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Feel Good Suffolk AI and Digital Offer Development

Suffolk County Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Suffolk County Council (Public Health and Communities) is undertaking soft market testing to inform a potential future procurement of an AI-enabled digital solution to support the Feel Good Suffolk (FGS) service. FGS is a lifestyle service supporting residents to stop smoking, manage a healthy weight and increase physical activity. The current digital offer is primarily static and does not provide personalised, adaptive support to users. The Council is exploring opportunities to enhance the digital front door through the introduction of an AI-enabled solution which may include: • A chatbot embedded within the existing FGS website to support user navigation, provide evidence-based information and improve access to services • AI-driven functionality to support pathway personalisation, including predicting user engagement, adherence and outcomes • Ongoing digital support to maintain behaviour change through tailored follow-up, prompts and engagement tools The proposed solution should support improved user engagement, provide personalised and accessible support, generate data-driven insights and align with relevant data protection, safeguarding and ethical AI requirements. This soft market testing exercise is exploratory and non-evaluative. It is intended to inform the Council's understanding of market capability, delivery models, timescales and indicative costs within an anticipated budget envelope of approximately £113,000 for an initial pilot period of up to 12 months. Subject to future requirements and approvals, there may be an option to extend the contract for up to a further 6 months. This notice does not constitute a call for competition or a commitment to procure.

Classification

  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
ITS316 / GFPH868
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
15 Oct 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2028, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH14
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Potential suppliers are invited to participate in a soft market testing exercise by completing an Expression of Interest response available via the following link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/s2c7brgVZH Deadline for responses: 16/08/2026 This engagement aims to: • understand market capability and available solutions • explore delivery approaches and technical options • gather indicative costs and implementation considerations • inform the development of a future procurement strategy • identify potential suppliers that may be able to deliver the required services The Council may undertake further market engagement activities, which could include supplier presentations, clarification discussions and/or wider engagement sessions. Participation is voluntary and will not influence any future procurement process.
Due
30 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
070741-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
27 Jul 2026, 12:14
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Suffolk County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PHVH-1657-HHMV

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHVH-1657-HHMV

Address

Street Address
Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road
Locality
Ipswich
Postal Code
IP1 2BX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH14

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Ipswich · UKH14 · IP1 2BX · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH14 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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