Decision

Cabinet
resolved:
 

1.   
To commission a School-aged Health Improvement and Prevention
Service across Peterborough in line with the emerging integrated
place-based 5-19/25 model. This will add system capacity to the
co-ordination of place-based services for this cohort as well as
the provision of a ‘Healthy Schools’ online resource
and accreditation scheme, and delivery of Public Health
interventions.  

2.   
For Peterborough City Council to commission the service using
a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider
Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The new contract shall commence
on 1 April 2025 for a
duration of 2 years with the option to extend for a further 2+2 years (Total 6 years)
subject to evaluation of the
service.   

3.   
To agree the annual budget of £150,000 p.a. funded by the public health
grant for the first 2 years of the contract. 

4.   

To delegate authority to the Director of Public Health to award the
contract to the successful bidder and exercise the option to extend
after each of the two-year extension periods.
 
Options and reasons can be found in the attached report.