Tender Summary

0-19 Healthy Child Programme

Buying Organisation

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Contract Value

£20,413,330

Tender Description

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council intends to appoint a forward-thinking provider who will build upon established strong local partnerships to ensure the delivery of its Healthy Child Programme (HCP) 0-19 years. Transitional support will be available for young people, up to 25 years, with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and Children in Our Care (CIOC.) The services will work to give children and their families the best start in life within a community hub model and be able to support early identification and help for parents who have additional vulnerabilities using the Vulnerable Parents Pathway.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within a collaborative offer alongside other services for children, young people and families.
The HCP delivery is divided into three Lots:
Lot 1: Integrated 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service Including leading on the Coordination of the local Healthy Child Programme, including the Baby Clinics, National Child Measurement Programme and School Nursing provision. Delivering the CIOC Health Assessments and School Health Needs Analysis.
Lot 2: Specialist Infant Feeding Service including maintaining the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative Gold standard in Blackburn with Darwen, delivering support for feeding mothers and developing initiatives to increase the continuation rates of breastfeeding in the borough.
Lot 3: Community and Voluntary Support Service including supporting families to care for their babies and children to improve physical, emotional, wellbeing and cognitive development in preparedness for school.

Tender categories (products & services required)

Health services (CPV 85100000)
Provision of services to the community (CPV 75200000)
Services provided by midwives (CPV 85141100)
Services provided by nurses (CPV 85141200)
Advisory services provided by nurses (CPV 85141220)
Community action programme (CPV 85322000)
Community health services (CPV 85323000)

Region

North West (UKD)

Buyer Information