0-19 Healthy Child Programme Services
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The London Borough of Merton has awarded a contract for the provision of 0-19 Healthy Child Programme Services, notably Health Visiting and School Nursing services, to Central London Community Healthcare. The contract, valued at £20,721,172, involves delivering comprehensive health services for children and young people aged 0-19 in Merton, including specialist support services. The award has been completed following a limited procurement method under the Provider Selection Regime, bypassing the need for a prior competitive call.
The contract was formally signed on 7th April 2025, and services are expected to cater to families resident in Merton and educational facilities including maintained schools, academies, and other youth settings in the UKI63 region. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses operating in health and social work services, especially those with a focus on community healthcare and public health. Companies skilled in delivering innovative health solutions, integrating services, enhancing service sustainability, and providing value through cost-efficient measures are well-suited to compete for similar contracts.
Organisations that can improve access to healthcare, address inequalities, and offer flexible support tailored to specific community needs will find this procurement approach aligned with their business strengths and growth strategies.
The London Borough of Merton ("the Council") has awarded a contract under 'Direct Award Process C' of the Provider Selection Regime, to provide 0-19 Healthy Child Programme Services (mainly Health Visiting and School Nursing services). The aim of the contract is to deliver comprehensive 0-19 Healthy Child Programme services for Children and Young People in Merton. The service is to deliver Merton's expectations for Merton's 0 to 19 Healthy Child Programme Services including delivery of: Health Visiting (0-5), School Nursing (5-19) and Specialist Support offers including: Homelessness Health Visitors, Infant Feeding Service, Looked After Children Nurse, Young Parents Support Service, National Child Measurement Programme Service (NCMP), Family Start Service, Youth Offending Team Nurse.
The requirements and expectations are based upon the national service specification incorporating the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) which was updated in 2021 (PHE, 2023) (PHE, 2021) and has been informed by local needs, priorities and engagement with stakeholders and families.
The overarching aim of the Service is to give Children and Young People (CYP) the best start in life and beyond, through a universal preventive service that improves public health outcomes and reduces inequalities by aligning resources to vulnerability and need - proportionate universalism (PHE/IHE, 2014). The universal elements of the Health Visiting service is to be provided to families of all babies/children aged 0-5 who are resident in Merton. For families with babies/children in the 0-5 age range who may require additional support from the health visiting teams should be provided with enhanced health visiting support and services as appropriate to their needs. For children aged 5-19, the service must be provided to all children attending: * maintained schools and academies, * those who are home educated or who are not attending school for other reasons * those attending further education settings and youth settings and those attending pupil referral units (PRUs) in Merton
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