Contract award · 1 Oct 2025

Equity in Action Service

NHS Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board awarded “Equity in Action Service” to Surrey Minority Ethnic Forum for £114k. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionHealth & social careSouth East

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
NHS Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
Value
£114,145.80
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date1 Oct 2025
  2. Published1 Oct 2025Published the same day

Description

The services in scope involve community engagement, co-production of solutions, outreach, health promotion, and support in navigating health systems and contain several ambitions for positive local outcomes, all of which require a provider with deep Surrey grassroots reach and trusted relationships, both with other local providers with whom they partner and with the communities served. The local outcome ambitions for the services within scope of delivery under this contract are described below. • To increase awareness of women's health within ethnic minority communities and contribute to prevention of women's health issues. • To enhance the quality of conversations about women's health and mental health in clinical practice with respect to cultural sensitivities. • To improve physical and mental health outcomes for women from ethnic minority communities. • To improve the mental health of women and birthing people from ethnic minority communities. • To prevent increased severity of men…

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