Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Lancashire County Council
Fishergate
Preston
PR18XJ
Contact
Procurement Care-Health
caphprocurement@lancashire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1772538206
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD4 - Lancashire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/business/tenders-and-procurement/tenders/
one.3) Communication
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
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
0-19 years (up to 25 years with SEND) Public Health Nursing Service
Reference number
KS/PH/23/1434
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Market Engagement - 0-19 years (up to 25 years with SEND) Public Health Nursing Service
Lancashire County Council (LCC) is in the process of undertaking an exercise to commission 0-19 services. As part of an options appraisal, we wish to engage with key stakeholders in relation to a potential competitive procurement of the services.
For the avoidance of doubt the proposals set out within the market engagement document are the potential options, however they may change before the Invitation to Tender is published in the event that the service is procured via a competitive process.
The deadline for responses is Tuesday 20th August 2024
Following the market engagement, LCC may advertise the procurement of 0-19 services within the next 12 months.
The Market Engagement Questionnaire has been published on the Lancashire County Council website, at the Tender Opportunities page 'Market Engagement - 0-19 years (up to 25 years with SEND) Public Health Nursing Service'
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £195,067,792
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD4 - Lancashire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The 0 to 19 (up to 25 years with SEND) Public Health Nursing Service in Lancashire is essentially the universal Health Visiting and School Nursing offer. Health visitors support families from the antenatal period up to school entry. The service is delivered in a range of settings including families' own homes, local community or primary care settings. School nurses offer year-round support for children and young people both in and out of school settings. The service delivers the national Healthy Child Programme requirement - core statutory / mandated functions.
two.2.14) Additional information
For the avoidance of doubt the proposals set out within the market engagement document are the potential options, however they may change before the Invitation to Tender is published in the event that the service is procured via a competitive process.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
28 October 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: Yes