How to win: Primary Care NHS Health Check Pathway service for 2026/2029

About this contract

West Berkshire Council is recommissioning the NHS Health Checks Service: Primary Care Pathway for eligible West Berkshire residents aged 40 to 74. The service will include all elements of the NHS Health Check pathway, including identification of the eligible population, risk stratification, call and recall, delivery of health checks, cardiovascular risk assessment, personalised risk communication, behaviour change support, onward referral, clinical follow-up, data recording and reporting. The service is intended to improve access to preventative interventions, identify cardiovascular risk and reduce health inequalities. It has been developed primarily for delivery by West Berkshire Primary Care practices, with provision for a Primary Care Network lead Practice and/or the Primary Care Federation to support population coverage where individual practices do not enter into a contract.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — West Berkshire Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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