Children and Young People's 0-19 Public Health Services

Description

The 0-19 Public Health Services are crucial in ensuring children and families get a good start in life. The services consist of the health visiting service and school nursing service. The health visiting service delivers the 5 public health mandated contacts that are to be completed with families before a child reaches age 2 and a half. The school nursing service is a crucial health presence in our schools that ensures there are whole school approaches to public health topics such as healthy eating, smoking cessation and sexual health. Both services also play key role in safeguarding processes. Both by identifying safeguarding issues and supporting the wider system with health input into cases. The contract duration will be on a two year basis (plus 3 extension years). Lot 1: Intend to Award Notice under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Direct Award Process C Children and Young People's 0-19 Public Health Services It is the Council's intention to undertake a Direct Award to Northern Care Alliance under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Direct Award Process C The standstill period commences 24th March 2026 and ends at midnight on 2nd April 2026. Please direct any enquiries to peter.smith@star-procurement.gov.uk and Luisa.Venturi-Watkins@star-procurement.gov.uk