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# The Healthy Child Programme

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-healthy-child-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-06dca2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Norfolk County Council: "The Healthy Child Programme". Published status: active. Published Value: £164,350,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Sept 2026, 10:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Norfolk County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/norfolk-county-council-ons-e10000020)
- **Published Value:** £164,350,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 30 September 2026 at 10:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Community health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH15, UKH16, UKH17
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-healthy-child-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-06dca2#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06dca2`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
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- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-healthy-child-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-06dca2#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fnorfolkcc%2Faspx%2FLogin)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-healthy-child-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-06dca2#participate

## Description
Norfolk County Council (NCC) has a statutory duty to improve and protect the health and wellbeing of children and young people, with the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) contributing to the national framework that underpins these responsibilities. As a core component of the public health system, the HCP focuses on prevention and early intervention, supporting children and families from pregnancy through to adulthood. By offering help as early as possible, the programme aims to improve long-term health, wellbeing and developmental outcomes, reducing the likelihood of more complex needs arising later in childhood.
To support the delivery of these services, NCC is undertaking a procurement exercise and is inviting suitably qualified and experienced applicants to submit offers.
The procurement is being conducted under regulation 11 of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (the Regulations). However, it includes a small element-specifically the digital health provision-which falls outside the scope of the PSR and is therefore classified as a mixed procurement. 
The Contract will have an initial term of 4.5 years, with options to extend, at the Council's discretion, for a further period of up to 60 months to a maximum overall term of 9.5 years. It is anticipated that the Contract will be awarded on 1 April 2027, with service delivery commencing on 1 October 2027. The anticipated total value of the contract over its lifetime is approximately £164,350,000.
The provision will be structured across two lots:
Lot One: 
•	0-5 Health Visiting (including Experts at Hand Specialist Public Health Nursing Service)*
•	0-5 Digital Health Offer 
•	0-19 Single Point of Access (SPOA)
Lot Two: 
•	5-19 Public Health Service 
•	5-19 Digital Health Offer

## Lots (2)
> **Shared lot scope:** The procurement route adopted is a competitive process with dialogue in accordance with regulation 11 PSR. 
The procurement will be conducted in the following stages:
Applicants must complete the Basic Selection Criteria (BSC) - Form A and the Key Criteria (which includes pricing) - Form B and submit them in accordance with the timetable set out in the procurement documents.
Applicants must pass the Basic Selection Criteria (Form A) -  before their Key Criteria (Form B) are considered. Applicant...
> Applies to lots 1, 2.

### Lot 1: 0-5 Health Visiting Service (including Experts at Hand Specialist Public Health Nursing Service), 0-5 Digital Health Service, and the 0-19 Single Point of Access
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85323000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

### Lot 2: 5-19 Public Health Service and 5-19 Digital Health Service
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85323000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F074284-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-05T14:06:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T13:26:41.756Z
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