Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Harrow
Forward Drive
Harrow
HA38FL
UK
Contact person: Mrs Lisa Taylor
E-mail: lisa.taylor@harrow.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.harrow.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.harrow.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
0-19 Health Visiting and School Nursing
Reference number: DN773897
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The London Borough of Harrow is intending to award a contract to Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) (existing provider) for the provision of the 0-19 Health Visiting and School Nursing Services following Direct Award Process C of the Provider Selection Regime 23 (PSR)
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
21 579 110.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The London Borough of Harrow is intending to award a contract to Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) the 0-19 Health Visiting and School Nursing Services following Direct Award Process c in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime 23 (PSR)
The total contract value over 5 years (3 year contract with the option to extend for a further two years) is £21,579,110. (the annual value is £4,315,822)
The contract will commence on the 1st July 2025 and expire on the 30th June 2028 - the extension period will then commence on the 1st July 2028 and expire on the 30th June 2030
The service delivered by Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) includes a range of statutory i.e. mandated development reviews and some non-statutory health visiting services as set out in the national Healthy Child Programme such as breastfeeding support, the MECSH (Maternal and Early Childhood Sustained Home Visiting) programme for vulnerable families, as well as a range of school nursing services such as the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP), vision screening in Reception Year, health promotion in schools and safeguarding work.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
0
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
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 Procurement Act 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 6th June 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/04/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL)
330 Euston Road
Regents Place
NW1 3AX
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 21 579 110.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
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 Procurement Act 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 6th June 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR
The decision for this award was made by cabinet members on the 19th May 2025
The Key Criteria used to assess the incumbent provider was the following as these were
deemed to be most important.
-Quality & Innovation
-Value
-Integration, Collaboration, and Service Sustainability
-Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice
- Social Value
The incumbent provider met all of the requirements against the criteria above, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust CNWL have demonstrated that they will be able to continue to deliver the service to high standards. When compared with other areas, the Harrow 0-19 service performs very well. In the latest year that national and regional comparator data is available, the data shows that Harrow is one of only two boroughs in London that are green for all postnatal mandated health visitor reviews even though spend per capita is one of the lowest in London. School Nursing performance data is also excellent e.g. 95% participation rate in 23-24 for Reception National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP); 88% coverage for vision screening; 85% of schools last year achieved Asthma Friendly Schools status. The service has very high user satisfaction rates from our survey of parents, for example
all respondents (100%) found the New Birth Visit somewhat, very or extremely useful (71% found it extremely or very useful; 29% found it somewhat useful). For School Nursing, 75% of respondents said the service provided by the school nursing service was ‘Good’ or ‘Excellent’. CNWL is very engaged in all partnership meetings in the borough whether that is the Children and Young People Integrated Partnership Board, the SEND Partnership Board, the Harrow Safeguarding Children Partnership and others. The outcomes of Serious Case Reviews and other safeguarding investigations consistently show that the service is very effective at helping to keep children safe. This is a contract and service that is performing well and delivering value for money and that the local authority wishes to continue working with for the benefit of residents, stakeholders and partners.
Any representations must be made to the Head of Procurement at the London Borough of
Harrow in writing to the Head of Procurement, Forward Drive, Harrow, HA3 8FL or via email
to lisa.taylor@harrow.gov.uk
Declarations and Conflicts of interest were assessed and none were identified
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
London Borough of Harrow
Harrow
HA3 8FL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/05/2025