Community health services in Derby – Framework Lead

The current contract for Community health services in Derby is projected to end on 16/6/2018 and may be available for re-tender.The current contract for Community health services in Derby included an Open Procurement exercise for the commissioning of Family Nurse Partnership Services.This procurement is to commission 100 Family Nurse Partnership places across Worcestershire, in preparation of the 0-5 early years transition to Local Authority.Please see below anticipated timeline milestones:1. Contract award — beginning of March 2015;2. Timeline for training —Wave 9a;— Supervisor Training commences – 27th – 28.4.2015 and 17.6.2015;— Family Nurses Training commences – 13th — 17.7.2015;3. Services phased commencement – April to September 2015;4. Contract duration — 3 years with possibility of extension for 24 months.The Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) is a licenced, evidenced-based, intensive nurse-led prevention and early intervention programme. The primary purpose is to improve the short and long term health and well-being outcomes of children born to first time vulnerable young mothers. The intervention is delivered through structured home visits, delivered by specially trained Family Nurses.The Department of Health is the license holder for the FNP programme in England and has the lead role for its strategic policy direction; this is so that similar outcomes to those identified in the original research can be achieved including a set of core model elements, fidelity stretch goals and materials to ensure the programme is delivered as set out in the license. In order to fulfil the requirement of the licence, this will equate to 1 supervisor and a minimum of 4 FNP nurses.