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Public Health Nursing Services for Children, Young People aged 0-19 and their Families

Worcestershire County Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 20:02.

Opportunity overview

The Authority, led by Public Health has commissioned an integrated Public Health Nursing Service. The Public Health Nursing Service includes the delivery of the full Healthy Child Programme including universal health and development reviews, health visiting, intensive home visiting, infant feeding support, additional or targeted support, additional support working within multi-agency teams, safeguarding activity and school nursing. The Authority has followed Direct Award Process C for the award of the Public Health Nursing Service for Children, Young People aged 0-19 and their Families. This process has been undertaken in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and the Council's Constitution and Standing Orders.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Classification

  • CPV85323000 — Community health services
  • CPV85100000 — Health services

Lots

  • An additional £170,000 per annum is to be made available to the Trust. The additional funding will enable the Trust to recruit specialist SEND focused health visitors, to provide a focused intervention for children that have been identified at the 2.5-year check as requiring support with development or SEND needs. The roles will add an additional layer of early intervention to ensure those with higher levels of need can get the right support early and potentially avoid unnecessary delays on wider service waiting lists. This layer of early intervention is required within our current system to improve outcomes for children with higher levels of developmental need. Additional capacity will also allow the infant feeding team to expand, enabling the commencement of a new pilot delivering group-based support for parents-to-be to prepare for breastfeeding. Currently capacity only allows the service to deliver support postnatally, however evidence shows if we can more effectively prepare families with information and guidance to breastfeed before they give birth, and build support networks, they are more successful in their breastfeeding journey. Worcestershire is currently performing worse than the national picture regarding breastfeeding rates at 6 weeks. This is something as a county we need to improve to improve health outcomes for babies and mothers.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
HEA24010
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
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 by midnight on 6 November 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
2
Description
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. A standstill period was observed and no further review was required. No declared or potential conflicts of interest arose during this process. The contract was awarded on 20 February 2025. The services are intended to be provided between 01 April 2025 - 31 March 2032 with an approximate lifetime value of £60,307,170 (this includes two 1-year extensions). The lifetime contract value includes the 2024-25 NHS pay award, the details of which weren't available when the Intention to Award Notice was published.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85323000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Community health services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Description
An additional £170,000 per annum is to be made available to the Trust. The additional funding will enable the Trust to recruit specialist SEND focused health visitors, to provide a focused intervention for children that have been identified at the 2.5-year check as requiring support with development or SEND needs. The roles will add an additional layer of early intervention to ensure those with higher levels of need can get the right support early and potentially avoid unnecessary delays on wider service waiting lists. This layer of early intervention is required within our current system to improve outcomes for children with higher levels of developmental need. Additional capacity will also allow the infant feeding team to expand, enabling the commencement of a new pilot delivering group-based support for parents-to-be to prepare for breastfeeding. Currently capacity only allows the service to deliver support postnatally, however evidence shows if we can more effectively prepare families with information and guidance to breastfeed before they give birth, and build support networks, they are more successful in their breastfeeding journey. Worcestershire is currently performing worse than the national picture regarding breastfeeding rates at 6 weeks. This is something as a county we need to improve to improve health outcomes for babies and mothers.

Options

Description
Option to extend by one year followed by a further one year extension; subject to funding and performance.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
0

Contract period

Duration In Days
2,520

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG12
Entry 2
Region
UKG12

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-128133
Name
Worcestershire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG12
Locality
WORCESTER
Postal Code
WR52NP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Worcestershire County Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Kerstin Byfield
Organisation 2
Id
GB-NHS-R1A
Name
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG12
Locality
Worcester
Postal Code
WR5 1JR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
2 King's Court, Charles Hastings Way

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
R1A
Scheme
GB-NHS
Legal Name
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-614
Name
High Court of England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court of England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-54301
Name
Worcestershire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG12
Locality
Worcester
Postal Code
WR52NP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall, Spetchley Road

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Worcestershire County Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Kerstin Byfield

Award information

Award 1
Id
034444-2024-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-NHS-R1A
Name
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
048256-2025-WCC20242103-1
Title
Public Health Nursing Services for Children, Young People aged 0-19 and their Families
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-NHS-R1A
Name
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
034444-2024-1
Status
active
Award ID
034444-2024-1
Date Signed
24 Oct 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
56,620,099
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
048256-2025-WCC20242103-1
Title
Public Health Nursing Services for Children, Young People aged 0-19 and their Families
Status
active
Award ID
048256-2025-WCC20242103-1
Date Signed
7 Aug 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Classification

Id
85323000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Community health services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG12

Value

Amount
61,497,170
Currency
GBP

Period

Duration In Days
2,520

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
3
Rationale
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: PSR regulations allow for modifications under certain conditions. This modification is made at the discretion of the Authority and the modification does not render the contract materially different in character and the cumulative change in the lifetime value of the contract is less than 25%. The modification will enable the supplier to provider additionality to the delivery of the contract, specifically in relation to recruiting SEND focused Health Visitors and additional capacity in the infant feeding team. The supplier is already providing health visitors and infant feeding and this modification will enhance the current offer to better support children, young people and their families across the county.
Description
The modification is made at the discretion of the relevant authority and the modification does not render the contract or framework agreement materially different in character and the cumulative change in the lifetime value of the contract or framework agreement, compared to its value when it was entered into, is under 25%. The modification is effective from 07/08/25. There is no change to the length of contract. The original lifetime value is £60,307,170; with the additional funding, the new lifetime value is £61,497,170

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Worcester · UKG12 · WR52NP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG12

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04b0d9-2025-08-13T09:50:20+01:00compiled ·