Scope
Reference
NCCT43332
Description
This is a voluntary preliminary market engagement notice for a health service that falls under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This market engagement notice relates to the provision of a Public Health Service for 5-19-year-olds. This is a community public health service which forms part of the wider Healthy Child Programme within Norfolk County Council (The Council). The Service provides a universal public health offer for school-aged children and young people from age 5 up to 19 (or 25 for those with an Education, Health and Care Plan). It delivers health and development reviews, health promotion, early identification of needs, and targeted support for vulnerable groups. The service works across community, universal, targeted, and specialist levels, integrating with schools, families, and wider professionals to promote well being, safeguard children, and support smooth transitions.
Total value (estimated)
- £28,500,000 excluding VAT
- £34,200,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2031
- Possible extension to 31 March 2036
- 9 years, 6 months
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85100000 - Health services
- 85323000 - Community health services
Contract locations
- UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
- UKH16 - North and West Norfolk
- UKH17 - Breckland and South Norfolk
Engagement
Engagement deadline
27 January 2026
Engagement process description
Norfolk County Council (NCC) is embarking on an exciting opportunity to shape the future of our Healthy Child Programme. As part of this vision, we are recommissioning our 5-19 Public Health Service to build on strong foundations and pathways to deliver even better outcomes for children and families. The purpose of this market engagement is to provide an overview of the anticipated service and to assist the Council in shaping and scoping requirements for the most suitable delivery model (s) of the 5-19 Public Health Service. Your feedback will help us understand current and emerging practices and levels of interest, ensuring that future commissioning models are informed, focused, and responsive to needs.
This market engagement is conducted under the Provider Selection Regime (Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023). NCC will have regard to the PSR statutory guidance in any subsequent decision-making. NCC will conduct this market engagement in a fair and transparent manner and will take steps to ensure no participant is given an unfair advantage. Relevant information shared with any provider will be made available to all participants.
Participation or non-participation in this engagement shall not prevent any supplier participating in any potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of this process shall place any supplier at an advantage in any potential procurement process. Nor is it intended that any details provided as part of this process will be used in the evaluation of any future procurement submissions.
Participation in the market engagement exercise will be at each supplier's own cost. No expense in responding to this process will be reimbursed by the Council.
The Council wishes to provide fixed points of contact for this market engagement exercise and interested parties are requested not to contact any other individual or team at the Council or any of its other advisors. Any enquiries and responses should be sent via the messaging function within In-Tend.
The market engagement is by way of a Microsoft Teams Call on 27th January 2026 at 11:00am and is anticipated to last 60 minutes.
Providers that are interested in participating in this market engagement exercise are asked to register on In-Tend at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home
This is free to do, just log in and express an interest. Please use the messaging function on In-Tend to confirm the number and names of the attendees. You will then be sent the Microsoft Teams call details. The deadline for registering for this market engagement exercise is 2:00pm on 26th January 2026.
This is not an invitation to tender nor a request for formal expressions of interest. This request is for information only. This is not a call for competition.
Contracting authority
Norfolk County Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDYH-3246-XWTR
County Hall, Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 2DH
United Kingdom
Email: sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk
Region: UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government