Published date: 27 March 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 2 May 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£49,600,000

Procurement reference

LGSS001-DN250139-44290926

Published date

27 March 2017

Closing date

2 May 2017

Contract start date

1 April 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

First for Wellbeing is a Community Interest Company responsible for commissioning and directly managing a range of health and wellbeing services in Northamptonshire. Further information about First for Wellbeing can be found at https://www.firstforwellbeing.co.uk/.
First for Wellbeing is reviewing their 0-19 services with the intention of re-commissioning the service, with a new Contract in place from April 2018. We are seeking expressions of interest from potential providers prior to entering into formal procurement arrangements. The information set out below is indicative of our current overall plans for the service but is subject to change at any time up to the point that the tender is let. Please note that Expressions of Interest (EOI) must be completed online, via ProContract at www.lgssprocurementportal.co.uk by Tuesday 2nd May 2017. Further information relating to the PIN and EOI process can be found within the EOI Guidance Document. Please note that First for Wellbeing reserves the right to only invite those that have submitted an EOI to any further Tender stage(s).
The current contract for 0-19 services in Northamptonshire has brought together four services that were previously commissioned separately; Health Visiting, School Nursing, Family Nurse Partnership and Breast Feeding. The current service specification (Appendix 1) includes all the mandatory functions set out in the National Healthy Child Programme with a range of wellbeing and health promoting activity. The service is currently delivered by Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. TUPE will apply to this procurement.
First for Wellbeing intend to commission from a single provider, a new integrated, evidence based county wide service to meet the needs of the 0-19 population. The new service specification is currently under development. The specification will build on the existing specification and include all of the mandatory provision of services and delivery of the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme. However we intend that the new service will be procured through an outcome based contract and may include a number of additional outcomes for children and young people such as reduction of obesity, reduction of dental caries, reduction in unplanned pregnancy, reduction in the % of young people requiring referral to child and adolescent mental health services, a reduction in measurable health risk behaviour and the reduction in accident and emergency attendance for avoidable conditions in some age groups.


About the buyer

Contact name

Amy Myers

Address

John Dryden House
8-10 The Lakes
Northampton
NN4 7YD
United Kingdom

Email

ammyers@northamptonshire.gov.uk

Website

http://www.lgssprocurementportal.co.uk