Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Southampton City Council
Civic Centre, Civic Centre Road
SOUTHAMPTON
SO147LY
tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 2380833000
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ32 - Southampton
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Integrated Public Health Nursing, Prevention and Early Intervention Services
Reference number
EC09-01-3526
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85323000 - Community health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Southampton City Council is intending to commission an integrated Public Health Nursing, Prevention and Early Intervention offer.
The services to be delivered will include:
• 0-5 Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting).
• 5-16 Public Health Nursing (School Nursing).
• Family Nurse Partnership.
• Best Start, Early Language (formerly Every Child a Talker).
• Oral Health Promotion.
• Health response to Child Protection cases.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £15,332,277
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85141200 - Services provided by nurses
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ - South East (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
We want all children and young people in Southampton to get a good start in life, be happy and healthy and go on to have successful opportunities in adulthood. The evidence is unequivocal that early intervention is the best way to support this and tackle health and social inequalities. A good start in life lays the foundations for better outcomes for children at school, and improved life chances throughout life. This is reflected in Southampton Children and Young People's Strategy 2022-2027.
To achieve the vision set out above, the Council's is intending to commission integrated Public Health Nursing, Prevention and Early Intervention offer to families which align to the Council's in-house provision, in particular Family Hubs, with seamless pathways and a common set of outcomes, delivered through a family centred, strengths-based approach. Key principles include:
• Focus on prevention & early intervention with a whole family approach.
• Building on community capacity.
• Empowering families to seek their own support, find their own solutions.
• Building resilience and positive relationships.
• Evidence based, flexible and consistent.
• Integrated and seamless across all pathways.
• Simple and proportionate.
The services to be delivered will include:
• 0-5 Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting).
• 5-16 Public Health Nursing (School Nursing).
• Family Nurse Partnership.
• Best Start, Early Language (formerly Every Child a Talker).
• Oral Health Promotion.
• Health response to Child Protection cases.
The Council is seeking a Provider with experience in:
• delivering Public Health Nursing, Family Nurse Partnership, Oral Health Promotion, and Speech and Language services.
• hosting specialist community public health nurse (SCPHN) training placements.
• working in collaboration in the delivery of the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme with Family Hubs (formerly Sure Start Children's Centres),
• clinical governance for delivery of health services.
• responding on behalf of health at child protection conference
• uploading data to the Community Services Data Set (CSDS).
• Must have own premises within the City to deliver the Service.
The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Paragraph 10 - The Most Suitable Provider Process is being used to procure this service. This notice will be live for eight working days from the date of publication.
The contract term is for two plus one years, and the total estimated contract value is up to £15,332,277.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
31 May 2024
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach 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 intention is to award a contract using the most suitable provider process.
The Award decision makers will be officers of the Southampton City Integrated Commissioning Unit and Public Health.
Representations are to be made to tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk