How to win: Community Navigator and Wellbeing Service

About this contract

Peterborough City Council is tendering for a Community Navigator and Well-being service, which aims to maintain and improve the health, wellbeing and independence of eligible adults in Peterborough. The service delivers an early intervention and prevention approach that focuses on people and their community's capacity to self-care and manage as the first option. The objective is to reduce the risk or deterioration of the person and subsequent increased reliance on statutory services. This service is part of a larger programme, the Front Door Reviews and Community Offer "which aims to deliver cost reductions and better long-term outcomes by supporting people through reviews and initial care/support planning, focusing on needs that can be met without formal care both at first contact and review. The Service will contribute to the Prevent, Reduce, and Delay agenda in a whole system approach contributing to reducing untimely and inappropriate use of Health and Social Care services. The contract will be for 2+1 years. Regarding Local Government Reform: Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) is the process in which the structure and responsibilities of local authorities are reconfigured.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Peterborough City Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £270,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 17 July 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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