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0-19 Public Health Integrated Service (Healthy Child Programme)

Nottingham City Council

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23 Jul 2026 at 14:47

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Nottingham City Council is commissioning an integrated 0-to-19 public health service under the Healthy Child Programme. The work combines health visiting for children aged 0 to 5 with school nursing for ages 5 to 19, extending to age 25 for young people with special educational needs and disabilities or those leaving care. It includes universal, targeted and specialist provision, with delivery informed by service-user experience and evidence. The service covers children and young people resident within Nottingham City Council’s boundary, approximately 87,001 people aged 0 to 19. The provider will work collaboratively with the Council to deliver the mandated offer and develop innovative approaches where services are not mandated. This is a community health service, with additional health-service elements, delivered in Nottingham City.

The procurement has reached tender: Nottingham City Council invited offers through an open procedure, with electronic submission. It is subject to the Provider Selection Regime for healthcare services. The tender deadline was 4 September 2026 at 12:00 noon; bids were required in English and had to remain valid for 90 days. Evaluation was scheduled to begin at 12:01 on the same day, with bid opening at that time. The contract is planned to run from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032, with Council-controlled extensions of up to five years on a three-year plus two-year basis. The maximum total value is £138,735,039, including potential modifications; the stated full-term value before that provision is £135,271,039, and the first-year maximum is £12,585,144. Overheads above 30% of the tender price are non-compliant.

This opportunity suits an experienced health or public-health provider able to deliver coordinated health visiting and school nursing across a city-wide population, including universal services alongside targeted and specialist support. Bidders need the operational capacity to serve children, young people, families, schools and those requiring support to age 25, while adapting provision to changing demand, funding opportunities and possible local-government reorganisation. The requirement calls for partnership working with the Commissioner, high service standards, user-informed delivery and evidence-informed innovation. Suppliers must demonstrate registration with the relevant regulatory body and its rating, professional registration, suitable insurance, relevant experience, and the policies and procedures required by the tender documents. They must also provide a clear pricing breakdown, with proportionate overheads, and cannot submit variants.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

0-19 Public Health Integrated Service (Healthy Child Programme)

Notice Description

Nottingham City Council is a forward-thinking and ambitious local Authority. We are seeking to commission an experienced provider to deliver an integrated 0 to 19 public health service (the Healthy Child Programme), comprising health visiting for 0 to 5 and school nursing for 5 to 19 (to 25 for those with SEND and care leavers). The service is universal with targeted and specialist provision and covers children and young people resident within the Nottingham City Council boundary (approximately 87,001 aged 0 to 19). The Contract will start on 1 April 2027 for an initial 5 year period until 31 March 2032. There are two possible extensions at the Authority's discretion for up to a further 5 years on a 3 year + 2 year basis. The total contract value is up to PS135,271,039 for the whole contract term (including extensions). The initial annual contract value (1 April 2027 until 31 March 2028) is PS12,585,144 . Tenderers must use this as a maximum available value when submitting their bids. Any bids exceeding this price will be rejected. This tender seeks to deliver the best possible service to citizens while ensuring that overhead costs remain proportionate and represent value for money. Bidders must provide a clear breakdown of their pricing. Any bid where overhead costs exceed 30% of the total tender price will be deemed non-compliant and will be excluded from further evaluation. The Authority reserves the right to modify the contract during its term to support potential growth from external funding opportunities to deliver outcomes against activity that support babies, children and young people such as social care reforms and the NHS 10 year plan. Any such modification may increase the contract value by up to PS3,464,000, resulting in a maximum total contract value of PS138,735,039

Lot Information

Lot 1

We are seeking to commission an experienced provider to deliver an integrated 0 to 19 public health service (the Healthy Child Programme), comprising health visiting for 0 to 5 and school nursing for 5 to 19 (to 25 for those with SEND and care leavers). The service is universal with targeted and specialist provision and covers children and young people resident within the Nottingham City Council boundary (approximately 87,001 aged 0 to 19). Through a collaborative commissioning relationship, the Provider will work in partnership with the Commissioner to deliver the mandated offer to a high standard, informed by the experiences of service users. Where elements of delivery are not mandated, the Provider will be empowered to develop innovative and evidence-informed approaches to achieve the best possible outcomes for families in Nottingham. The initial Contract Term will be for an initial 5-year period from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032 with option to extend for a further 5 years on 3 + 2 basis, at the Council's discretion. The maximum total contract value, including the initial term and all extension periods, for the period 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2037 is up to PS135,271,039. This comprises up to PS134,705,039 from the ring-fenced Public Health Grant (core funding) and up to PS566,000 from the Best Start in Life Grant. The contract price will be fixed for the first year and will increase by 2% each year thereafter. The maximum total contract value of up to PS135,271,039 has been calculated on the basis of a 2% annual inflationary uplift applied to the core funding (Ringfenced Public Health Grant) element throughout the contract term after year 1 and not to the Best Start in Life Grant. The stated value therefore reflects both the initial contract value and the cumulative impact of the annual 2% uplifts over the full contract period. The annual contract value for Year 1 (1 April 2027 to 31 March 2028) is PS12,585,144. Tenderers must use this as a maximum available value when submitting their bids. Any bids exceeding this amount will be excluded from further consideration. This tender seeks to deliver the best possible service to citizens while ensuring that overhead costs remain proportionate and represent value for money. Bidders must provide a clear breakdown of their pricing. Any bid where overhead costs exceed 30% of the total tender price will be deemed non-compliant and will be excluded from further evaluation. The Authority reserves the right to modify the contract during its term to support potential growth from external funding opportunities to deliver outcomes against activity that support babies, children and young people such as social care reforms and the NHS 10 year plan. Any such modification may increase the contract value by up to PS3,464,000, resulting in a maximum total contract value of PS138,735,039 Local Government Reorganisation Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) is underway in several areas across the Country and may result in changes to council demographics, structures, service delivery and responsibilities, and geographical coverage during the life of the contract. For this contract, it is anticipated that Local Government decision on LGR may lead to an increase or decrease to service demand or the need to extend provision to new areas or client groups. For further details, please visit the government website: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-government-reorganisation-policy-and-programme-updates.

Renewal: Option to extend at the Authority's discretion for two further periods up to a total of 5 years, on a 3 year + 2 year basis, until 31 March 2037

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d223
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069803-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£138,735,039 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£138,735,039 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
4 Sep 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Nottingham City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NOTTINGHAM
Postcode
NG2 3NG
Postcode Area
Nottingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF14 Nottingham
Delivery Location
TLF14 Nottingham
Local Authority
Nottingham
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Nottingham East

Further Information

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