Official UK procurement notice
Notice of Intention to Award under the Provider Selection Regime - Competitive Process: Living Well Public Health Nursing Service
Authority: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Notice of Intention to Award is published in accordance with Regulation 11(9) (Competitive Process) of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is seeking to award a contract for the provision of the Living Well Public Health Nursing Service across the Bradford District and Craven area. The service delivers the Healthy Child Programme for children, young people and families from pregnancy through to 19 years of age, and up to 25 years for care leavers and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. The service includes health visiting, school nursing and associated public health nursing services.
The procurement is being undertaken through the Provider Selection Regime Competitive Process.
The service will deliver universal, targeted and specialist interventions designed to improve health and wellbeing outcomes, reduce health inequalities, promote school readiness, support children and young people to achieve their potential, and provide early identification and intervention where additional needs are identified.
The contract supports the strategic priorities of the Council and the local health and care system through prevention, early intervention and partnership working, with a focus on improving population health outcomes and reducing inequalities across the district. The provider will be expected to work collaboratively across the system to deliver a responsive, integrated and outcomes-focused public health nursing service that meets the needs of Bradford District's diverse population.
CPV: Community health services · Health services · Miscellaneous health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£153,000,000
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 sub-criteria (6)
- Quality and Innovation: 45%
- Value: 15%
- Integration: 15%
- Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 10%
- Pricing Matrix: 5%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
- Quality and Innovation
- Value
- Integration
- Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice
- Social Value: Social Value and Additional Benefits
- Pricing Matrix: Price Value
- Price carries 5 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 0.5 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- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Feb 2026, 13:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2026, 15:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
CBMC-PTR-214-2025-26- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040214- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0648ecFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
5 Feb 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 11 dates- Planning notice published263 days ago5 Feb 2026, 13:30 GMT
- Market engagement243 days ago24 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗ On Wednesday 25th February 2026 at 1:00pm GMT, for approximately two hours, the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (“the Council”) intends to host a preliminary market engagement event for the Public Health Nursing Service. This session will present the Council’s emerging plans for the future service model, commissioning approach, and procurement route for this significant, universal public health programme. The purpose of the event is to gauge market interest and capability, gather feedback, and help shape the final specification before the procurement formally commences. The event will be held in person at: Scorex House 1 Bolton Road Bradford BD1 4AS To express interest in attending this market engagement event, providers should register through the YORtender messaging facility and include the organisation, names and contact details of the attendees. Further event details will be shared following registration. Please note the following important information:
- This notice does not signify the start of a procurement process.
- Attendance at the engagement event does not form part of any future evaluation.
- Participation does not give any advantage in the forthcoming procurement.
- The Council reserves the right to vary or cancel this engagement activity at any time.
- Any time, effort, or expenditure undertaken by interested parties before a formal contract award is entirely at their own commercial discretion. The deadline for the expression of interest is 13:00 on 24 February 2026.
- Next notice expected221 days ago18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published178 days ago30 Apr 2026, 20:30 BST
- Clarification questions by137 days ago11 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline122 days ago26 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by32 days ago23 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent6 days ago20 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published6 days ago20 Oct 2026, 15:06 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 4 days29 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 157 days1 Apr 2027
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Feb 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published5 Feb 2026, 13:30 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published30 Apr 2026, 20:30 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £153,000,00030 Apr 2026, 20:30 BSTwas £15,300,000
- Status changed to active30 Apr 2026, 20:30 BST
- Procurement method changed30 Apr 2026, 20:30 BST
- Deadline published: 26 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST30 Apr 2026, 20:30 BST
- Contract award notice published20 Oct 2026, 15:06 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Oct 2026, 15:06 BST
- Contract signature expected3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2032 · up to 31 Mar 2037Extensions: The contract will commence on 1 April 2027 and continue for an initial period of five (5) years until 31 March 2032. The Authority reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to extend the contract for a further period of up to five (5) years, comprising: One extension of up to 36 months (1 April 2032 to 31 March 2035); and One further extension of up to 24 months (1 April 2035 to 31 March 2037). | £152,983,475 | 12 Oct 2026standstill to 29 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 0 | 1 | — |
Who bid
- wonHARROGATE AND DISTRICT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · Yorkshire and the Humber
- did not winBRADFORD DISTRICT CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · Yorkshire and the Humber
- did not winLOCALA COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS C.I.C.VCSE · Yorkshire and the Humber
- did not winHCRG CARE SERVICES LTD · North West England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- BRADFORD DISTRICT CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTBidder / tenderer
- HARROGATE AND DISTRICT NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTAwarded supplier
- HCRG CARE SERVICES LTDBidder / tenderer
- LOCALA COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS C.I.C.Bidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender