--- title: "0-19 (25) Public Health Nursing Service for Berkshire West" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02b80d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02b80d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02b80d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02b80d.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "READING BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2021-06-03" --- # 0-19 (25) Public Health Nursing Service for Berkshire West Buyer: READING BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02b80d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02b80d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02b80d.json) ## Summary The Reading Borough Council is currently engaged in an open procurement process for the "0-19 (25) Public Health Nursing Service for Berkshire West," valued at approximately £6.6 million. This tender caters to the health services sector and is targeted at Reading, West Berkshire, and Wokingham. The procurement is in the Tender stage, with a submission deadline set for 4th July 2021. The contract is expected to run from 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2025, with a potential extension of up to two additional years. The aim is to provide essential and optional public health nursing services for individuals aged up to 25, especially for those with special educational needs and disabilities, in accordance with specific local authority variations. This tender presents significant opportunities for healthcare service providers, particularly those specialised in community health services and youth welfare. Businesses that are experienced in offering public health nursing services, health visiting, and related training would be well-suited to bid for this contract. Given the focus on specialised provisions, companies with expertise in perinatal and infant mental health, alongside those knowledgeable in the Healthy Child Programme Commissioning Guidance, may have a competitive advantage in this procurement.  ## Notice Invitation to Tender for a 0-19 (25) Public Health Nursing Service for Reading, West Berkshire and Wokingham (collectively known as Berkshire West) Reading Borough Council as Procurement Lead, acting on behalf of Commissioners invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced providers to provide the Public Health Nursing Service 0-19 (up to 25 years for young people with special educational needs and disabilities) from 1st April 2022 - 31st March 2025 with the option to extend for a further 2 years. Berkshire West Commissioners have developed a single service specification for the provision of 0-19's Public Health Nursing Services across the Berkshire West region with some local variation. This service specification is made up of essential provision (Section 7.2 and 7.3) This is the core 0-19 (25) service model across Berkshire West which is required in all three local authority areas with associated KPI's attached for service delivery both across all and within each region. There are additional Local Authority specific elements (Section 8 Essential provision) There are new additional Berkshire West elements based on the 2021 update to the Healthy Child Programme Commissioning Guidance which includes a review at 3 months and 6 months, review at 3-3.5 years, specialist Health Visitor in perinatal and infant mental health (Health visiting and school nursing service delivery model - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)) This is detailed as Optional provision (Section 9). The aim of the procurement is to deliver the essential and optional elements detailed within the specification within the maximum available budget of PS6,601,750.00. The optional provision may be contracted at the discretion of each Local Authority. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Invitation to Tender for a 0-19 (25) Public Health Nursing Service for Reading, West Berkshire and Wokingham (collectively known as Berkshire West) Reading Borough Council as Procurement Lead, acting on behalf of Commissioners invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced providers to provide the Public Health Nursing Service 0-19 (up to 25 years for young people with special educational needs and disabilities) from 1st April 2022 - 31st March 2025 with the option to extend for a further 2 years. Berkshire West Commissioners have developed a single service specification for the provision of 0-19's Public Health Nursing Services across the Berkshire West region with some local variation. This service specification is made up of essential provision (Section 7.2 and 7.3) This is the core 0-19 (25) service model across Berkshire West which is required in all three local authority areas with associated KPI's attached for service delivery both across all and within each region. There are additional Local Authority specific elements (Section 8 Essential provision) There are new additional Berkshire West elements based on the 2021 update to the Healthy Child Programme Commissioning Guidance which includes a review at 3 months and 6 months, review at 3-3.5 years, specialist Health Visitor in perinatal and infant mental health (Health visiting and school nursing service delivery model - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)) This is detailed as Optional provision (Section 9). The aim of the procurement is to deliver the essential and optional elements detailed within the specification within the maximum available budget of PS6,601,750.00. The optional provision may be contracted at the discretion of each Local Authority. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012443-2021 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Jun 2021 | | Submission deadline | 4 Jul 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £6,601,750 | | Lots value | £6,600,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | READING BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | READING | | Post town | Reading | | Postcode | RG1 2LU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ16 Berkshire West | | Local authority | Reading | | Electoral ward | Abbey | | Westminster constituency | Reading Central | | Delivery location | TLJ11 Berkshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services - 85323000 - Community health services ## Release History - 3 Jun 2021 at 13:04 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012443-2021 ## Notice URLs - http://www.reading.gov.uk - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/Tenders/Current ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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