Official UK procurement notice
Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Services (SCPHNS)
Authority: Portsmouth City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis 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 or Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award.
The intention is to award this contract under the most suitable provider process. The contract is for the provision of Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Services (SCPHNS) from 1st September 2025 to 31st August 2027, with the option to extend for a further 12 months.
CPV: Community health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider processAwarded
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process. The services being procured are Integrated Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Services, which align to the Council's in-house provision, in particular Early Invention Service and Family Hubs, with seamless pathways and a common set of outcomes, delivered through a family centered, strengths-based approach. Key principles include:
- Focus on prevention & early intervention with a whole family approach.
- Building on community capacity.
- Empowering families to seek their own support, find their own solutions.
- Building resilience and positive relationships.
- Evidence based, flexible and consistent.
- Integrated and seamless across all pathways.
- Simple and proportionate.
This is an existing service awarded to an existing provider, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The lifetime value of the contract is £13,270,470. The services are to provided between 1st September 2025 to 31st August 2027, with the option to extend for a further 12 months.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 May 2025, 14:15 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Jun 2025, 11:03 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-029060- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051100Find 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 or the Procurement Act Regulations 2023 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 decision makers by midnight on 22 May 2025 via email to phcontracts@portsmouthcc.gov.uk. 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) 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 or the Procurement Act Regulations 2023 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 22 May 2025 via email to phcontracts@portsmouthcc.gov.uk. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. The decision makers are commissioners of the Public Health and Children's Directorates at Portsmouth City Council. Declared and potential conflicts of interest were assessed and none were identified. The Key Criteria were weighted as stated below: 1) Quality and innovation 25% 2) Value 15% 3) Integration, collaboration and service sustainability 25% 4) Improving access, reducing health inequalities and faciliating choice 30% 5) Social value 5% It was deemed that Criteria 1,3 and 4 were of most importance due to the integrated and collobarative nature of the services, with the requirement that the services must be provided to a high and safe standard, while facilitating access to service users and reducing inequalities. The provider identified as the Most Suitable Provider demonstrated that they satisfy the above Key Criteria, and provided assurance to the decision makers of their skills, knowledge and experience in delivering the service.
Notice history
3 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (2)
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/Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the most suitabl…
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 or the Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the most …
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | £13,270,470 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 020511-2025-1 · Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 1 May 2025
- Value
- £13,270,470
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Independent Patient Choice & Procurement PanelReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.