0-19 Health Visiting and School Nursing

CPV: Health services

Procedure method

Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Legal basis

CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)

Procurement category

Services

Notice status

Awarded without competition

Procurement threshold

Unspecified in notice

Regulatory regime

Standard

Commercial structure

Stand-alone contract (no framework)

Competition type

Direct award (no call for competition)

GPA / WTO covered

Unspecified in notice

Recurring procurement

Unspecified in notice

First published

27 May 2025, 09:47 BST

Last source update

13 Aug 2026, 09:09 BST

Authority reference

DN773897

FTS notice number

2026/S 000-077029

Classification (CPV)

Health services

Delivery area

UK

Official registry OCID

ocds-h6vhtk-052695 Find a Tender

Why no open competition

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Published justification

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 6th June 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 6th June 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR The decision for this award was made by cabinet members on the 19th May 2025 The Key Criteria used to assess the incumbent provider was the following as these were deemed to be most important. -Quality & Innovation -Value -Integration, Collaboration, and Service Sustainability -Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice - Social Value The incumbent provider met all of the requirements against the criteria above, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust CNWL have demonstrated that they will be able to continue to deliver the service to high standards. When compared with other areas, the Harrow 0-19 service performs very well. In the latest year that national and regional comparator data is available, the data shows that Harrow is one of only two boroughs in London that are green for all postnatal mandated health visitor reviews even though spend per capita is one of the lowest in London. School Nursing performance data is also excellent e.g. 95% participation rate in 23-24 for Reception National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP); 88% coverage for vision screening; 85% of schools last year achieved Asthma Friendly Schools status. The service has very high user satisfaction rates from our survey of parents, for example all respondents (100%) found the New Birth Visit somewhat, very or extremely useful (71% found it extremely or very useful; 29% found it somewhat useful). For School Nursing, 75% of respondents said the service provided by the school nursing service was ‘Good’ or ‘Excellent’. CNWL is very engaged in all partnership meetings in the borough whether that is the Children and Young People Integrated Partnership Board, the SEND Partnership Board, the Harrow Safeguarding Children Partnership and others. The outcomes of Serious Case Reviews and other safeguarding investigations consistently show that the service is very effective at helping to keep children safe. This is a contract and service that is performing well and delivering value for money and that the local authority wishes to continue working with for the benefit of residents, stakeholders and partners. Any representations must be made to the Head of Procurement at the London Borough of Harrow in writing to the Head of Procurement, Forward Drive, Harrow, HA3 8FL or via email to [email protected] Declarations and Conflicts of interest were assessed and none were identified

• Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL)Awarded supplier 330 Euston Road, Regents Place, UK, NW1 3AX

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