CWC19115 Partnership arrangement to deliver Public Health Services

Contracts

• Contract 008484-2025-CWC19115-1 · The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT)

  Signed

  17 Feb 2025

  Value

  £82,425,058

  Period

  11 Mar 2025 – 31 Mar 2029

  Status

  active

  • Change This variation covers the following elements of the contract: Healthy Pregnancy Service: Stop Smoking Enhancement to support improvements to the delivery of the Healthy Pregnancy Service through increased reach to expectant and new families and ongoing support to those families and enable the provision of Nicotine Replacement Trust (NRT) at the earliest opportunity. It will also enable more support to the frontline workforce Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC): The service covers a wide geographic spread in Wolverhampton and dispenses EHC free of charge to females across Wolverhampton. The provision of contraception is widely recognised as a highly cost-effective public health intervention. Future Steps Post: to enable RWT to support Future Steps project. Sexual Health Online Testing: It has been acknowledged that healthcare services will need to evolve to meet the changing needs of the population. This includes the way healthcare is accessed and provided, with increasing use of remote consultations and technology to enable flexibility to both service users and clinicians. The notice is in accordance with The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, No. 1348 - PART 2 - Regulation 13, Modification of contracts and framework agreements during their term and Schedule 12 Notice of contract or framework agreement modification. Details of decision makers are a Consultant in Public Health, Principal Public Health Specialist, Director of Public Health and Cabinet Member for Adults and Wellbeing. There are no declared or potential conflicts of interest (COIs) of individuals making the decision., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The provision of additional investment into the services will allow and enable Royal Wolverhampton Trust (RWT) to build upon the successes achieved from the post covid recovery plan that the previous three-year investment supported. It will also allow the provider to begin to work towards redesigning the delivery model to align to the Start for Life, Family Hubs and Families First Pathfinder priorities. These models are underpinned by a more integrated and collaborative working approach between both Wolverhampton Council Children's services and RWT services

Dispute resolution & review bodies

• Independent patient choice and procurement panelReview body London