Contract

Healthy Child Programme in Leicestershire and Rutland

  • Leicestershire County Council
  • Rutland County Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-019681

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02d16d (view related notices)

Published 4 March 2026, 4:54pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Leicestershire County Council

County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield

Leicester

LE3 8RA

Contact

Mr Louis Blake

Email

Louis.Blake@leics.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1163059213

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html

Buyer's address

https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html

one.1) Name and addresses

Rutland County Council

Oakham

Email

louis.blake@leics.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Healthy Child Programme in Leicestershire and Rutland

Reference number

DN561672

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council have procured a new Healthy Child Programme in Leicestershire and Rutland.

The Healthy Child Programme is the main universal health service for improving the health and well-being of children aged 0-19 and up to 25 years for those with a special educational need and/or disability.

We are looking for providers that will be proactive in delivering both innovative and evidence-based solutions to overcome current and future obstacles to improved health and wellbeing outcomes for children, young people and families of Leicestershire County and Rutland County.

The provider/s will deliver universal and targeted interventions in partnership with key service areas and stakeholders to deliver wider public health and social care outcomes.

The HCP is intrinsically linked to outcomes for children young people and families contained within the Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF). Our expectation is that the future service/s will be capable of meeting or exceeding all of these outcomes.

This procurement for a new Healthy Child Programme was split across two Lots:

• Lot 1 – 0-11 Healthy Child Programme (for Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council)

• Lot 2 – 11+ Healthy Child Programme (for Leicestershire County Council only)

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £58,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

0-11 Healthy Child Programme (for Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council)

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Councils sought an organisation to provide the Services across Leicestershire and Rutland.

The Programme aim is to help parents develop and sustain a strong bond with children and support them in keeping children healthy and safe and reaching their full potential. We want to identify issues early so support and early interventions can be provided in a timely manner. Address key health and wellbeing concerns that focus on the health needs of children and young people ensuring they are ready for school.

This will be achieved by:

• Ensuring the service is accessible, responsive and flexible to meet the needs of children, young people and their families.

• Ensure a strong focus on prevention, health improvement, early identification of needs, early intervention and clear packages of support.

• Working with key partners and stakeholders and ensuring integration of the service into existing structures.

• Making use of evidence-based approaches to target support and prevent escalation.

• Making every contact count, using every contact opportunity to provide families with educational health messages, build their health literacy and ensure consistent messages are given that underpin the wider integration agenda in Leicestershire and Rutland.

• Building strong partnership, integration, communication and multi-agency approach to working with children and their families in placed-based settings.

Whilst there are demographic differences between the two geographical areas (Leicestershire and Rutland), a shared evidence-based approach to addressing health inequalities across the sub-region is being adopted. As such, the service specification is identical for Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council, with the exception of key highlighted local priorities for each of the county councils.

The Service will be an open access service for all children and their families in Leicestershire (excluding Leicester City) and Rutland who are seeking support for their families at an individual, family and community level.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

11+ Healthy Child Programme (for Leicestershire County Council only)

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Leicestershire County Council sought an organisation to provide the Services across Leicestershire.

The aim of the service is to ensure all children and young people aged 11-19 (up to 25 for children with special educational needs) have access to advice and support to help deliver better health outcomes for children and young people in Leicestershire. Enabling them to lead independent and productive lives. This includes a universal service offer for all children and offering services which meet their needs and the early identification of additional and/or complex needs. This service will aim to address high impact areas outlined below prevent escalation into higher cost services and to build resilience in young people to equip them with skills and confidence to prevent riskier behaviours that lead to health-harming behaviours later on across the life course.

This will be achieved by:

• Ensuring the service is accessible, responsive and flexible to meet the needs of service users and at times that is suitable for young people.

• Working with key partners and stakeholders and ensuring integration of the service into existing structures.

• Providing a proportionate universalism approach

• Providing a person-centred approach

The Service will be available at times that young people and their families will need them, using evidence to determine opening times. This must include cover for weekends when needs can be met more easily, with a digital offer available at all times.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2021/S 000-030589


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

1

Title

0-11 Healthy Child Programme (for Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council)

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 May 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Leicester

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £44,197,932


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Construction and Technology Court (Queens Bench Division) (Branch of High Court of Justice)

Birmingham

Country

United Kingdom