UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

To support the renewal of England’s women’s health strategy https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69df5d7261d2e8e9b9e42d2e/renewed-womens-health-strategy-for-england-web-accessible.pdf the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is exploring collaboration opportunities with stakeholders from the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) and private sectors interested in supporting the improvement of women’s health outcomes. The renewed women's health strategy sets out the government’s ambitions for women’s health in the context of the 10 Year Health Plan and focus on the key themes of women being listened to and getting the care they need, women being supported to make reproductive choices, and women being empowered and supported to prevent future ill health. The renewed women's health strategy builds on the core objectives of the 2022 Women's health strategy https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/womens-health-strategy-for-england/womens-health-strategy-for-england and the 10 Year Health Plan for England https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/10-year-health-plan-for-england-fit-for-the-future and both should be used as a framework for this exercise. We are asking interested parties to complete a questionnaire detailing their proposal at this link: https://forms.office.com/e/Rxbv8jvT1t The questionnaire will close for responses at 12:0pm on 22nd of April 2026. Further guidance on how to complete the questionnaire can be found at the following link: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/Pz00000IaOZK/G0YmgVuobfYOa6XQ9fi1Az3mJA_kfBnqq7DoCPxAWL4 DHSC is specifically looking at collaborating on a “value in kind” basis and we are especially interested in hearing about planned or ongoing initiatives focusing on addressing health inequalities for women which could include: • Health literacy, • Prevention and barriers to women’s access to appropriate health provision, • Engagement and/or positive experience with the health system, and • Securing funding for these. Since the publication of this notice, we have received a number of clarification questions in relation to the Women’s Health Strategic Partnership Opportunity. To ensure transparency and equal access to information for all prospective respondents, we are publishing our responses at the following link for reference when preparing submissions: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/#0O000000rwim/a/Pz00000J81nB/UbSVM_btaIOdC4fVGX.cn1EKPlKsCKjZsej9VLMigtQ

To support the renewal of England’s women’s health strategy in the coming months, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is exploring collaboration opportunities with stakeholders from the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) and private sectors interested in supporting the improvement of women’s health outcomes. The renewed women's health strategy will set out the government’s ambitions for women’s health in the context of the 10 Year Health Plan and focus on the key themes of women being listened to and getting the care they need, women being supported to make reproductive choices, and women being empowered and supported to prevent future ill health. The forthcoming renewed women's health strategy will build on the core objectives of the existing Women's health strategy https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/womens-health-strategy-for-england/womens-health-strategy-for-england and the 10 Year Health Plan for England https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/10-year-health-plan-for-england-fit-for-the-future and both should be used as a framework for this exercise. We are asking interested parties to complete a questionnaire detailing their proposal at this link: https://forms.office.com/e/Rxbv8jvT1t The questionnaire will close for responses at 12:0pm on 22nd of April 2026. Further guidance on how to complete the questionnaire can be found at the following link: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/Pz00000IaOZK/G0YmgVuobfYOa6XQ9fi1Az3mJA_kfBnqq7DoCPxAWL4 DHSC is specifically looking at collaborating on a “value in kind” basis and we are especially interested in hearing about planned or ongoing initiatives focusing on addressing health inequalities for women which could include: • Health literacy, • Prevention and barriers to women’s access to appropriate health provision, • Engagement and/or positive experience with the health system, and • Securing funding for these.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is seeking suppliers to deliver a programme of engagement with people who have lived experience of the Mental Health Act, ensuring their perspectives meaningfully inform the drafting of the updated Code of Practice. This includes recruiting a diverse cohort of participants, co‑producing engagement methods, delivering structured and ad hoc engagement activities, safeguarding participant wellbeing, and providing high‑quality report that include summary of engagement, feedback and views. The contract will be divided into 4 lots: Lot 1: Group 1 - General lived experience Lot 2: Group 2 - Children and young people Lot 3: Group 3 – People with a learning disability and autistic people  Lot 4: Group 4 - Ethnic minority and racialised communities  Term of the contract: A term of twenty-one (21) months. The contract includes an option to add additional hours of engagement if needed.