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title: "The Healthy Child Programme - 0-19 years"
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# The Healthy Child Programme - 0-19 years

Buyer: WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8ebb52cc-04c3-4631-9707-e15fddd339dc

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## Summary

Westmorland and Furness Council has awarded a contract for "The Healthy Child Programme - 0-19 years" to Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust. This programme, classified under Community Health Services, focuses on early intervention and prevention in public health for children, young people, and families. It is designed to coordinate and deliver services across the Westmorland and Furness region of England. The procurement stage is at Award, with the tender completed and contract awarded on 3rd January 2025. The contract period starts on 1st April 2025 and runs until 31st March 2030. This project was carried out under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, excluding the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

This contract presents significant growth opportunities for businesses in the health services sector. Companies specialising in child health, early intervention, and public health services are well-positioned to engage in supporting roles or subcontracting opportunities. SMEs and VCSEs (Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises) are particularly encouraged to participate, given the suitability criteria of the tender. The programme will enhance community health outcomes and requires collaboration with health, education, and other local partners. The alignment with such an initiative could provide valuable experience and lead to further business development within the public health domain.

## Notice

The 0-19 Healthy Child Programme (HCP) is the early intervention and prevention public health programme that lies at the heart of universal service for children, young people, and families at a crucial stage of life, including pre-conception. The 0-19 HCP's universal reach provides an invaluable opportunity to identify families that need additional support and children who are at risk of poor outcomes. The 0-19 HCP sets out the good practice framework for prevention and early intervention services for children, young people and their families and recommends how health, education and other partners working together across a range of settings can significantly enhance a child's or young person's life chances. The Service will provide clinical leadership, co-ordination, and delivery of the 0-19 HCP across the Westmorland and Furness Council footprint. The Service sets out the good practice framework for prevention and early intervention services for children, young people and their families and recommends how health, education and other partners working together across a range of settings can significantly enhance a child's or young person's life chances. The current guidance for local government, the NHS, integrated care boards and other partners inform local implementation of the healthy child programme framework. These include evidence led approaches to: * preconception care * promoting child development * improving child health outcomes * ensuring that families at risk are identified at the earliest opportunity Safeguarding responsibilities apply through all elements from identification of risk and need to early help and targeted work, and formal child protection. The COVID-19 pandemic raises specific considerations for childhood vulnerability and the impact on their education, time with family and to their emotional health and wellbeing. The Provider will act in accordance with the No child left behind - a public health informed approach to improving outcomes for vulnerable children. The service will utilise the DHSC Campaign Resource Centre in working with babies, children, young people and families. Campaign Resource Centre (dhsc.gov.uk). Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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 procurement or award. All procurement documentation and instructions to tender can be obtained and submitted for free by registering your interest on the council's electronic tender portal The Chest www.the-chest.org.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/392815dc-9e9e-4ce2-95f8-7e66cb48eaf5 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Sep 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Jan 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £19,540,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL |
| Locality | KENDAL |
| Post town | Lancaster |
| Postcode | LA9 4DQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD1 Cumbria |
| ITL 3 | TLD14 Westmorland and Furness |
| Local authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Electoral ward | Kendal Strickland and Fell |
| Westminster constituency | Westmorland and Lonsdale |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HARROGATE & DISTRICT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 4 Feb 2025 at 17:31 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/392815dc-9e9e-4ce2-95f8-7e66cb48eaf5
- 6 Aug 2024 at 08:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9a86a377-5d7c-40af-9497-8db14a4a2f61

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/392815dc-9e9e-4ce2-95f8-7e66cb48eaf5
  4th February 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9a86a377-5d7c-40af-9497-8db14a4a2f61
  6th August 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/

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