Purpose

Brief Description

The current 0-19 Public Health Integrated Nursing service contract commenced on 1st April 2019 and ends on 31st March 2027. This service delivers the nationally mandated five Universal Health Reviews (before a child is 3 years old), the National Child Measurement Programme and oral health promotion programmes.

We are currently undertaking a full service review and are seeking authority to procure a 0-19 Public Health Integrated Nursing service to commence on 1st April 2027. 

Impact On Wards

The service will be available for residents of all wards

Financial and procurement implications

Seeking authority to procure the 0-19 Public Health Integrated Nursing service to commence in April 2027.

Partnership working

LCC only

Decision

The Director of Public Health approved authority to undertake a competitive procurement process, as outlined in this report,in accordance with the provision of Contract Procedure Rule (CPR) 11 (Formal Tender Process) and The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (PSR) to procure a suitable provider to deliver a new 0-19 Public Health Integrated Nursing service. This would be for a period of five years commencing 1st April 2027 (with an option to extend for a period of up to sixty months in any combination, which if utilised would be subject to a separate decision at the appropriate time) with an anticipated maximum budget of £14,292,184.00 per annum which equates to a maximum sum of £71,460,920.00 for the initial five year contract period(a total maximum cost of £142,921,840.00 for the full contract period including extensions).

The budget for the new service will be amended to reflect the 2026-27 NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) staff pay award. The annual contract value (£14,292,184.00) includes a 5.5% uplift to the current contract’s 2025-26 staffing costs. The new contract budget will be adjusted accordingly should the 2026-27 NHS AfC pay award be higher or lower than the 5.5%.

Grant approval to undertake the evaluation of the tender using a price-quality combined approach, with the quality element set at 100%. 

It is noted that a report will be submitted for approval at the end of the procurement process to approve the contract award, which will be a direct consequence of this key decision and will therefore be a Publishable Administrative Decision, which will not be subject to call in.