Official UK procurement notice
HCC - 04/25 - The Provision of Family Centre Service - Public Health Nursing
Authority: Hertfordshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHertfordshire County Council went out to Procurement for the Provision of Family Centre Service - Public Health Nursing. This is an Award Notice and this opportunity has now closed. Please see Section V (Award of Contract) for further details.
CPV: Services provided by nurses
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1This Contract is to provide Hertfordshire with an integrated 0 to 19 (up to 25 for…AwardedRenewalPublished value£9,702,615
This Contract is to provide Hertfordshire with an integrated 0 to 19 (up to 25 for Care Leavers and SEND young people) Public Health Nursing (PHN) Service. The Service Specification requires the Service Provider to deliver the following three elements within it:
- Provision of specialist clinical public health nursing services
- Digital solutions
- Education and Prevention initiatives
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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
The Contract Period for this Contract is an initial period of 4 years 3 months with the option to extend to a further 2 years (1+1). Therefore, the maximum duration of this Contract could be 6 years 3 months.
The Contract commencement date is 1st April 2026 meaning the initial term will end on 31st December 2029. Mobilisation will commence in October 2025.
Estimated lifetime value of the Contract inclusive of mobilisation costs is £92,187,405.80
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 80%
- Price: 20%
- Suitability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 30 Jan 2025, 13:58 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Nov 2025, 12:56 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 19 May 2025 – …
- Authority reference
HCC2516814- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-070824- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d75bFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Please refer to Schedule 2 of the Contract Document
- Review procedure
The Council will incorporate a minimum 8 working day (when using electronic means) standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to tenderers.
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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on the 7th October 2025. This Contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR. Written representations should be sent to [email protected] The tender required bidders to price for the Provision of Family Centre Service - Public Health Nursing . The successful provider has been assessed against the relevant PSR 5 key criteria which were weighted in terms of their importance and detailed in the instruction to tenderers document. The winning Provider was scored against the key criteria and was ranked the highest scoring tenderer out of the bids received. The award decision makers are: Head of Commissioning & Service Delivery and Associate Director/Consultant in Public Health No declared or potential conflicts of interest were identified during the process.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 19 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
30 Jan 2025 → 4 Nov 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected30 Jan 2025
- Submission deadline19 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened19 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published356 days ago4 Nov 2025, 12:56 GMT
Notice history
6 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Apr 2025- Published value published: £97,026,15215 Apr 2025, 17:13 BST
- Status changed to active15 Apr 2025, 17:13 BST
- Procurement method changed15 Apr 2025, 17:13 BST
- Deadline published: 19 May 2025, 12:00 BST15 Apr 2025, 17:13 BST
- Status changed to complete25 Sept 2025, 17:31 BST
- Buyer details updated25 Sept 2025, 17:31 BST
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextTitle · II.1.1 | HCC - 04/25 - The Provision of Family Support Service - Public Health Nursing | HCC - 04/25 - The Provision of Family Centre Service - Public Health Nursing | |
| — | TextShort Description · II.1.4 | Hertfordshire County Council is currently out to procurement for the Provision of Family Support Services - Public Health Nursing. | Hertfordshire County Council is currently out to procurement for the Provision of Family Centre Services - Public Health Nursing. | |
| — | TextTitle · II.2.1 | HCC - 04/25 - The Provision of Family Support Service - Public Health Nursing | HCC - 04/25 - The Provision of Family Centre Service - Public Health Nursing | |
| — | TextDescription of the Procurement · II.2.4 | Hertfordshire County Council is currently out to procurement for the Provision of Family Support Service - Public Health Nursing | Hertfordshire County Council is currently out to procurement for the Provision of Family Centre Service - Public Health Nursing | |
| — | TextAdditional Information · VI.3 | 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers mu… | This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process. A review was undertake… |
2 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-04: 1 release · 15 Apr 2025
- 2025-01: 1 release · 30 Jan 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust | £92,187,406 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
HCC - 04/25 - The Provision of Family Centre Service - Public Health Nursing · Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
- Signed
- 25 Sept 2025
- Value
- £92,187,406
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Independent Choice and Procurement PanelReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Hertfordshire Community NHS TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria