Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Civic Centre,Darwall Street
WALSALL
WS11TP
Contact
Olena Florek
Telephone
+44 1922654329
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG38 - Walsall
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/walsallcouncil
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/walsallcouncil
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
Healthy Child Programme 0-19
Reference number
WP3946
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Walsall Borough Council are looking for an organisation who can deliver the Healthy Child programme 0-19 including public health support in pregnancy, health visiting, school nursing and teenage pregnancy prevention work for a population of 56,000 children and families.
The service will work to the Schedule of Interventions Healthy child programme schedule of interventions - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and prioritise prevention of particular health inequalities in Walsall
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £5,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG38 - Walsall
Main site or place of performance
Within Walsall borough
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This notice is a Prior Information Notice under the permitted procedure for social and other specific services, as provided for in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 - Regulation 48. In accordance with Regulation 32(b)(ii) of the Regulations, interested parties should note that the contract for the services may be awarded without further publication and interested parties should express their interest in writing by following the instructions in this document and responding to all questions accordingly.
Service Description
Walsall is seeking a responsive service to support families both universally and when needing extra support. It will work across partnerships (including Family Hubs) to ensure that children and families receive the support that is required.
The 0 to 5 element of the healthy child programme will be led by qualified health visitors and the 5 to 19 element will be led by school nursing practitioners. Together they will provide place-based services and work in partnership with education and other providers where needed offering a universal service from early in a child's life to identify families that may need additional support and children who are at risk of poor outcomes.
The team will;
• help parents, carers or guardians develop and sustain a strong bond with children
• support parents, carers or guardians in keeping children healthy and safe and reaching their full potential
• protect children from serious disease, through screening and immunisation
• reduce childhood obesity by promoting healthy eating and physical activity
• promote oral health
• support resilience and positive maternal and family mental health
• support the development of healthy relationships and good sexual and reproductive health
• identify health and wellbeing issues early, so support and early interventions can be provided in a timely manner
• make sure children are prepared for and supported in all childcare, early years and education settings and are especially supported to be 'ready to learn at 2 and ready for school by 5'
Being ready for school is assessed as every child reaching a level of development which enables them to:
• communicate their needs and have good vocabulary
• become independent in eating, getting dressed and going to the toilet
• take turns, sit still and listen and play
• socialise with peers, form friendships and separate from parents
• have good physical health, including dental health
• be well nourished and within the healthy weight for height range
• have protection against vaccine-preventable infectious diseases, having received all childhood immunisations
It will also involve:
• continued support through school age years to help every child to thrive and gain maximum benefit from education, driving high educational achievement
• identifying and helping children, young people and families with problems that might affect their chances later in life, including building resilience to cope with the pressures of life
The Public health nurses (health visitors and school nurses and wider team), will use strength-based approaches to:
Build non-dependent relationships, enabling efficient working with CYP and families
Support behaviour change
Promote health protection
Keep children safe
Promote family wellbeing
Health visitors and school nurses will use their clinical judgement and public health expertise to identify issues and determine potential risk, to prevent escalation. They will be an integral part of child safeguarding processes in Walsall.
As part of the wider system, they will be 'responsible' for:
Child health surveillance
Health promotion,
Health protection
Health improvement
The evidence-based interventions provided by health visitors and school nurses will be tailored to meet individual and family needs. The Healthy Child Programme team will use a needs assessment to determine targeted interventions which can be met within the services or the need for more specialist interventions that require referrals or clear signposting. Whilst receiving specialist support health visitors and school nurses will still provide the universal offer and work in partnership with other agencies.
two.2.14) Additional information
To access the premarket engagement documents please register on In-Tend: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/walsallcouncil
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
16 October 2023
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