Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-12-11
Buyer: NHS England
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 15882000 | 75200000 | 80000000 | 85100000: Health services | 85140000: Miscellaneous health services
Estimated value: 5000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-01-15
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The NHS Diabetes Programme, a joint partnership between NHS England and NHS Improvement, Public Health England and Diabetes UK, wish to procure a maximum of 10 providers to pilot at scale delivery models for the use of Total Diet Replacement (TDR) products alongside a 12-month package of support provided in either face to face group or one to one sessions or using digital/remote methods to eligible participants with Type 2 diabetes. Each provider will work with one of 10 ICS/STP sites delivering the intervention including 12 weeks of TDR products to around 500 participants.
The contracts will initially be for a period of 3 years (referrals accepted for 2 years) with an option for these to be extended for a further 24 months subject to the pilot’s outcomes. NHS England reserves the right to increase the number of behavioural interventions to be delivered per annum. The numbers of behavioural interventions may vary during the term of the contract and these figures are estimates only.
Delivery of an intervention to around 500 participants, which will include the provision of up to 12 weeks of total diet replacement products alongside a structured programme of support to people living with Type 2 diabetes. The package of support for this lot is to be provided in face to face one to one sessions (to those referred from primary care in line with the clinical eligibility criteria defined within the service specifications). The intervention will last 12 months providing support to ensure successful food reintroduction and weight maintenance following the initial weight loss phase.
Delivery of an intervention to around 500 participants, which will include the provision of up to 12 weeks of total diet replacement products alongside a structured programme of support to people living with Type 2 diabetes. The package of support for this lot is to be provided using digital/remote methods (to those referred from primary care in line with the clinical eligibility criteria defined within the service specifications). The intervention will last 12 months providing support to ensure successful food reintroduction and weight maintenance following the initial weight loss phase.
Delivery of an intervention to around 500 participants, which will include the provision of up to 12 weeks of Total Diet Replacement products alongside a structured programme of support to people living with Type 2 diabetes. The package of support for this lot is to be provided in face to face group sessions (to those referred from primary care in line with the clinical eligibility criteria defined within the service specifications). The intervention will last 12 months providing support to ensure successful food reintroduction and weight maintenance following the initial weight loss phase.
Delivery of an intervention to around 500 participants, which will include the provision of up to 12 weeks of total diet replacement products alongside a structured programme of support to people living with Type 2 diabetes. The package of support for this lot is to be provided in face to face one to one sessions (to those referred from primary care in line with the clinical eligibility criteria defined within the service specifications). The intervention will last 12 months providing support to ensure successful food reintroduction and weight maintenance following the initial weight loss phase.
Delivery of an intervention to around 500 participants, which will include the provision of up to 12 weeks of total diet replacement products alongside a structured programme of support to people living with Type 2 diabetes. The package of support for this lot is to be provided using digital/remote methods (to those referred from primary care in line with the clinical eligibility criteria defined within the service specifications). The intervention will last 12 months providing support to ensure successful food reintroduction and weight maintenance following the initial weight loss phase.
Delivery of an intervention to around 500 participants, which will include the provision of up to 12 weeks of total diet replacement products alongside a structured programme of support to people living with Type 2 diabetes. The package of support for this lot is to be provided in face to face group sessions (to those referred from primary care in line with the clinical eligibility criteria defined within the service specifications). The intervention will last 12 months providing support to ensure successful food reintroduction and weight maintenance following the initial weight loss phase.
Delivery of an intervention to around 500 participants, which will include the provision of up to 12 weeks of Total Diet Replacement products alongside a structured programme of support to people living with Type 2 diabetes. The package of support for this lot is to be provided using digital/remote methods (to those referred from primary care in line with the clinical eligibility criteria defined within the service specifications). The intervention will last 12 months providing support to ensure successful food reintroduction and weight maintenance following the initial weight loss phase.
Delivery of an intervention to around 500 participants, which will include the provision of up to 12 weeks of total diet replacement products alongside a structured programme of support to people living with Type 2 diabetes. The package of support for this lot is to be provided in face to face group sessions (to those referred from primary care in line with the clinical eligibility criteria defined within the service specifications). The intervention will last 12 months providing support to ensure successful food reintroduction and weight maintenance following the initial weight loss phase.
Delivery of an intervention to around 500 participants, which will include the provision of up to 12 weeks of total diet replacement products alongside a structured programme of support to people living with Type 2 diabetes. The package of support for this lot is to be provided using digital/remote methods (to those referred from primary care in line with the clinical eligibility criteria defined within the service specifications). The intervention will last 12 months providing support to ensure successful food reintroduction and weight maintenance following the initial weight loss phase.
NHS England would like to be able to assess different types of delivery within each delivery model and wishes for providers to be sustainable. For these reasons, bidders may bid for no more than 3 of the 4 digital lots and group lots. Bidders may bid for both of the one to one lots if they wish to do so. Therefore, in total one bidder may bid for up to 8 lots if it wishes to do so (because one bidder is not permitted to bid for all of the digital lots and all of the group lots).
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Award value: 5000000