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Contract for the delivery of public health services

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

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31 Dec 2025 at 10:30

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16 Dec 2025 at 17:42

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Summary of the contracting process

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council has awarded a substantial contract for the delivery of public health services to Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Hospitals Trust. This contract involves the Health Visiting Service, Integrated Sexual Health Service, and Child Vision Screening Service, with the services scheduled from 1 January 2024 to 31 March 2027. The procurement process followed the Provider Selection Regime under the Health Care Services Regulations 2023, using a direct award method without prior publication of a call for competition. The buyer, located in Oldbury, UK, aims to enhance local health services, with the Council making the award decision on 10 September 2025. The total lifetime value of the contract is £12,501,263.

This contract offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social work services, particularly those with experience in community health and integrated care services. Although the award has been made to an existing provider, other businesses can consider similar procurements as a potential area for growth, focusing on innovation, integration, and reducing health inequalities. Businesses that can demonstrate excellence in these areas, alongside value for money and social value, will be well-positioned for future opportunities in the public health sector within the region.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Contract for the delivery of public health services

Notice Description

Contract for the delivery of public health services to include: the Health Visiting Service, the Integrated Sexual Health Service, and the Child Vision Screening Service

Lot Information

Health Visiting Service

The Health Visiting Service will lead on the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme 0-5 to all children and families, including fathers, starting in the antenatal period. Core elements include coverage of the 6 high impact areas: supporting the transition to parenthood, supporting maternal and family mental health, supporting breastfeeding, supporting healthy weight, healthy nutrition, improving health literacy, reducing accidents and minor illnesses, supporting health wellbeing and development: Ready to learn, narrowing the 'word gap'. The service also includes: - Vulnerable families that meet the eligibility criteria will be offered the Best Start Programme. This is an intensive home health visiting service that will be delivered by a team of health care professionals who have undertaken additional training and developed competencies to deliver the programme. The team will be known as Best Start Health Visitors (BSHVs). This flexible preventative Best Start programme that will be tailored to meet the needs of vulnerable families during the antenatal and post period and up until the child is two years. This cohort of families will be offered the opportunity to participate on the basis of a needs assessment, where capacity allows. -The key purpose of the enhancement to the Breastfeeding Peer Support Service is to increase the number of new mothers who initiate breastfeeding and to support exclusive and continued breastfeeding up to 6 months, followed by continuing to breastfeed alongside introducing solid foods for at least the first year as recommended by the DHSC. -This service will introduce an additional infant feeding contact for new parents postnatally. This is part of the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme which seeks to It seeks to join-up and enhance services for families with children of all ages through a network of family hubs, with start for life services for families with 0 to 2 year-olds at their core. -This service will introduce an early help administration post to the Health Visiting Service with the aim of strengthening work, including referrals and assessments, with the Early Help service. This is part of the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme which seeks to It seeks to join-up and enhance services for families with children of all ages through a network of family hubs, with start for life services for families with 0 to 2 year-olds at their core. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C. The approximate lifetime value of the Health Visiting Service is PS9,749,923.00 (ex vat) and is to be delivered from 01 January 2026 to 31 March 2027.

Integrated Sexual Health Service

The Integrated Sexual Health service provides an integrated, clinically led, high-quality and open access sexual health service. The service will operate with flexible opening hours, in which most of the contraceptive and sexual health needs of patients are addressed by dually trained healthcare professionals. The Integrated Sexual Health service will provide a full range of contraceptive options, screening and testing for HIV and the other STIs, treatment for HIV/STIs, and partner notification, testing and treatment. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C. The approximate lifetime value of the Integrated Sexual Health Services is PS2,677,209.00 (ex vat) and is to be delivered from 01 January 2026 to 31 March 2027.

Child Vision Screening

The UK National Screening Committee recommends vision screening for children aged 4 to 5. Local authorities are responsible for this as part of the healthy child programme. The primary aim of the childhood vision screening programme is to identify children aged 4 to 5 years with impaired sight enabling timely intervention. The direct health outcome is the optimal development of vision for children with amblyopia through prompt access to treatment. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C. The approximate lifetime value of the Sexual Health Service is PS74,131.00 (ex vat) and is to be delivered from 01 January 2026 to 31 March 2027.

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 30 December 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f740
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086532-2025
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

85000000 - Health and social work services

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£12,501,263 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Dec 20258 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
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OLDBURY
Postcode
B69 3DE
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG37 Sandwell
Delivery Location
TLG37 Sandwell
Local Authority
Sandwell
Electoral Ward
Oldbury
Westminster Constituency
West Bromwich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Hospitals Trust

Further Information

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