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title: "Public Health Community Nursing Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04a6a7"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2026-01-14"
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# Public Health Community Nursing Services

Buyer: BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04a6a7

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## Summary

Brighton and Hove City Council has awarded a contract for Public Health Community Nursing Services to the Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust for up to five years. This contract, initiated under a 'Direct Award C' process within the Provider Selection Regime, covers services classified under the health services category. It includes health visiting and school nursing services in line with the national Healthy Child Programme, catering to children aged 0-19 years in Brighton, UK. The award decision was finalised on 26th September 2024, and the contract, valued at £26,795,000, is set to commence on 1st April 2025. The procurement method chosen was limited, without prior publication of a call for competition, and the decision was backed by the rationale that the existing provider had demonstrated high-quality service delivery and integration with local health initiatives.

This contract presents significant business growth opportunities for healthcare providers specialising in community nursing services. With the need for qualified NHS staff and integration with community and school settings, organisations that are already delivering comprehensive health services and those focused on reducing health inequalities would be well-placed to compete. The emphasis on quality, innovation, and collaboration with existing family hubs and specialist health services offers pathways for enhancing service sustainability and social value. This contract can serve as a model for other regions looking to integrate health and social care services with an aim to enhance public health outcomes.

## Notice

*This is an Intention to Award Notice for a Direct Award C process under the Provider Selection Regime* Brighton and Hove City Council intend to award the contract for an existing service, namely the Public Health Community Nursing Services contract, to the existing provider for a period of up to 5 years (3 years plus potential extension of up to two years). The service consists of the Health Visiting Service and a School Nurse service whose combined offer covers ages 0-19 yrs. The services are provided in line with the national Healthy Child Programme model with universal, targeted and specialist levels provided according to the needs of babies, children and families. Health Visitors are based in the city's Family Hubs and work closely with the wider early help system and with community midwifery to provide integrated support. They deliver 5 nationally mandated reviews to all families with babies before their child reaches 2.5 years old and support with a range of health and wellbeing needs including infant feeding, child development and communication, safe sleeping, parent and child mental health. The School Nurse team provides a named school nurse for every maintained, academy and free school in the city delivering a range of health and wellbeing support and advice to children and young people, parents and carers. In primary schools the School Nurse team delivers vision and hearing screening and the National Child Measurement Programme. This decision has been made by full Cabinet at a meeting on 26th September 2024. This notice is now being published following the end of the call-in period. The standstill period begins on the date following publication of this notice. The name of the provider and address and the estimated lifetime contract value are detailed below. A statement explaining the relevant authority's reasons for selecting the existing provider with reference to the key criteria is included in this notice in Section VI. No conflicts of interest were declared.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a proposed award under Direct Award C of the Provider Selection Regime. A statement explaining the relevant authority's reasons for selecting the existing provider with reference to the key criteria is included in Section VI.

### Procurement Information

This is an Intention to Award Notice under PSR.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003148-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Oct 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £26,795,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | HOVE |
| Post town | Brighton |
| Postcode | BN3 3BQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ21 Brighton and Hove |
| Local authority | Brighton and Hove |
| Electoral ward | Central Hove |
| Westminster constituency | Hove and Portslade |
| Delivery location | TLJ21 Brighton and Hove |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SUSSEX COMMUNITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 14 Jan 2026 at 14:43 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003148-2026
- 8 Oct 2024 at 10:03 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032191-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk

## Provenance

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