HCC - 04/25 - The Provision of Family Support Service - Public Health Nursing

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Hertfordshire County Council is currently out to procurement for the Provision of Family Support Services - Public Health Nursing.The Contract Period for this Contract is an initial period of 4 years 3 months with the option to extend to a further 2 years (1+1). Therefore, the maximum duration of this Contract could be 6 years 3 months. Further information in regards to this opportunity can be found in II.2.4 and VI.3 below. Organisations wishing to take part in this project are invited to express interest which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system. To be considered as a Bidder you must complete and submit a Bid by the deadline of 12:00 Noon on 19th May 2025. Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be permitted by the system. The estimated total value of the Contract is stated in II.1.5 of this notice and is for initial term inclusive of the approximate value for extension. Lot 1: Hertfordshire County Council is currently out to procurement for the Provision of Family Support Service - Public Health NursingThis Contract is to provide Hertfordshire with an integrated 0 to 19 (up to 25 for Care Leavers and SEND young people) Public Health Nursing (PHN) Service. The Service Specification will require the following three elements within it:• Provision of specialist clinical public health nursing services• Digital solutions• Education and Prevention initiativesThe Contract Period for this Contract is an initial period of 4 years 3 months with the option to extend to a further 2 years (1+1). Therefore, the maximum duration of this Contract could be 6 years 3 months. Lots have not been used for this Contract as the Council is looking to award one single Contract to one Contractor. This approach aims to ensure greater system leadership and accountability, streamlined processes, and a strategic whole system approach to Service delivery. This procurement will be conducted in line with the Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulation 2023 and the Council's intends to award a contract in line with those Regulations.This procurement is an open process. Organisations wishing to take part in this project are invited to ‘express an interest’ and also ‘opt in’ which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system.To be considered as a Tenderer you must complete and submit a Tender by the deadline of 12 noon on 19th May 2025Please allow sufficient time to make your return, as Tender submissions cannot be uploaded and submitted after this return deadline. Please ensure that where possible documents are uploaded as a PDF and that file names are succinct. Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via correspondence on the website, in accordance with the procurement documents, and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.Tenderers should be aware that due to the nature of the Services provided, any Contract formed as a result of this procurement process shall be executed as a deed. Tenderers should seek independent legal advice on the implications of this prior to submitting their Tender, where appropriate.Please note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.Please Note the TUPE Employee Liability Information for this procurement has been provided along with other documentation for this procurement. TUPE related information is personal data and must be protected in accordance with the requirements of Data Protection legislation and must also be kept confidential. Therefore, by accessing this Tender via Supply Hertfordshire and then the View Details button and accessing the documentation for this procurement, Tenderers agree to undertake to treat the information as confidential and commercially sensitive at all times and take all reasonable steps to prevent any inadvertent disclosure to any third party.To access this opportunity please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home