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

Tender description

The council is procuring a contract for the provision of a 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 of the Invitation to Tender) 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 available of up to 12 months each. Use of these optional extensions is at the absolute discretion of the council. If all three of these optional extensions are used, the framework 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 Specification. Details of expenditure for the initial period and the extension periods are indicative only and the council does not guarantee this spend. Any extension periods will be confirmed if they are to be used. For further details, and to access the tender documents, including the service specifications, please use the council's online procurement portal The Chest - https://www.the-chest.org.uk. Registration on The Chest is free of charge. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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. 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.