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Community Navigation Service

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Buyer Address: Tameside One, Ashton under Lyne, UKD35, OL6 0GS, United Kingdom

Contact Email: luisa.venturi-watkins@star-procurement.gov.uk

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
3500000.0 GBP
Gross: 4200000 GBP
Published
28 Jan 2026, 09:44
Deadline
24 Feb 2026, 12:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
85100000 - Health services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Community navigation, also known as social prescribing, is an approach that uses 'link workers' or 'community navigators' to connect people to the wider community and its offer of activities, groups and services, to best meet their practical, social and emotional needs. Tameside Live Well Community Navigation Service is a new community-sited and community-delivered service to support the health and wellbeing of residents. Its delivery, recruitment, staff training, and allocation and investment of community funds would ideally be managed by an organisation working in and with a good knowledge of the community. To deliver the aims, vision and objectives set out in the phased 5-year model the council require the provider to have a robust approach to delivery of the service while also being able to fulfil the role of a system leader. This will involve working in close partnership with a range of local stakeholders to lead the work to improve outcomes in Tameside and work towards a more integrated, preventative, neighbourhood-based approach. Due to the nature of the service and the timescales for mobilisation, the preferred provider will ideally have proven experience of: • Good working knowledge of Tameside including the population, community assets, underserved groups, partner organisations, local services. • Good working knowledge of the third sector in Tameside, including challenges • Previous experience in managing community navigation or similar social prescribing services involving client casework, and the associated systems and pathways Please go to www.The-Chest.org for more information.

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007395-2026

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value: GBP 3,500,000

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 4,200,000

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-07-01T00:00:00+01:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2029-01-30T23:59:59Z

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality & Innovation (40%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Improving access, reducing health Inequalities and facilitating choice (20%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Integration, collaboration and service sustainability (20%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Social Value (Quantitative) (20%)

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

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