Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Brent
Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way
Wembley
HA9 0FJ
UK
Contact person: Mr Bhavin Mistry
Telephone: +44 2089373615
E-mail: procurement@brent.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI72
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.brent.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.brent.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
Children’s Public Health Services (0-19 years) Health Visiting and School Nursing (PSR Process C)
Reference number: DN797443
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Children’s Public Health Service 0-19 years (Health Visiting and School Nursing) is currently provided by Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (“CLCH”). It delivers health visiting, school nursing services, the nationally mandated Healthy Child Programme and additional services specified locally by public health. These services include an intensive health visiting service to
address health inequalities and healthy weight services. The current contract will expire 30th April 2026.
Direct award of a contract for 23 months commencing 1 May 2026 to 31st March 2028 value of £13,892,098 (exclusive of VAT) in respect of the Children’s Public Health Services (0-19 years), Health Visiting and School Nursing, which also includes the child weight management service for children aged 0-5 years.
This award is pursuant to the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Process C.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
13 892 098.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI72
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Children’s Public Health Service 0-19 years (Health Visiting and School Nursing) is currently provided by Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (“CLCH”). It delivers health visiting, school nursing services, the nationally mandated Healthy Child Programme and additional services specified locally by public health. These services include an intensive health visiting service to address health inequalities and healthy weight services. The current contract will expire 30th April 2026.
Direct award of a contract for 23 months commencing 1 May 2026 to 31st March 2028 value of £13,892,098 (exclusive of VAT) in respect of the Children’s Public Health Services (0-19 years), Health Visiting and School Nursing, which also includes the child weight management service for children aged 0-5 years.
Going forward, the hearing and vision components of the service will be removed from the core 0-19 service. This decision has been taken in order to ensure that delivery of the service is in line with NICE guidelines around the training of staff and the process of delivering the service.
This award is pursuant to the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Process C.
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
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
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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 31/03/2026. 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
17/03/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Central London Community Health Care NHS Trust
Ground Floor, 15 Marylebone Road
London
NW1 5JD
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 13 892 098.00
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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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 31/03/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to procurement@brent.gov.uk
Details of the award decision-makers - Brent Cabinet resolved to approve the direct award a contract in respect of Children’s Public Health Services 0-19 Years (Health Visiting and School Nursing) to the provider Central London Community Health Care NHS Trust between 1st May 2026 – 31st March 2028 .
https://democracy.brent.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=7696
There are no identified conflicts of interest. A report was prepared by the Officer recommending the award and the decision was made and taken by the Council's Cabinet.
Key criteria for the service: 100% equally weighted across the five key criteria.
Rationale for choosing the provider with reference to the key criteria
Criteria 1. Quality and innovation 20% - Meet expectations
The provider’s mandated checks rates have increased above the national average (70%) up to nearly 90%.
Introduced and implemented the Start for Life programme.
Introduced two programmes supporting asthma awareness and Infant 2 School which aims to improve school readiness and child development, often for families facing adversity
Criteria 2. Value 20% - Meets expectations
Has responded to the needs of the population and growing concerns for our most vulnerable residents (MECSH and I2S models), within the budget and resource.
Re-engineered the service to ensure that support is optimised despite industry/market staffing challenges.
Criteria 3. Integration, collaboration and service sustainability 20% - Meets expectations
Provider is partnering with local services at an operational level by delivering services within Family Wellbeing Centres (for example antenatal clinics, family health clinics and infant feeding support).
Achieved Stage 3 for Baby Friendly status.
Contributes towards the strategic overview of children’s health in the borough by sitting on the Children’s Trust Board, participation in the ICP and executive committee.
Criteria 4. Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice 20% - Meets expectations
Worked in collaboration with the commissioner to reduce key vulnerable groups in the community.
Implementation of a lactation consultant clinic for mothers with complex feeding needs.
Development of pathway for homeless/asylum seeker residents making connections with public health.
Providing choice for families suffering from mental health difficulties
Development Infant 2 school pathway for families who need additional support after health visiting support ends (only one of two local authorities in the UK to be delivering this).
Criteria 5. Social value 20% - Meets expectations
Provides outreach and support for wider public health services that sit outside of the direct delivery of the healthy child programme.
Enhancing community well-being, such as creating local jobs for Brent residents, improving skills, and reducing environmental damage.
Likely future performance against the new contract:
Criteria 1. Quality and innovation 20% - Will meet expectations
At full/nearly full capacity across Health Visiting, and School Nursing services
Criteria 2. Value 20% - Will meet expectations
Signing up to additional elements that contribute and add to the delivery of the healthy child programme - non-statutory services such as MECSH and Infant 2 school, working collaboratively to deliver services for families
Criteria 3. Integration, collaboration and service sustainability 20% - Will meet expectations
Collaborating working between the provider and the Council over years of the existing contract
New services running as well as the local authority sitting on interview panels for CLCH roles.
Homeless specialist health visitor to work with homeless families and asylum seekers to address their inequalities.
Criteria 4. Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice 20% - Will meet expectations
New ways for the service to deliver support including online, and in group settings.
Criteria 5. Social value 20% - Will meet expectations
Utilising money saved due to staff shortages to target poor outcome areas for children and families where there is underspend.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Mayor and Burgess of the London Borough of Brent
Brent Civic Centre Engineers Way
Wembley
HA9 0FJ
UK
E-mail: procurement@brent.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/03/2026