Prevention Services for Older Adults – Neighbourhood Services

London Borough of Barnet
London
Direct award
1 September 2025 to 31 March 2027

The service comprises four distinct components: neighbourhood activities including exercise, befriending, and digital inclusion; a handyperson service for minor home repairs and safety checks; later life information and advice; and evidence-based falls prevention exercise classes. The service is targeted at residents aged over fifty-five.

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Awarded value: £633k; As published
Published: 26 September 2025
Awarded: 29 August 2025; Age UK Barnet
Contract length: 19 months; Ends 31 March 2027

What the contract covers

Service contract

Provision of community-based support services for older adults, including health and wellbeing activities, home repairs, and later life planning.

Neighbourhood Services providing activities for older people focusing on healthy living and wellbeing, exercise classes, befriending, digital inclusion and lunch clubs
Handyperson Service providing small building repairs, minor adaptations and general home safety checks
Later Life Planning providing targeted information and advice to older people to enable them to plan for later life
Falls Prevention Activities providing evidence-based exercise classes including strength, balance and Tai Chi

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service contract
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 19 months
Contract dates: 1 September 2025 to 31 March 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 85300000

Services in this contract

Befriending and loneliness servicesMain service£127k typicalNeighbourhood activities for older people including befriending and lunch clubs
Advice services: welfare benefits, debt and general advice£258k typicalLater life planning information and advice for older people
Community therapy, podiatry and falls prevention services£186k typicalFalls prevention strength and balance exercise classes
Home improvement agency and handyperson services£391k typicalHandyperson service for small repairs and home safety checks

Lifecycle

Published
26 September 2025
Contract awardedto Age UK Barnet
29 August 2025
Contract starts
1 September 2025
Contract ends
31 March 2027

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London Borough of Barnet

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/1004765/prevention-services-for-older-adults-neighbourhood-services
Buyer reference: Not published
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a2ca
Last checked: 5 November 2026

London Borough of Barnet. Prevention Services for Older Adults – Neighbourhood Services. Contract award, 26 September 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/1004765/prevention-services-for-older-adults-neighbourhood-services (accessed 5 November 2026).