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Public Health Community Nursing Services

Brighton & Hove City Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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14 Jan 2026 at 14:43

Tender Notice
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08 Oct 2024 at 11:03

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Brighton and Hove City Council has awarded a contract for Public Health Community Nursing Services to the Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust for up to five years. This contract, initiated under a 'Direct Award C' process within the Provider Selection Regime, covers services classified under the health services category. It includes health visiting and school nursing services in line with the national Healthy Child Programme, catering to children aged 0-19 years in Brighton, UK. The award decision was finalised on 26th September 2024, and the contract, valued at £26,795,000, is set to commence on 1st April 2025. The procurement method chosen was limited, without prior publication of a call for competition, and the decision was backed by the rationale that the existing provider had demonstrated high-quality service delivery and integration with local health initiatives.

This contract presents significant business growth opportunities for healthcare providers specialising in community nursing services. With the need for qualified NHS staff and integration with community and school settings, organisations that are already delivering comprehensive health services and those focused on reducing health inequalities would be well-placed to compete. The emphasis on quality, innovation, and collaboration with existing family hubs and specialist health services offers pathways for enhancing service sustainability and social value. This contract can serve as a model for other regions looking to integrate health and social care services with an aim to enhance public health outcomes.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Public Health Community Nursing Services

Notice Description

*This is an Intention to Award Notice for a Direct Award C process under the Provider Selection Regime* Brighton and Hove City Council intend to award the contract for an existing service, namely the Public Health Community Nursing Services contract, to the existing provider for a period of up to 5 years (3 years plus potential extension of up to two years). The service consists of the Health Visiting Service and a School Nurse service whose combined offer covers ages 0-19 yrs. The services are provided in line with the national Healthy Child Programme model with universal, targeted and specialist levels provided according to the needs of babies, children and families. Health Visitors are based in the city's Family Hubs and work closely with the wider early help system and with community midwifery to provide integrated support. They deliver 5 nationally mandated reviews to all families with babies before their child reaches 2.5 years old and support with a range of health and wellbeing needs including infant feeding, child development and communication, safe sleeping, parent and child mental health. The School Nurse team provides a named school nurse for every maintained, academy and free school in the city delivering a range of health and wellbeing support and advice to children and young people, parents and carers. In primary schools the School Nurse team delivers vision and hearing screening and the National Child Measurement Programme. This decision has been made by full Cabinet at a meeting on 26th September 2024. This notice is now being published following the end of the call-in period. The standstill period begins on the date following publication of this notice. The name of the provider and address and the estimated lifetime contract value are detailed below. A statement explaining the relevant authority's reasons for selecting the existing provider with reference to the key criteria is included in this notice in Section VI. No conflicts of interest were declared.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a proposed award under Direct Award C of the Provider Selection Regime. A statement explaining the relevant authority's reasons for selecting the existing provider with reference to the key criteria is included in Section VI.

Procurement Information

This is an Intention to Award Notice under PSR.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a6a7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003148-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£26,795,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Jan 20268 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Brighton & Hove City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HOVE
Postcode
BN3 3BQ
Postcode Area
Brighton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ21 Brighton and Hove
Delivery Location
TLJ21 Brighton and Hove
Local Authority
Brighton and Hove
Electoral Ward
Central Hove
Westminster Constituency
Hove and Portslade

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Further Information

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