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title: "DHSC:GAPH: Competency Framework for 0-5 Health Visiting Teams"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06b940"
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# DHSC:GAPH: Competency Framework for 0-5 Health Visiting Teams

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06b940

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## Summary

The Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC), based in London, has recently completed a procurement process for the development of a competency framework specifically for 0-5 Health Visiting Teams. This project, titled "DHSC:GAPH: Competency Framework for 0-5 Health Visiting Teams," falls under the services category, specifically health services. The limited competition procurement method was employed for this service-oriented contract, with the tender being below the competitive threshold. The procurement stage is now in the award phase, whereby the contract was signed on 19th June 2026 and the project has an operational period from 26th June 2026 to 31st March 2027. The contracted supplier for this project is the Institute of Health Visiting, located in London.

This contract presents notable business opportunities particularly for organisations specialising in public health services, educational frameworks for healthcare professionals, and competency assessment methodology. Companies experienced in developing skill benchmarks and service improvement within the health sector may find this framework project particularly beneficial, as it requires expertise in translating national health guidelines into actionable competency requirements. Moreover, as this procurement sought to address variations in local commissioning and workforce assurance, there are growth prospects for businesses looking to standardise care quality across varied service environments, potentially leading to further collaboration opportunities with public health authorities.

## Notice

The Healthy Child Programme sets out the role of Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (health visitors and school nurses), skill-mix teams, clinical oversight, supervision, and expectations of competence across 0-19 delivery. It explicitly recognises the requirement for competent, suitably qualified staff delivering proportionate, evidence-based interventions. While the guidance articulates what good looks like, and acknowledges the need for registered nurses to be accountable according to Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) guidance, there is currently no nationally agreed competency framework that translates these expectations into a consistent, practical description of the knowledge, skills and professional behaviours required of practitioners delivering the HCP across different roles and levels of service. This creates variation in how competence in skill mix teams is interpreted, developed, assured and commissioned locally. Commissioning a national competency framework would address this gap and provide a shared foundation for workforce capability, quality assurance and service improvement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058138-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Jun 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period | 25 Jun 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £41,595 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | INSTITUTE OF HEALTH VISITING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 19 Jun 2026 at 13:25 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058138-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058138-2026
  19th June 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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