Be Well Service

Manchester City Council
North West

The service delivers social prescribing interventions to connect individuals with community-based, non-medical support to prevent health deterioration and reduce reliance on statutory health services. It includes time-limited one-to-one support for residents at risk of developing long-term conditions. The contract is delivered as a continuation of existing public health service provision.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £9.7m; As published
Published: 17 April 2025; Find a Tender
Awarded: 17 April 2025; The Big Life Group
Contract length: Not stated

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of social prescribing interventions and community-based support services for individuals with long-term health conditions or social care needs.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
17 April 2025
Contract awardedto The Big Life Group
17 April 2025
Contract starts
Contract endsEnd date not published

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The buyer

Type: Council
Social prescribing contracts, 24 months: 1
Open social prescribing tenders: 0
Typical social prescribing contract: £9.7m

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How it compares

39× the typical social prescribing contract (£250k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/934478/be-well-service
Buyer reference: P0356
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Manchester City Council. Be Well Service. Contract award, 17 April 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/934478/be-well-service (accessed 12 October 2026).