Official UK procurement notice
Public Health Nursing Services for Children, Young People aged 0-19 and their Families
Authority: Worcestershire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority, led by Public Health has commissioned an integrated Public Health Nursing Service. The Public Health Nursing Service includes the delivery of the full Healthy Child Programme including universal health and development reviews, health visiting, intensive home visiting, infant feeding support, additional or targeted support, additional support working within multi-agency teams, safeguarding activity and school nursing.
The Authority has followed Direct Award Process C for the award of the Public Health Nursing Service for Children, Young People aged 0-19 and their Families. This process has been undertaken in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and the Council's Constitution and Standing Orders.
CPV: Community health services · Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Additional funding to support the expansion of an additional nursing team that will…Awarded
Additional funding to support the expansion of an additional nursing team that will lead and deliver enhanced child development and inclusion functions.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Oct 2024, 11:28 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Oct 2026, 16:31 GMT
- Authority reference
HEA24010- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-102281- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b0d9Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 6 November 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract modification notice. This contract has been modified under the provision of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally modified. This modification was reviewed and agreed through the contracting authority's governance processes and no conflicts of interest were declared.
Notice history
1 event · 4 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated13 Aug 2025, 09:50 BST
Published amendments (1)
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. A standstill period was…
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-10: 1 release · 24 Oct 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust | £56,620,099 † | — | Awarded |
| Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust | £61,497,170 † | — | Awarded |
| Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust | £67,024,926 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Public Health Nursing Services for Children, Young People aged 0-19 and their Families · Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust
- Signed
- 7 Aug 2025
- Value
- £61,497,170
- Status
- active
- Change The modification is made at the discretion of the relevant authority and the modification does not render the contract or framework agreement materially different in character and the cumulative change in the lifetime value of the contract or framework agreement, compared to its value when it was entered into, is under 25%. The modification is effective from 07/08/25. There is no change to the length of contract. The original lifetime value is £60,307,170; with the additional funding, the new lifetime value is £61,497,170, Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: PSR regulations allow for modifications under certain conditions. This modification is made at the discretion of the Authority and the modification does not render the contract materially different in character and the cumulative change in the lifetime value of the contract is less than 25%. The modification will enable the supplier to provider additionality to the delivery of the contract, specifically in relation to recruiting SEND focused Health Visitors and additional capacity in the infant feeding team. The supplier is already providing health visitors and infant feeding and this modification will enhance the current offer to better support children, young people and their families across the county.
Contract 034444-2024-1 · Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust
- Signed
- 24 Oct 2024
- Value
- £56,620,099
- Status
- active
Contract 102281-2026-WCC 2024 2103-1 · Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust
- Signed
- 24 Oct 2024
- Value
- £67,024,926
- Status
- active
- Change Additional funding of £145,000 per annum (pro rata for 2026/27) to support the expansion of an additional nursing team that will lead and deliver enhanced child development and inclusion functions. This modification is effective from 8/10/26 until the end of the contract., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The contractor is already delivering public health nursing provision under this contract. This modification expands the current provision. The modification is attributable to a decision of the contracting authority and does not materially alter the character of the contract, and the cumulative change in the lifetime value of the contract, compared to its value when it was entered into, is under 25%.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England, Wales and Northern IrelandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health & Care NHS TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.