from April 2025 to March 2028.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
0

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD33

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-144038
Name
Manchester City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD33
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M602LA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Town Hall Extension

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
Manchester City Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Mark Leaver
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-03311884
Name
Big Life Centres

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD33
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M15 4ZY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Zion Community Resource Centre, 339 Stretford Road

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
03311884
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Big Life Centres

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-144039
Name
Manchester City Council

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M60 2LA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Town Hall Extension, Albert Square

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Manchester City Council

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
016003-2025-P0356-1
Title
Be Well Service
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-03311884
Name
Big Life Centres

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
016003-2025-P0356-1
Title
Be Well Service
Status
active
Award ID
016003-2025-P0356-1
Date Signed
17 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
9,696,021
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Manchester · UKD33 · M602LA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD33

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-050519-2025-04-17T15:33:23+01:00compiled ·