Milton Keynes 0-19 Healthy Child Programme Service

Opportunity overview

The below earlier changes have been made to the contract and assessed as being compliant with Regulation 72: DOV 1 - February 2022 - variation to delay initiation of payment by outcome in relation three indicators within the contract as a result of the impact of Covid-19. DOV 2 - March 2024 - Variation relating to consolidated pay award for NHS staff in commissioned services on AfC bands - 22/23 pay award payable in 23/24 - financial value of variation £64,208 DOV 3 - February 2025 - Contract extension and variation to cover consolidated pay award for NHS staff in commissioned services on AfC bands - 23/24 pay award payable as below: 1. Consolidated pay award for NHS staff in commissioned services on AfC bands - 23/24 pay award payable in 24/25 - financial value £82,743.00 2. Consolidated pay award for NHS staff in commissioned services on AfC bands- 24/25 pay award payable in 24/25 financial value £156,731.00. For this variation, the indicative annual value of the Contract for the financial year 2025/26 shall be increased by an amount of £49,844 to cover the 'Agenda for Change' (AfC) pay settlement for the financial year 2025/26. This adjustment will increase the indicative annual value of the Contract for the Financial year 2025/26 from £4,712,298 to £4,762,142. The following modifications are being made pursuant to Regulations 72 (1)(b) and Regulation 72 (1) (c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended. The variations do not alter the overall nature of the contract and do not increase the original price of the contract by more than 50%. The original price of the contract on award was £22,043,080 for the initial five years. The contract also included further extension options of up to four years. The indicative annual value of the Contract for the financial year 2025/2026 shall further be increased by an amount of £334,920. This will be a one-off payment representing the agreed total cost pressure for the said financial year and resulting from an increase in workforce (establishment) figures beyond those identified in the original establishment figures, to meet increasing service demands. This adjustment will increase the indicative annual value of the Contract for the Financial year 2025/2026 from the amount of £4,762,142 to £5,097,062. For the financial year 2026/2027, an amount of £450,000 will be baselined into the Contract value of which £334,920 per annum is to cover the cost pressures of the service and £115,080 is for expansion of the service to provide additional support to encourage access to services and mandated reviews for more vulnerable families. This adjustment will increase the indicative value of the Contract for the Financial year 2026/2027 from £4,762,142 to a maximum of £5,212,142. With regard to the sum of £115,080 stated above as being for expansion of the service to provide additional support to encourage access to services and mandated reviews for more vulnerable families, the Contractor is required to agree with the Council the proposed delivery model, timelines, monitoring and associated outcomes for the expansion of services as such and payment will only be made by the Council on reasonable satisfaction that the agreed outcomes are being achieved. The Council has exercised the extension options under the contract and extended the contract until 31st March 2027. The Council also holds the contractual option to extend the contract by a further period of a maximum of 2 years to 31st March 2029. The variations will take effect from 27/03/2026.

Awarded to

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Classification

• CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

• Milton Keynes City Council invited suitably qualified organisations to provide a 0-19 Healthy Child Programme (HCP) service. The Council was looking to award a 5-year contract with a 2 plus 2-year extension option. The healthy child programme consists of 2 services: the health visiting service (0-5yrs) provides specialist community public health nurses and teams who provide expert information, assessments and interventions for babies, children and families. The school nursing service (5-19yrs) promotes public health to children, young people and their families, support schools, colleges, and pupil referral units to identify and respond to the health needs of their populations, and work with partners and stakeholders to achieve the best outcomes possible for all children and young people in Milton Keynes; improving their health and well-being, preventing ill health, and reducing health inequalities.Value not stated