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HCC - 04/25 - The Provision of Family Centre Service - Public Health Nursing

Hertfordshire County Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 21:18.

Opportunity overview

Hertfordshire County Council went out to Procurement for the Provision of Family Centre Service - Public Health Nursing. This is an Award Notice and this opportunity has now closed. Please see Section V (Award of Contract) for further details.

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.

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Match pending…
Contract value
£92.2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
24 Sept 2025
Award ID
059895-2025-HCC2516814-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-NHS 400022
Location
Welwyn Garden City, UKH23, AL7 1BW, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85141200 — Services provided by nurses

Lots

  • This Contract is to provide Hertfordshire with an integrated 0 to 19 (up to 25 for Care Leavers and SEND young people) Public Health Nursing (PHN) Service. The Service Specification requires the Service Provider to deliver the following three elements within it: • Provision of specialist clinical public health nursing services • Digital solutions • Education and Prevention initiatives 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 Contract Period for this Contract is an initial period of 4 years 3 months with the option to extend to a further 2 years (1+1). Therefore, the maximum duration of this Contract could be 6 years 3 months. The Contract commencement date is 1st April 2026 meaning the initial term will end on 31st December 2029. Mobilisation will commence in October 2025. Estimated lifetime value of the Contract inclusive of mobilisation costs is £92,187,405.80£9.7m

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
HCC2516814
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Review Details
The Council will incorporate a minimum 8 working day (when using electronic means) standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to tenderers.
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
2

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Label
Title
Section
II.1.1

New Value

Text
HCC - 04/25 - The Provision of Family Centre Service - Public Health Nursing

Old Value

Text
HCC - 04/25 - The Provision of Family Support Service - Public Health Nursing
Entry 2

Where

Label
Short Description
Section
II.1.4

New Value

Text
Hertfordshire County Council is currently out to procurement for the Provision of Family Centre Services - Public Health Nursing.

Old Value

Text
Hertfordshire County Council is currently out to procurement for the Provision of Family Support Services - Public Health Nursing.
Entry 3

Where

Label
Title
Section
II.2.1

New Value

Text
HCC - 04/25 - The Provision of Family Centre Service - Public Health Nursing

Old Value

Text
HCC - 04/25 - The Provision of Family Support Service - Public Health Nursing
Entry 4

Where

Label
Description of the Procurement
Section
II.2.4

New Value

Text
Hertfordshire County Council is currently out to procurement for the Provision of Family Centre Service - Public Health Nursing

Old Value

Text
Hertfordshire County Council is currently out to procurement for the Provision of Family Support Service - Public Health Nursing
Entry 2
Id
3

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Label
Additional Information
Section
VI.3

New Value

Text
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 the competitive process. A review was undertaken during the standstill period following a representation to the award decision, a response was provided and the standstill period was extended by 5 working days after which the decision to proceed with the award was made by the Head of Commissioning & Service Delivery and the Associate Director/Consultant in Public Health, no further representations were made. The Contract was awarded on the 23rd November 2024 following completion of the standstill period. The Contract Period for this Contract is an initial period of 4 years 3 months with the option to extend to a further 2 years (1+1). Therefore, the maximum duration of this Contract could be 6 years 3 months. The Contract commencement date is 1st April 2026 meaning the initial term will end on 31st December 2029. Mobilisation will commence in November 2025. Estimated lifetime value of the Contract inclusive of mobilisation costs is £92,187,405.80

Old Value

Text
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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on the 7th October 2025. 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. Written representations should be sent to phcommissioning@hertfordshire.gov.uk The tender required bidders to price for the Provision of Family Centre Service - Public Health Nursing . The successful provider has been assessed against the relevant PSR 5 key criteria which were weighted in terms of their importance and detailed in the instruction to tenderers document. The winning Provider was scored against the key criteria and was ranked the highest scoring tenderer out of the bids received. The award decision makers are: Head of Commissioning & Service Delivery and Associate Director/Consultant in Public Health No declared or potential conflicts of interest were identified during the process.

Bid Opening

Date
19 May 2025, 12:00

Address

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
19 May 2025, 12:00

Tender Period

Ends
19 May 2025, 12:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
30 Jan 2025, 00:00

Contract terms

Performance Terms
Please refer to Schedule 2 of the Contract Document
Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed

Classification

Id
85141200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Services provided by nurses

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

written

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
suitability
Description
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
This Contract is to provide Hertfordshire with an integrated 0 to 19 (up to 25 for Care Leavers and SEND young people) Public Health Nursing (PHN) Service. The Service Specification requires the Service Provider to deliver the following three elements within it: • Provision of specialist clinical public health nursing services • Digital solutions • Education and Prevention initiatives 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 Contract Period for this Contract is an initial period of 4 years 3 months with the option to extend to a further 2 years (1+1). Therefore, the maximum duration of this Contract could be 6 years 3 months. The Contract commencement date is 1st April 2026 meaning the initial term will end on 31st December 2029. Mobilisation will commence in October 2025. Estimated lifetime value of the Contract inclusive of mobilisation costs is £92,187,405.80

Value

Amount
9,702,615
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
Option to extend for up to a further two (2) years (1+1)

Renewal

Description
The Council will review its options towards the end of the Contract Period

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
80%
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
20%

Contract period

Duration In Days
2,250

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH23
Entry 2
Region
UKH23
Entry 3
Region
UKH23
Entry 4
Region
UKH23

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85141200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Services provided by nurses

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic1
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical1
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-10803
Name
Hertfordshire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH23
Locality
Hertford
Postal Code
SG13 8DE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Pegs Lane

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
Hertfordshire County Council

Contact

Name
Strategic Procurement Group
Telephone
+44 01707292463
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-114606
Name
Independent Choice and Procurement Panel

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 8UG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Wellington House

Identifier

Legal Name
Independent Choice and Procurement Panel
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-162127
Name
Hertfordshire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH23
Locality
Hertford
Postal Code
SG13 8DQ
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
Hertfordshire County Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Strategic Procurement Group
Organisation 4
Id
GB-NHS-400022
Name
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH23
Locality
Welwyn Garden City
Postal Code
AL7 1BW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
14 Howard Court, 14 Tewin Road

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
400022
Scheme
GB-NHS
Legal Name
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Award information

Award 1
Id
059895-2025-HCC2516814-1
Title
HCC - 04/25 - The Provision of Family Centre Service - Public Health Nursing
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-NHS-400022
Name
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
059895-2025-HCC2516814-1
Title
HCC - 04/25 - The Provision of Family Centre Service - Public Health Nursing
Status
active
Award ID
059895-2025-HCC2516814-1
Date Signed
25 Sept 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
92,187,405.8
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Hertford · UKH23 · SG13 8DQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH23

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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