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0-19 Healthy Child Programme Services

London Borough of Merton · compiled

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Opportunity overview

The London Borough of Merton (“the Council”) has awarded a contract under 'Direct Award Process C' of the Provider Selection Regime, to provide 0-19 Healthy Child Programme Services (mainly Health Visiting and School Nursing services). The aim of the contract is to deliver comprehensive 0-19 Healthy Child Programme services for Children and Young People in Merton. The service is to deliver Merton’s expectations for Merton’s 0 to 19 Healthy Child Programme Services including delivery of: Health Visiting (0-5), School Nursing (5-19) and Specialist Support offers including: Homelessness Health Visitors, Infant Feeding Service, Looked After Children Nurse, Young Parents Support Service, National Child Measurement Programme Service (NCMP), Family Start Service, Youth Offending Team Nurse. The requirements and expectations are based upon the national service specification incorporating the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) which was updated in 2021 (PHE, 2023) (PHE, 2021) and has been informed by local needs, priorities and engagement with stakeholders and families.

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.

Contract value
£20.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
25 Mar 2025
Award ID
011197-2025-1
Status
active
Location
London, UKI63, United Kingdom
Contract value
£20.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Apr 2025
Award ID
013313-2025-1
Status
active
Location
London, UKI63, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • The overarching aim of the Service is to give Children and Young People (CYP) the best start in life and beyond, through a universal preventive service that improves public health outcomes and reduces inequalities by aligning resources to vulnerability and need – proportionate universalism (PHE/IHE, 2014). The universal elements of the Health Visiting service is to be provided to families of all babies/children aged 0-5 who are resident in Merton. For families with babies/children in the 0-5 age range who may require additional support from the health visiting teams should be provided with enhanced health visiting support and services as appropriate to their needs. For children aged 5-19, the service must be provided to all children attending: • maintained schools and academies, • those who are home educated or who are not attending school for other reasons • those attending further education settings and youth settings and those attending pupil referral units (PRUs) in MertonValue 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
DN745503
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
The scope of these services falls within The Heath Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. A notice of intention to award was published on 25th March 2025, initiating the standstill period. Any Representations from providers were to be made directly to the Authority by 04/04/25. The standstill period has now been observed and this contract is now formally to be awarded. The provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2025 do not apply to this procurement.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work 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
No
Description
The overarching aim of the Service is to give Children and Young People (CYP) the best start in life and beyond, through a universal preventive service that improves public health outcomes and reduces inequalities by aligning resources to vulnerability and need – proportionate universalism (PHE/IHE, 2014). The universal elements of the Health Visiting service is to be provided to families of all babies/children aged 0-5 who are resident in Merton. For families with babies/children in the 0-5 age range who may require additional support from the health visiting teams should be provided with enhanced health visiting support and services as appropriate to their needs. For children aged 5-19, the service must be provided to all children attending: • maintained schools and academies, • those who are home educated or who are not attending school for other reasons • those attending further education settings and youth settings and those attending pupil referral units (PRUs) in Merton

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Improving access, reducing inequalities, and facilitating choice
Type
quality
Description
20
Criterion 2
Name
Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability
Type
quality
Description
15
Criterion 3
Name
Quality and Innovation
Type
quality
Description
20
Criterion 4
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 5
Name
Value
Type
cost
Description
35

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI63
Entry 2
Region
UKI63

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-1736
Name
London Borough of Merton

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI63
Locality
Morden
Postal Code
SM4 5DX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Civic Centre, London Rd

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
London Borough of Merton

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-13555
Name
Central London Community Healthcare

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI63
Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Central London Community Healthcare
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-126215
Name
London Borough of Merton

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Morden
Postal Code
SM4 5DX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Civic Centre

Identifier

Legal Name
London Borough of Merton

Award information

Award 1
Id
011197-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-13555
Name
Central London Community Healthcare

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
013313-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-13555
Name
Central London Community Healthcare

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
011197-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
011197-2025-1
Date Signed
25 Mar 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
20,721,172
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
013313-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
013313-2025-1
Date Signed
7 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
20,721,172
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Morden · UKI63 · SM4 5DX · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI63

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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