Official UK procurement notice
Healthy Child Programme · Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council (Jul 2026)
Authority: Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council (Local council)
The objective of the service is to deliver the healthy child programme to all babies, children and young people aged 0 to 19, or up to the age of 25 for care leavers and those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The age criteria cover 0 years to 18 years and 364 days - up to a child's 19th birthday or 24 years and 364 days up to a child's 25th birthday.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHealthy Child Programme
The objective of the service is to deliver the healthy child programme to all babies, children and young people aged 0 to 19, or up to the age of 25 for care leavers and those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The age criteria cover 0 years to 18 years and 364 days - up to a child's 19th birthday or 24 years and 364 days up to a child's 25th birthday.
This is the national delivery model by which public health nursing services are provided.
The aims of the healthy child programme are to:
- ensure a healthy start to life
- identify and address health needs early
- prevent health problems
- support school readiness and learning
- protect children and families
- promote health equity
Tendered under PSR competitive process. For the avoidance of doubt PA23 and PCR2015 do not apply.
CPV: Health and social work services
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The objective of the service is to deliver the healthy child programme to all babies, children and young people aged 0 to 19, or up to the age of 25 for care leavers and those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The age criteria cover 0 years to 18 years and 364 days - up to a child's 19th birthday or 24 years and 364 days up to a child's 25th birthday.
This is the national delivery model by which public health nursing services are provided.
The aims of the healthy child programme are to:
- ensure a healthy start to life
- identify and address health needs early
- prevent health problems
- support school readiness and learning
- protect children and families
- promote health equity
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) procurement for relevant healthcare services under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The Contracting Authority is following the Competitive Process under the PSR. This procurement is not being conducted under the Procurement Act 2023. Additional information: Conducted under Provider Selection Regime.
Tender pack is available on the Chest, www.the-chest.org.uk ↗
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 28 Jul 2026, 15:34 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Jul 2026, 15:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Sept 2026 – …
- Authority reference
DN822553- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-071337- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: This is a 2 stage procurement. Bidders will need to respond with their PSQ. These will be evaluated and shortlisted with a max of 4 providers being taken through to dialogues and final bid stage. Please refer to the Chest for the full tender pack. Market engagement has been completed.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Sept 2026, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 10 Sept 2026, 10:05 BST
Timeline
28 Jul 2026 → 1 Jul 2027 · 4 dates- Notice published96 days ago28 Jul 2026, 15:34 BST
- Submission deadline52 days ago10 Sept 2026, 10:00 BST
- Bids opened52 days ago10 Sept 2026, 10:05 BST
- Today1 Nov 2026
- Contract startsin 241 days1 Jul 2027, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Provider Selection Regime Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel (IPCPP).Review body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria