AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Nottingham City Council published an award and contract notice for its 0–19 Healthy Child Programme. The source identifies NOTTINGHAM CITYCARE PARTNERSHIP CIC as supplier for lot 1 and records a contract value of £125,083,750, signed on 13 October 2026. However, the same source marks lot 1 as cancelled, while the award and contract are active; this conflict means the operational status should be checked with the buyer.
Published outcomeOne award is recorded for lot 1 to NOTTINGHAM CITYCARE PARTNERSHIP CIC. A contract record is present with an explicit signature date.
Market significanceThis is a large public-health service commissioning covering health visiting and school nursing across Nottingham City, with a published signed-contract value above £125 million.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
NOTTINGHAM CITYCARE PARTNERSHIP CIC
99% confidenceAward 096657-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 125083750 GBP · Active award; linked active contract record
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Award 096657-2026-1 names Nottingham CityCare Partnership CiC as supplier for lot 1. Supplier verification confirms company number 07548602 and legal name NOTTINGHAM CITYCARE PARTNERSHIP CIC. The £125,083,750 value is recorded on the linked single-supplier contract.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence23 July 2026
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Release history records tender notice 069803-2026 dated 2026-07-23.
Award and contract notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Release history records notice 096657-2026 tagged award and contract, dated 2026-10-13.
Award status
95% confidenceActive
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Award 096657-2026-1 has status active.
Contract record status
95% confidenceActive
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Contract 096657-2026-1 has status active.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled (conflicts with active award and contract records)
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Lot 1 is marked cancelled, whereas award 096657-2026-1 and its linked contract are marked active.
Contract signature
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 096657-2026-1 states dateSigned 2026-10-13.
VALUES
Published values explained
Recorded contract value
99% confidence£125,083,750
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Contract 096657-2026-1 records value amount 125083750 GBP.
Published maximum total contract value in lot description
98% confidenceUp to £135,271,039
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Lot 1 description states that maximum total contract value will be up to £135,271,039.
Process-level maximum value
95% confidence£138,735,039
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Process record states value_max 138735039 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Original submission deadline
99% confidence4 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process record gives submission_deadline 2026-09-04T12:00:00+01:00.
Stated service start date
98% confidence1 April 2027
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Lot 1 description states that the contract will start on 1 April 2027.
Initial term end
98% confidence31 March 2032
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Lot 1 description states an initial five-year period until 31 March 2032.
Potential maximum end date
98% confidence31 March 2037
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Lot 1 description states potential 3+2-year extensions could run until 31 March 2037.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceIntegrated 0–19 public health / Healthy Child Programme
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Process title and description identify the 0–19 Public Health Integrated Service (Healthy Child Programme).
Core provision
99% confidenceHealth visiting for ages 0–5 and school nursing for ages 5–19, extending to age 25 for care leavers and people with SEND
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Lot 1 description sets out the health visiting and school nurse services and stated age coverage.
Delivery model
98% confidenceUniversal, targeted and specialist provision
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Lot 1 description states the service will offer universal, targeted and specialist provision.
Population and geography
98% confidenceChildren and young people within Nottingham City boundary; approximately 87,001 aged 0–19
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Process and lot descriptions specify Nottingham City and approximately 87,001 people aged 0–19.
Classification
99% confidenceCommunity health services (CPV 85323000); health services (CPV 85100000)
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Published classifications list CPV 85323000 as primary and 85100000 as additional.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure stated in process record
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process fields state procurement method open and procurement method details Open procedure.
Lot narrative
98% confidenceIntention to award under the competitive process in Regulation 11 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023
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Lot 1 description contains this wording.
Incumbency
98% confidenceRecommissioning of an existing service; intention was to award to the existing provider
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Lot 1 description explicitly says this is a recommissioning and that the intention to award is to an existing provider.
Published evaluation weighting
96% confidenceQuality 80; price 20
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Lot 1 award criteria list quality 80 and price 20, with criteria stated to be as outlined in procurement documents.
Bidder count and scores
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
98% confidenceFive years
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Lot 1 description states an initial period of five years from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032.
Extension options
98% confidenceTwo discretionary extensions on a 3+2-year basis, up to five additional years
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Lot 1 options and description state two extensions, exercised at the authority's sole discretion, on a 3+2 basis.
Maximum possible term
97% confidenceTen years, ending 31 March 2037 if all options are exercised
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The stated five-year initial term plus potential 3+2-year extensions runs to the published date of 31 March 2037.
Signature evidence
99% confidenceContract record explicitly dated as signed on 13 October 2026
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Contract 096657-2026-1 includes dateSigned 2026-10-13.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value interpretation
97% confidenceThe recorded signed-contract value (£125,083,750) is below the separate published lot maximum (£135,271,039) and process maximum (£138,735,039). The notice does not explain the differences.
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Contract value, lot narrative maximum and process value_max are separately published figures.
Market position
98% confidenceThe notice describes an incumbent recommissioning to the existing provider, indicating continuity rather than a newly identified provider.
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Lot 1 description states this is a recommissioning and the intention to award was to an existing provider.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lifecycle fields
99% confidenceLot 1 is marked cancelled despite an active award, an active contract record and an explicit contract signature date.
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Lot status is cancelled; linked award and contract statuses are active; contract dateSigned is 2026-10-13.
Value inconsistency
99% confidenceThree differing figures are published: £125,083,750 contract value, up to £135,271,039 lot maximum, and £138,735,039 process maximum.
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These values appear respectively in the contract, lot description and process value_max fields.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified against company number 07548602.
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Supplier verification status is verified using company_number matching, with verified company name NOTTINGHAM CITYCARE PARTNERSHIP CIC.
Unpublished procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bidder count, bidder identities, scoring, detailed pricing and reasons for the differing published values.
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No such fields or documents are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains unresolved contradictory lifecycle information: lot 1 is cancelled while the linked award and contract are active and the contract has an explicit signature date.
- The source publishes inconsistent value figures and does not explain whether the lot and process maxima include contingencies, options or other elements beyond the recorded contract value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, bid scores, detailed pricing, award rationale beyond the stated recommissioning, and the reason for the lot-status conflict.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Nottingham City CouncilHealthy Child Programme0–19 public health servicehealth visitingschool nursingNOTTINGHAM CITYCARE PARTNERSHIP CICpublic health contract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as supplier for Nottingham’s 0–19 Healthy Child Programme?
The published award names NOTTINGHAM CITYCARE PARTNERSHIP CIC for lot 1; the supplier identity is verified to company number 07548602.
What value is recorded for the contract?
The linked contract record states £125,083,750. Separate maximum figures of £135,271,039 for the lot and £138,735,039 for the process are also published.
When is the service stated to start?
The lot description states 1 April 2027, with an initial term to 31 March 2032 and possible extensions to 31 March 2037.
Is the record free of status issues?
No. The award and contract records are active and the contract has a signature date, but the associated lot is marked cancelled.
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