REFERRAL PATHWAYS: Provider expected to work within established and emerging prevention/LTC pathways for DPP, T2DR and BSOP. Referrals come primarily from General Practice (including PCN teams), prescribing services supporting obesity medicines, and community/secondary care services where appropriate. All GP practices use EMIS. Streamlined, digital-first referrals expected with minimal admin burden, clear eligibility criteria, referral guidance and feedback to referrers. INCENTIVES: Where local or national incentive schemes apply, the bidder must align and support consistent implementation across the system.

KEY STAKEHOLDERS: General Practice and PCNs; Place Forums with PCN Leads; community pharmacy and medicines optimisation; secondary care diabetes/obesity services; LA public health; VCSE and faith sector; place-based and neighbourhood teams.

REDUCING PRIMARY CARE BURDEN: Provide clear simple referral pathways; avoid duplicative data collection; offer proactive patient engagement and follow-up; provide timely outcome reporting without extra GP action; encourage digital tools (SMS booking/reminders, patient self-enrolment, admin support).

F2F PROVISION: Identify locations that maximise accessibility considering rurality, deprivation, language and transport links; engagement with Places to identify alternative venues including community venues; delivery may be organised at place or neighbourhood level where this improves access.

CORE20PLUS5: Priority on the most deprived quintiles, communities with poorer diabetes/obesity outcomes, and groups with lower engagement in prevention.

LANGUAGE & CULTURE: English predominant but additional language support required in some communities - provide culturally appropriate materials and access to interpretation/translated resources; work with CVFS, Place communities and Social Prescribers.

UNDERREPRESENTED & HIGH-RISK GROUPS: People in high-deprivation/priority wards; certain ethnic minority communities; people with learning disabilities or severe mental illness; working-age adults with multiple risk factors. PRAGMATISM: Tailor to local need while building on existing services - community providers, structured education provider, T3 Weight Management - and align with established community/voluntary sector support.