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OVERSEAS HEALTH VISITOR & MIDWIFERY SERVICES

Ministry of Defence · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

The Requirement Overseas Health Visitor Service The Defence Primary Health Care (Overseas) (DPHC(O)) requires: A Health Visitor service to deliver a comprehensive Health Visitor (HV) service to a population at risk (PAR) in Strategic Bases and provide support to a global Defence diaspora population. The HV Service to the entitled PAR with a focus on those aged 0 – 5 years old with aspirations for this service to mirror the UK NHS National HV core service specification as is practical and cost effective. The Supplier is to use the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities Healthy Child Programme as a guideline for service delivery. Limited Midwifery Service Requires a limited midwifery service to entitled patients located in Brunei. This service is to include pre-natal, post-natal, and a limited out of hours advisory maternity services. Delivery of all the Services broadly compliant with UK NHS standards of care and when practically possible in line with the guidance stated within the following bodies: The Care Quality Commission , the National Institute for Clinical Excellence and National Patient Safety Foundation . Services to be provided in accordance with MOD Policy. Service Overview HV and midwives will be working in partnership with DPHC (O) medical centres to provide a HV and midwifery service for the duration of the contract. It is essential clinical and non-clinical personnel are appropriately trained and registered for their specialist area with experience consummate with the role.

Classification

  • CPV85141100 — Services provided by midwives
  • CPV85323000 — Community health services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
71564540
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
26 Feb 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 Dec 2031, 23:59
Starts
1 Jan 2027, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2033, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
BN
Country
BN
Country Name
Brunei
Entry 2
Region
DE
Country
DE
Country Name
Germany
Entry 3
Region
KE
Country
KE
Country Name
Kenya
Entry 4
Region
GI
Country
GI
Country Name
Gibraltar
Entry 5
Region
CA
Country
CA
Country Name
Canada
Entry 6
Region
NP
Country
NP
Country Name
Nepal
Entry 7
Region
FK
Country
FK
Country Name
Falkland Islands
Entry 8
Region
SH
Country
SH
Country Name
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Entry 9
Region
IT
Country
IT
Country Name
Italy
Entry 10
Region
BE
Country
BE
Country Name
Belgium

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85323000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Community health services
Entry 2
Id
85141100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Services provided by midwives

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
056915-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
16 Sept 2025, 12:22

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
26 Sept 2025, 23:59
Description
Defence Medical Services are requesting information to help refine a requirement for Overseas Health Visitor and Midwifery Services before approaching the market. The Authority intends to engage with industry and is looking for expressions of interest from parties who could potentially provide and wish to understand more about the requirement. https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=60276 A virtual engagement session will be held on 13th October 2025.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PHVX-4316-ZVGZ
Name
Ministry of Defence

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG24
Country
GB
Locality
Lichfield
Postal Code
WS14 9PY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
DMS Whittington

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PHVX-4316-ZVGZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Jayne Jennings

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Lichfield · UKG24 · WS14 9PY · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · BE · Belgium
  • Delivery location · BN · Brunei
  • Delivery location · CA · Canada
  • Delivery location · DE · Germany
  • Delivery location · FK · Falkland Islands
  • Delivery location · GI · Gibraltar
  • Delivery location · IT · Italy
  • Delivery location · KE · Kenya
  • Delivery location · NP · Nepal
  • Delivery location · SH · Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Notice and amendment history

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-059b34-2025-09-16T12:22:22+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·