CE ICB - WorkWell Initiative Service Procurement

Overview

NHS Central East Integrated Care Board is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to express interest in delivering the WorkWell Initiative Service. WorkWell is a programme, which integrates health and care with employment support. The delivery funding for this initiative is aligned to that timeframe. Further information on the national programme for WorkWell is available at: WorkWell - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). It should be noted that this is a project and is only funded for this period. The WorkWell initiative brings together partners across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Bedfordshire, Luton, Milton Keynes, and Hertfordshire to support, care and health care for residents. This specification sets out the key criteria for Integrated Work and Health Hubs/ teams that we are tasked with developing as the focal point of delivery of WorkWell. This procurement has been structured into the following eight (8) Lots aligned to the geographical region of CE ICB as below: • Lot 1 - Bedford Borough • Lot 2 - Central Bedfordshire • Lot 3 - Luton • Lot 4 - Milton Keynes • Lot 5 - Central Hertfordshire • Lot 6 - Eastern Hertfordshire • Lot 7 - North-West Hertfordshire • Lot 8 - South-West Hertfordshire. Organisations can submit a bid for one or more Lot(s). The Commissioner is seeking a single contracted provider to deliver the service(s) in each Lot. The contract will be for a period of up to 2 years commencing on 01st April 2027. It is anticipated that the service provision resultant of this procurement will have a maximum value of £2,743,184 (excluding VAT) over the term of the contract. The procurement is being run via the Atamis e-system where all procurement documents are available for download. Providers who do not have an account can register at the link here, https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. The deadline for receipt of bid submissions via the Atamis e-system is 12noon on 09th December 2026. NHS CE ICB wish to invite interested organisations to a market engagement event which will be held on Wednesday 18th November 2026 from 12pm to 1pm. If your organisation is interested and would like to attend this event, please email your details (name, organisation, designation, email id, contact number) to ceicb.procurement@nhs.net by no later than 12noon on Monday 16th November 2026. Please note, the event will be facilitated using MS Teams and a link will be shared with registered organisations by COP on Tuesday 17th November 2026.