The Healthy Child Programme

What this is

Norfolk County Council is procuring the Healthy Child Programme, a public health service supporting children and families from pregnancy through adulthood. The contract covers health visiting, digital health provision, and public health services across two lots, with an anticipated total value of approximately £164.35 million over the contract lifetime.

Key points

• Contract value approximately £164.35 million over maximum 9.5-year term (4.5 years initial + up to 5 years extension)
• Service delivery commences 1 October 2027; contract award anticipated 1 April 2027
• Procurement conducted under Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulations 2023 with mixed procurement element for digital health
• Two lots available: Lot One covers 0-5 health visiting and digital health plus 0-19 Single Point of Access; Lot Two covers 5-19 public health and digital health services
• Bidders must be suitably qualified and experienced in delivering community health services and public health programmes

Who can bid

Suitably qualified and experienced applicants; procurement conducted under Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulations 2023 with a mixed procurement element for digital health provision

Money

Anticipated total contract value approximately £164,350,000 over lifetime; structured across two lots: Lot One (0-5 Health Visiting, 0-5 Digital Health, 0-19 Single Point of Access); Lot Two (5-19 Public Health Service, 5-19 Digital Health)

Contract period

Initial term of 4.5 years with options to extend for up to 60 months to a maximum overall term of 9.5 years; contract award anticipated 1 April 2027; service delivery commences 1 October 2027

Classification

CPV 85323000 — Community health services 85323000 — Community health services East of EnglandNorfolk (UKH15)Suffolk (UKH16)Cambridgeshire (UKH17)