Official UK procurement notice
Healthy Child Programme - Intention to Award Notice (Direct Award Process C - PSR)
Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Healthy Child Programme is a universal offer for all children from pre-birth to 19 years of age (24 where there are additional needs) and delivers mandatory functions that local authority Public Health departments are required to arrange delivery of through utilisation of their Public Health Grant allocations. The programme itself comprises a number of services, including 0-5 Health-Visiting service (HV); hearing and vision screening for primary age children; health information and advice for older children (primarily via school nurses); and associated health advice, information and signposting for all parents and children.
In Norfolk these provisions are commissioned, by the County Council, as externally delivered services; the current provider, East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust.
CPV: Community health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The incumbent provider, East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust, has successfully delivered the Healthy Child Programme on behalf of the Council since 2015Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 28 Sept 2026, 08:27 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Sept 2026, 08:27 BST
- Authority reference
NCCT43524- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077b16
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
- This contract is intended to be awarded under Direct Award Process C of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The procurement falls outside the scope of the general public procurement regulations and is being undertaken in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime.
Publisher note: The publication of this notice triggers an 8-working-day standstill period. Standstill Start Date: Tuesday 29th September 2026 (The day after publication). Standstill End Date: Thursday 8th October 2026 at 23:59. Earliest Possible Contract Signature: Friday 9th October 2026.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 091226-2026-1 · East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust
- Signed
- 28 Sept 2026
- Value
- £17,276,700
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- East of England Community Health and Care NHS TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.