Pre-Market Engagement - CAWT PEACEPLUS Healthier Futures Project - Community-Based Early Intervention Health Improvement Programmes (WHSCT and SHSCT Areas) Northern Ireland.

The Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service (BSO PaLS), on behalf of the Cooperation and Working Together (CAWT) Partnership, have published this PIN to invite interested suppliers to participate in this Pre-Market Engagement exercise who may be interested in delivering Tier 1 Community Based Early Intervention Support for Adults (HealthierFutures Programme) within the Southern Health and Social Care Trust (SHSCT) and Western Health and Social Care Trust (WHSCT) geographical areas (Northern Ireland). This opportunity has been published cross-border and in the Supplement to the Official Journal (OJ S), to ensure compliance with PEACEPLUS funding advertising requirements.

The purpose of this market engagement exercise is to engage with interested suppliers in advance of the forthcoming procurement opportunity in order to raise awareness, gauge market interest in the provision of the services, and outline the key elements of the Service. This engagement will also enable the CAWT partner organisations that are the two contracting authorities (i.e. WHSCT & SHSCT)to obtain market insight and develop a more comprehensive understanding of the sector.

The CAWT PEACEPLUS Healthier Futures Project aims to implement a model focused on addressing the effects of unhealthy environments and factors that impact on overweight and obesity such as physical activity, nutrition (Healthy Eating), and health behaviours, with the recognition that Health Literacy is integral to all three areas. This Procurement exercise and the subsequent Service to be commissioned will cover the following components: -The Northern Ireland delivery Lot areas, which will be located within the boundaries of the SHSCT and WHSCT; and - The Delivery of Tier 1 Community-Based Early Intervention Support for Adults, in the following areas: - Increasing Physical Activity & reducing sedentary behaviour - Healthy Eating - Behaviour Change Please refer to the Pre-Market engagement Paper for additional details on the Service.