Contract

0-19 Children's Public Health Nursing Service

  • Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

F20: Modification notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-069581

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-031c97 (view related notices)

Published 29 October 2025, 8:49pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Riverside House, Main Street

Rotherham

S60 1AE

Contact

Angela Wilson

Email

Angela-Proc.wilson@rotherham.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1709334551

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham

National registration number

GB173552264

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104118


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

0-19 Children's Public Health Nursing Service

Reference number

20-154

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85323000 - Community health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

0-19 Children's Public Health Nursing Service

Lot No

N/A

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services
  • 85100000 - Health services
  • 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
  • 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
Main site or place of performance

Within the Borough of Rotherham

two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:

The Council is seeking a provider to deliver a Service contract, managing the responsibility for the provision of a Children’s Public Health Nursing Service for the population of Rotherham.

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The Children’s Public Health Nursing Service is primarily a preventative and early intervention service to deliver health care to families according to the Healthy Child Programme (HCP). The service will serve as a platform for delivering Universal, Targeted, Specialist and Community interventions to provide the wider required public health and health care outcomes.

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The Provider will work across the whole pre-conception, 0-19 population (up to 25 years for young people with additional needs) as part of a whole system approach that is universal in reach and personalised in its response.

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The detailed clinical scope of the services is described in the specification.

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The contract will be fixed for the initial 5 years at £24,960,000.and will be paid monthly in arrears at one twelfth of the £4,992,000, the annual value.

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There will be no facility to uplift the contract price within the 5-year contract period. Should the extension term be exercised from year 6, the cost of the Service will be change in line with the Office of National Statistics’ Consumer Price Index (CPI) of the previous September.

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It is anticipated that the contract will commence on 01/04/2023 and will run for a period of 60 months making the expiry date 31/03/2028. The contract may then be extended for up to 5 years in any number or combination of extensions at the sole discretion of the Council, making the latest possible expiry date 31/03/2033.

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Duration in months

120

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.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract

Notice number: 2022/S 000-030728


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

20-154

Lot No

N/A

Title

0-19 Children's Public Health Nursing Service

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:

9 June 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT)

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

S60 2DR

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)

Total value of the procurement: £49,920,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract modification notice, under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 no longer apply to this award.

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This contract has now been formally modified.

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The decision maker was the Strategic Director; Adult Care, Housing & Public Health.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel

Wellington House

London

SE1 8UG

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

The Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel

Wellington House

London

SE1 8UG

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

The Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel

Wellington House

London

SE1 8UG

Country

United Kingdom


Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession

seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications

seven.1.1) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

seven.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85323000 - Community health services

seven.1.3) Place of performance

NUTS code
  • UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
Main site or place of performance

Within the Borough of Rotherham

seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:

This notice relates to a modification of an existing healthcare services contract awarded to The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust on 17/10/2022.

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Although the original contract was awarded under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, this modification is being made in accordance with Regulation 13(1)(d) primarily of the Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime 2023, which is the applicable regime for healthcare services commissioned by local authorities.

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The modification is attributable to a decision by the authority and does not render the contract materially different in character. The cumulative value of all modifications remains well within the 25% threshold of the original contract value. (Regulation 13(2)(b)(ii).

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This change enables delivery of additional interventions funded through the Family Hubs Grant, including:

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3 x Nursery Nurses (Band 4, Full Time) to support universal 3–4-month reviews.

1 x Infant Feeding Lead (Band 7, 22.5 hours) and 1 x Infant Feeding Worker to embed infant feeding support within the service.

seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Start date

1 April 2025

End date

31 March 2026

seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession:

£218,155

seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT)

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

S60 2DR

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

seven.2) Information about modifications

seven.2.1) Description of the modifications

Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):

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This is a permissible modification in compliance with Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime primarily under Regulation 13 (1)(d), because the modification is attributable to a decision by the authority which does not render the contract materially different in character and does not exceed 25% of the original contract value. (Regulation 13(2)(b)(ii)

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The detail of services to be delivered as part of this modification are set out in VII.1.4.

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Please note: the reference to PCR 2015 in system-generated fields reflects the original contract award regime. However, this modification is governed by the Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime 2023.

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Breakdown of Cumulative Modifications including this latest modification

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Variation 1 VA-01 Family Hubs £327,068 (0.65%)

Variation 2 VA-02 Family Hubs £218,155 (0.43%)

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Therefore the cumulative change would equate to £545,223 (1.09%) of the original contract value.

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There is no change to the length of the contract, the services to be delivered via the modification are to be delivered within the original contract term.

seven.2.2) Reasons for modification

Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee.

Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:

The authority could not have foreseen the availability of the additional funding to support this activity. However the reason for the modification is due to a decision made by the authority and does not exceed 25% of the original value of the contract.

seven.2.3) Increase in price

Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)

Value excluding VAT: £49,920,000

Total contract value after the modifications

Value excluding VAT: £50,465,223