Healthy Child Programme 0 -19, (0-25 with Special education needs and disabilities). To include contracts related to health visiting, school nursing, family nurse partnership, inoculations, special schools nursing, public health. Where there is more than one contract/service area, please provide a response for each.
1. What is the current contract length (start date and end date)?
2. What is the contract value?
3. Who is the current supplier?
4. Is there an extension clause? If so, what is the duration of the extension and when would the first extension take effect if the clause was applied?
5. Has a decision been made yet as to whether the contract is being extended or renewed?
6. Please provide a copy of the full Invitation to Tender (ITT) published when the contract was last advertised.
7. What are the contractual Key Performance Indicators?
8. Are the contractual Key Performance Indicators being met by the incumbent service supplier? (yes/no/partially)
9. Is any of the provision delivered on line/digitally/virtually? If so please provide details as to the nature of the provision/product , if there is a paywall and if any licences are applicable.
10. Please provide a list of the suppliers who applied and who were successful and not successful at PQQ and ITT stages.
11. Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for the contract?
In response to all of the above questions, please see the below:
The Healthy Child Programme is co-ordinated and delivered in Devon by the integrated Public Health Nursing Team encompassing health visitors and school nurses.
Public Health Nursing is commissioned (paid for) by Public Health Devon and since 2019 has been delivered by children’s services within Devon County Council. There is no contract in place as the service is delivered through a dedicated team within the Authority.
Funding is agreed annually and the budget is published in the County Council’s Budget Book (Budgets and expenditure | Devon County Council).
Delivery of the Healthy Child Programme is supported by three public facing websites (Health for Under 5’s, Health for Kids and Health for Teens) as part of the Public Health Nursing offer – the websites are procured by Leicester Partnership NHS Trust. We therefore hold no further information.
Devon is not one of the areas selected for delivery of the Family Nurse Partnership. We therefore hold no information.
Inoculations are commissioned by NHS England and special school nursing is commissioned by NHS Devon Integrated Care Board. We therefore hold no information.
The commissioning lead within the Authority for public health nursing is Dominic Hudson, Head of Commissioning for Public Health.