Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Newcastle City Council
Civic Centre
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE18QH
UK
Contact person: Shamsun Choudhury
Telephone: +44 1912116033-26033
E-mail: shamsun.choudhury@newcastle.gov.uk
NUTS: UKC22
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.newcastle.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.open-uk.org/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.open-uk.org/
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
Integrated 0-19 Healthy Child Programme Service
Reference number: P-009472/C-014135 (OPEN2026643)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Integrated 0-19 Healthy Child Programme (HCP) is a prevention and early intervention public health programme providing a universal service for children, young people, and families. The programme aims to support parents, promote child development, improve family and child health outcomes, and ensure that families, children, and young people at risk are identified at the earliest opportunity.
It will deliver the following services:
• Health Visiting (age 0-5)
• School Nurses (age 5-18 or up to 25 for young people with SEND)
• Infant Feeding support
• Breast Feeding Peer Support
• Child Vision screening
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
32 110 708.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Integrated 0-19 Healthy Child Programme (HCP) is a prevention and early intervention public health programme providing a universal service for children, young people, and families. The programme aims to support parents, promote child development, improve family and child health outcomes, and ensure that families, children, and young people at risk are identified at the earliest opportunity.
It will deliver the following services:
• Health Visiting (age 0-5)
• School Nurses (age 5-18 or up to 25 for young people with SEND)
• Infant Feeding support
• Breast Feeding Peer Support
• Child Vision screening
This Contract will be awarded to the successful provider under the competitive process of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).
The value of the contract will be £32,110,708 for 60 months.
The length of the contract will be 36 months from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030. The contract will also include 2 x 12 months options to extend subject to ongoing confirmation of funding and contract performance.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Price
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
2 x 12 months OTE
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
The Provide will adhere to the following in terms of workforce
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/healthy-child-programme-commissioning-public-health-nursing-services
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
The Provide will adhere to the following in terms of workforce
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/healthy-child-programme-commissioning-public-health-nursing-services
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
28/07/2026
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
29/07/2026
Local time: 10:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
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.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Newcastle City Council
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 8QH
UK
E-mail: shamsun.choudhury@newcastle.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/06/2026