Health and social work services

Tender description

Leicester City Council led on the procurement for probation health trainer service on behalf of Leicester City Council and Leicestershire County Council. The procurement of this service has now concluded and the contract awarded. Probation health trainer service support adults who wish to make a change towards a healthier lifestyle but who are unlikely to make and maintain this without individual support. Probation health trainers are generally ex-offenders and all health trainers must have successfully completed the nationally accredited health trainer training and have been assessed as competent to undertake the Health Trainer role. They work with clients on a one-to-one basis, to assess their health and lifestyle risks and support them in their decision to make and sustain behavioural change to a healthier lifestyle. In addition to the short description in Section II.1.4) please note the following: The proposed Contract will be for an initial period of 1 year (12 months) to commence on 1.4.2019 until 31.3.2020 with an option to extend, subject to satisfactory performance outcomes, ongoing review by the Authority, availability of funding beyond 31.3.2020 which is not guaranteed and agreement by the Authority, for a further period or periods of up to 48 months, i.e. potentially 5 years if the extension options are exercised. The procurement process undertaken was based upon the “open” tendering procedure as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement process was under the Light Touch Regime as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Regulation 74-77.