0-19 Public Health Nursing Service & Healthy Child Programme

Concepts

• health services
• bath
• public health nursing service
• national child measurement programme
• healthy child programme
• family nurse partnership
• health
• child
• nurse
• healthy

Location

BATH

Description

The Council advertised a Contract for the Provision of 0-19 (25) Public Health Nursing Service & Healthy Child Programme. The procurement process applied the flexibilities afforded under Competitive Process as defined within the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The key requirements of the service are: • 0-4 Health Visiting Service • All expectant parents / carers / guardians and families with infants and children 0-5 years resident in B&NES • 5-19 (25) School Nursing Service • All children attending schools* (including sixth forms) and alternative provision in B&NES, regardless of their home address, aged from school entry until age 19 years of age or up to 25 years of age where there are special educational needs and/or disabilities and/or vulnerable groups • All home educated pupils residing in B&NES • Vulnerable groups of children and young people resident in B&NES but who may not be in school *excluding those noted in Section 5.2 of the Service Specification • Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Service for Children not Accessing Formal Education • Children and young people with significant school absence in which parents have reported illness as a reason for absence • National Child Measurement Programme • (NCMP) measures the height and weight of children in reception class (aged 4 to 5) and year 6 (aged 10 to 11), to assess overweight and obesity levels in children within primary schools • Clinic in a Box • Peripatetic contraception and sexual health clinic for young people • Family Nurse Partnership • An innovative and evolving evidence-based, preventive programme for vulnerable first-time parents under 24 years

Total Quantity or Scope

This notice is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process The approximate lifetime value of the contract. is £22,177,188 This a retender for an existing service albeit with a revised specification The intention is to award the contract to the incumbent provider (following a competitive tender); Services to run from 1/4/2025 to 31/3/29 with an option to extend by a further 2 years (optional 1+1 year extensions) … This is a duplicate contract award notice. The original notice was published via Supplying the South West portal (2024/S 000-026803) published on 22/8/24, however it was not possible to publish the subsequent corrigendum via the portal, therefore we have had to issue a duplicate in order to publish the corrigendum The contract award notice was published on via the e-Tendering portal www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk and Find a Tender on 22/10/24. Find A Tender Reference - 2024/S 000-034163

Award Detail

Renewal Options

This contract will commence on 1/4/25 and expire, if no extensions taken, on 31/3/29. The initial contract period will be four years with optional 1 + 1 year extensions thereafter.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

• Options are available.
• Award on basis of price.

Legal Justification

Award is being conducted in line with the requirements of the Provider Selection Regime.

Other Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority via the following email address: procurement@bathnes.gov.uk by midnight on 25/11/25. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR Award decision-makers; a) Harriet Andrew, Public Health Development and Commissioning Manager b) Claire Davies. Public Health Development and Commissioning Manager c) Lisa Ford, Community Services Transformation, Financial Lead d) Liz Beazer, Senior Finance Manager e) David Wells, Head of Service Safeguarding Outcomes f) Paula Bromley, Head of Children and Families Prevention Service g) Olwyn Donnelly, Head of Education Commissioning All involved in evaluation were issued with conflict of Interest declarations, no conflicts identified. Quality and Innovation Service Delivery Model 30% Staffing Model 15% Contract Mobilisation 10% Improving access, reducing inequalities and facilitating choice Social And Health Inequalities - Understanding Needs of Children, Young People and Parent/Carers 15% Integration, collaboration and sustainability Participation, Innovation and Continuous Improvement 15% Value Demonstrating Value 5% Pricing Schedule 5% Social Value Social Value Activities Return 2.5% Managing and Monitoring Social Value 2.5% The preferred bidder achieved the highest overall score after evaluation of all tenders.