Coming up· published 12 Jan 2026
0-5 Health Visiting Service Market Engagement
Norfolk County Council · Norwich, East
Norfolk County Council is planning 0-5 Health Visiting Service Market Engagement. It is a contract for other health and social care in Norwich.
Source: Find a Tender, published 12 Jan 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2026
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 15:14
View notice2026
Pipeline notice updated
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 12:36
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2031
Contract ends
4½ years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Norfolk County Council is planning 0-5 Health Visiting Service Market Engagement. It is a contract for other health and social care in Norwich. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £118,750,000. The contract runs from 30 September 2026 to 31 March 2031. It lasts 4½ years.
Find a Tender published it on 12 January 2026. The notice number is 002248-2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-060310. Bids are made through the buyer's In-Tend portal.
Summary of the contracting process
Norfolk County Council is undertaking a preliminary market engagement process for the provision of a 0-5 Health Visiting Service under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This initiative is in the planning stage, with a focus on delivering a community public health service as part of the Healthy Child Programme, servicing regions UKH15, UKH16, and UKH17 in the United Kingdom.
Interested providers are invited to participate in a soft market testing exercise by 30th January 2026, which will inform the Council about the provider landscape and help determine the appropriate procurement process to meet the needs of Norfolk's population. The total contract value is grossed at £145.2 million.
By engaging in this process, businesses can position themselves advantageously for future tender opportunities and potentially secure a long-term contract starting from October 2026 through to March 2031, with the possibility of renewal.
The notice in full
This is a voluntary preliminary market engagement notice for a health service that falls under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This market engagement notice relates to the provision of a Health Visiting Service for children aged 0-5 years. This is a community public health service which forms part of the wider Healthy Child Programme within Norfolk County Council (The Council).
The service will provide a universal public health nursing offer for all families from pregnancy until a child's fifth birthday, with additional targeted and specialist support where higher levels of need, vulnerability or risk are identified.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 30 Sep 2026 to 31 Mar 2031 (4½ years)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- In-Tend
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £118,750,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 002248-2026
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060310
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services; 85323000 - Community health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Norwich
- Town
- Norwich
- Postcode
- NR1 2DH
- Electoral ward
- Lakenham
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Delivery area
- Norwich and East Norfolk, TLH16 North and West Norfolk, TLH17 Breckland and South Norfolk
- Region
- East
- Sub-region
- Norwich and East Norfolk
- Area
- Norfolk
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Norfolk County Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Norwich, NR1 2DH · East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002248-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001961-2026
- In-Tend portal, to register and bidin-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-060310 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about 0-5 Health Visiting Service Market Engagement
When will the 0-5 Health Visiting Service Market Engagement tender open?
Norfolk County Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the 0-5 Health Visiting Service Market Engagement contract worth?
The estimated value is £118,750,000. The contract runs from 30 September 2026 to 31 March 2031 (4½ years).
Who is the buyer for 0-5 Health Visiting Service Market Engagement?
Norfolk County Council, based in Norwich, East.
How do I bid for 0-5 Health Visiting Service Market Engagement?
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
- Check your policies are up to date.
- Watch for the tender notice.
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