ClosedHealth and social care

Strength and Balance Service for West, Mid, Southwest and Southeast Essex[E11]

Chelmsford, United KingdomEssex County Council[E1]

In plain English

What they want: 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.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 3 Feb 2025, 16:00 UTC. UTC: 3 Feb 2025, 16:00 UTC.
Published 3 Jan 2025.
Value: GBP 3,333,000
Buyer: Essex County CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]: 3 Feb 2025, 16:00 UTC
Value[E12]: GBP 3,333,000
Published[E9]: 3 Jan 2025
Procedure[E8]: Open procedure (above threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 2 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

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. Essex County Council is intending to utilise the competitive process under the Provider Selection Regime for the re-commissioning of this service. Additional information: The award criteria and weightings for this procurement are: Quality & Innovation 35% Value 20% Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability 20% Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice 15% Social Value 10% Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the ProContract e-procurement system at https://procontract.due-north.com/. Providers are required to register on this system. Once registered and logged in, click on 'Find Opportunities' from the home page and select Essex County Council in the Organisations drop down menu. The reference for this activity is DN747972 - Strength and Balance Service for West Essex, Mid Essex, Southwest Essex and Southeast Essex. Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference numb…[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: England, United Kingdom.[E6]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC
The deadline (2025-02-03T16:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document 52d6c239-952b-4585-a111-3e9fd6634c7a-814498

Evidence

12 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Essex County Council.
Document 52d6c239-952b-4585-a111-3e9fd6634c7a-814498, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 85000000 (Health and social work services).
Document 52d6c239-952b-4585-a111-3e9fd6634c7a-814498, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
Document 52d6c239-952b-4585-a111-3e9fd6634c7a-814498, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 3 Feb 2025, 16:00 UTC.
“2025-02-03T16:00:00Z”
Document 52d6c239-952b-4585-a111-3e9fd6634c7a-814498, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“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…”
Document 52d6c239-952b-4585-a111-3e9fd6634c7a-814498, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: England, United Kingdom.
Document 52d6c239-952b-4585-a111-3e9fd6634c7a-814498, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 52d6c239-952b-4585-a111-3e9fd6634c7a-814498, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Open procedure (above threshold).
Document 52d6c239-952b-4585-a111-3e9fd6634c7a-814498, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 3 Jan 2025.
“2025-01-03T19:10:44Z”
Document 52d6c239-952b-4585-a111-3e9fd6634c7a-814498, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 52d6c239-952b-4585-a111-3e9fd6634c7a-814498, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "Strength and Balance Service for West, Mid, Southwest and Southeast Essex".
Document 52d6c239-952b-4585-a111-3e9fd6634c7a-814498, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The stated value is GBP 3,333,000.
“3333000 GBP”
Document 52d6c239-952b-4585-a111-3e9fd6634c7a-814498, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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