Healthy Lives Dynamic Purchasing Vehicle – Category 1 Round 13 – Onboarding

London Borough of Newham has opened Round 13 of its Healthy Lives Dynamic Purchasing Vehicle (DPV) for Category 1 – Specialist smoking cessation service.

The opportunity allows new suppliers, alongside organisations that have previously been unsuccessful, to apply for admission to the Healthy Lives DPV. The arrangement covers health and social work services within Newham, with Category 1 focused specifically on specialist smoking cessation provision.

Onboarding rounds will continue to open and close throughout the lifetime of the DPV at the Council’s discretion. Applications can therefore be submitted during the life of the arrangement, although the Council will process applications when the relevant round closes.

Suppliers seeking to join the DPV must apply through Newham’s Fusion e-tendering portal and provide information covering their experience, business integrity, capability and insurance arrangements.

Contract Information

Buyer: London Borough of Newham

Deadline: 6 October 2026 at 12:00pm

Contract Value: Not disclosed

Delivery Length: 50 months

Tender Link: Click here

Reference: ITTN563

Onboarding Process

The Healthy Lives Dynamic Purchasing Vehicle is structured to provide ongoing opportunities for suppliers to seek admission through successive onboarding rounds.

Following the closure of a round, the Council expects another round to open within 48 hours, excluding weekends and bank holidays. The authority notes that there may occasionally be additional delays before the subsequent round becomes available.

The duration of individual rounds may vary throughout the lifetime of the DPV. However, the Council states that a round will close at least once within any 24-month period.

Timetables for individual rounds will be included within the Healthy Lives Dynamic Purchasing Vehicle tender documents when each round is published.

Evaluation Criteria

Price is not the only award criterion.

The full award criteria are contained within the procurement documents and have not been disclosed in the information provided.

As part of the qualification stage, applicants will be required to complete a Selection Questionnaire (SQ), alongside additional tender-specific selection questions.

Suppliers will be required to provide information relating to:

• Experience
• Business integrity
• Capability
• Insurance arrangements

The Selection Questionnaire will also cover applicable mandatory and discretionary exclusion grounds.

Regulatory and Compliance Requirements

Specific CQC or other care-sector regulatory registration requirements are not disclosed in the information provided for this onboarding round.

Applicants will nevertheless need to meet the Council’s qualification requirements, including the relevant checks relating to organisational capability, integrity and insurance arrangements.

The opportunity provides organisations delivering specialist smoking cessation services with a route to seek admission to Newham’s Healthy Lives Dynamic Purchasing Vehicle and potentially participate in future commissioning activity under Category 1.

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