--- title: "20-154 0-19 Children's Public Health Nursing Service - Market Engagement - Soft Market Testing Exercise" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02bf37" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02bf37" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02bf37.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02bf37.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "ROTHERHAM MBC" published: "2021-07-14" --- # 20-154 0-19 Children's Public Health Nursing Service - Market Engagement - Soft Market Testing Exercise Buyer: ROTHERHAM MBC Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02bf37 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02bf37) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02bf37.json) ## Summary Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) is seeking to engage the market for the provision of the 0-19 Children's Public Health Nursing Service through a soft market testing exercise. This procurement falls under the social work and related services category, with an estimated contract value of £51 million. The current procurement stage is planning, and key dates include a market engagement event scheduled for 7th September 2021, which will be conducted via Microsoft Teams. The contract is anticipated to commence in April 2023 and may extend up to ten years, depending on performance. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in public health services, particularly those focused on early intervention and preventative healthcare models. Companies well-suited to compete may include healthcare providers, organisations delivering family support services, and those with expertise in innovative health solutions for children and young families. The successful provider will collaborate with RMBC to enhance health and wellbeing outcomes, contributing to the region's post-COVID recovery efforts. ## Notice Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is looking to engage with the market for the provision of the Children's Public Health Nursing Service. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is looking to engage with the market for the provision of the Childrens Public Health Nursing Service. . The provider will deliver universal and targeted interventions in partnership with key service areas and stakeholders to deliver wider public health and social care outcomes. . This contract will start in April 2023 and be for up ten years (dependant on performance). RMBC will be holding a market engagement event in September 2021. Further details will be published on yortender.co.uk in due course. . The provider will be proactive in delivering both innovative and evidence-based solutions to overcome current and future obstacles to improved health and wellbeing outcomes for children, young people and families of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough. The service will support our post-COVID recovery and will take learning from the upsurge in the use of digital technology. . The current service is primarily a preventative and early intervention service aimed at delivering health care to families in accordance with the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) with significant input in the safeguarding arena. . In Rotherham, the current service includes the following areas of delivery: * Health Visiting (including the five mandated contacts as set out in the HCP) * Targeted Family Support Service (e.g. Young Parent's Service) * School Nursing (5-16 and 16-19) * Oral Health Promotion * Breastfeeding Peer Support * The National Child Measurement Programme, including follow up interventions * Looked After Children (LAC) annual checks * Therapeutic interventions (Early Attachment Team has been created). . The service is primarily a preventative and early help model, with a universal offer, supplemented by targeted interventions and Universal Partnership plus (targeted intervention working alongside partners) The new service model will deliver a clear children and families pathway, seamless at the point of delivery and embedded within Rotherhams childrens offer. Potential bidders should note that the estimated date for publication of the tender notice as detailed in section 11.3 below is exactly that. RMBC shall have the right to publish earlier or later should it wish to do so. Renewal: This contract is likely to be for 5 years with the option to extend for up to a further 5 years. Should this still be the outcome after market consultation, then the contract would be renewable anywhere between April 2028 and March 2033 depending on whether extension options have been exercised or not. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016472-2021 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Jul 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Mar 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £51,000,000 | | Lots value | £51,000,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ROTHERHAM MBC | | Locality | ROTHERHAM | | Post town | Sheffield | | Postcode | S60 1AE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE34 Rotherham | | Local authority | Rotherham | | Electoral ward | Boston Castle | | Westminster constituency | Rotherham | | Delivery location | TLE31 Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 14 Jul 2021 at 11:40 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016472-2021 - 23 Jun 2021 at 08:35 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014276-2021 ## Notice URLs - http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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