Cumberland 0-19 Healthy Child Programme (Public Health Nursing Service)

Description

The council is procuring a contract for the provision of the Healthy Child Programme Public Health Nursing Service for children and young people aged 0-19 (and up to age 25 for young people with special educational needs and disabilities), for a term of up to 8 years. Refer to the service specification (Schedule 2) for further details. The council proposes to enter into the Contract for an initial term of five years with the successful Tenderer (Service Provider) from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2030. There are 3 optional extensions of up to 12 months each. Use of these optional extensions is at the absolute discretion of the council. If all three of the optional extensions are used, the contract will end on 31st March 2033. The estimated total value of the contract for the 5 year initial term is between £17.22m and £21.026m (both) excluding VAT. Plus £750,000 one-off additional Transformation Funding. The maximum value for the initial term plus the 3 optional extensions (8 years) is £39m excluding VAT. The maximum budget available for the initial term is £3,444,000 per annum, plus £750,000 one-off additional Transformation Funding, as outlined in the Schedule 2 Service Specification. Details of extensions and expenditure are indicative only. Any extensions will be confirmed with the contract provider. For further details, and to access the tender documents, including the service specification, please use the council's online procurement portal The Chest - https://www.the-chest.org.uk. Registration on the chest is free of charge. All bids must be received electronically via The Chest by the closing date stated in the ITT. Any clarifications you have about the tender must be sent via messaging on The Chest by the closing date stated in the ITT. Keywords: 0 - 19 services, healthy child, nursing services, public health