Health and social work services

Tender description

The NHS Health Check service is a national programme for adults in England between the ages of 40 to 74 years. It checks circulatory and vascular health and the risk of getting a disabling vascular disease. Under the Health and Social Care Act 2012, local authorities have a legal responsibility to commission and monitor their local health check programme. The contract starts on the 1 April 2020 for Bedford Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council. The total value of the contract including potential second year extension is in the region of GBP 651 730.00. Delivery of NHS Health Checks. Providers will be responsible for inviting the eligible population, providing NHS Health Checks and offering clinically appropriate lifestyle advice, risk factor management and medication. The detailed requirements are defined in the specification. Providers can bid for the contract as individual practices or groups of practices/partnerships. Where more than one practice bids then there should be an agreed representative who shall ensure that all practices meet the requirements of the contract and who shall support and manage providers to do this. All practices wishing to deliver NHS Health Checks from 1 April 2020 onward need to apply to join the framework.