United Kingdom-Derby: Community health services – Framework Lead

The current contract for Community health services – Framework Lead is projected to end on 10-DEC-18 and may be available for retender. TD0905 Provision of 0-19s Integrated Public Health System for Children and Young People in Derby City.
Tenders are invited for the provision of a 0-19 years Integrated Public Health System for Children and Young People of Derby City.
There are three key interventions: 0-19 Public Health Nursing; intensive structured support for young or vulnerable pregnant women; and addressing risky behaviour in young people (including treatment for drugs and alcohol problems).
Key outputs include delivery of the Healthy Child Programme through the provision of universal health assessments (including screening for overweight/obesity, auditory and visual problems), health promotion, early identification of health need and delivery of early interventions for some health issues. The system will also deliver targeted and intensive support to first time pregnant teenage women aged 19 years and under. The system will deliver a programme for the prevention of a range of risky behaviours and provide specialist support for the treatment of substance misuse (drugs and alcohol misuse), and work with lifestyle services to support smoking cessation.
This new system will be delivered by Health Visitors, School Nurses, Community Nursery Nurses, Screening staff, Family Nurses and Substance Misuse Workers to provide a seamless and integrated public health offer to Children and Young People in Derby City.
The system described within the specification will form an important foundation and serve as a gateway to a range of additional targeted and specialist services across the children’s health and social care system. The aim is for all levels of service to work together as one simple integrated system across Derby City, with clear links into Southern Derbyshire and Derbyshire County.
The initial contract period is three years; the contract is estimated to commence 1.4.2016 and expire 31.3.2019. There will be an option to extend the contract for two further years in annual increments, subject to satisfactory performance and business needs. Maximum potential contract period is five years.
The overall contract value over the maximum five years is expected to be around 35 000 000 GBP.
The contract has not been divided into Lots to ensure cohesion of the service across Derby City. It is expected that SMEs will form consortia or work with partners in order to provide an integrated service.
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 85323000, 85100000,