Primary Care NHS Health Check Pathway service for 2026/2029

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. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. In accordance with Regulation 10 of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, West Berkshire Council intends to follow the Most Suitable Provider Process for the recommissioning of the NHS Health Checks Service: Primary Care Pathway in West Berkshire. The Council has considered the providers likely to be capable of delivering the service to the relevant population. Taking account of its knowledge of the provider landscape and the information currently available, the Council considers that it is able to identify the most suitable provider or group of providers without running a competitive process. The Council intends to award contracts to the provider or group of providers identified as most suitable, having regard to the five PSR key criteria and the basic selection criteria. The Council will not proceed with the formal assessment of potential providers until at least 14 days after the day on which this notice is submitted for publication. The service: NHS Health Checks Service, Primary Care Pathway The service will provide NHS Health Checks for eligible West Berkshire residents aged 40 to 74. The programme aims to identify and support the management of cardiovascular and related health risks through risk assessment, personalised risk communication, behaviour change support and appropriate onward referral and clinical follow-up. The service will include identification of the eligible population, risk stratification, call and recall, delivery of NHS Health Checks, data recording and reporting. It is intended to improve access to preventative interventions, support improved health outcomes and reduce health inequalities. The service has been developed primarily for delivery by Primary Care practices in West Berkshire. To ensure population coverage, the Council may also contract through a Primary Care Network nominated lead Practice and/or the Primary Care Federation where individual Primary Care practices do not enter into a contract.