The procurement was a provider to deliver services for all families with a child aged 0-5 years and all pregnant women currently resident in the local authority who must all be offered services as part of the Healthy Child Programme via 5 mandated universal checks and assessments. The Healthy Child Programme promotes child development and aims to improve child health outcomes

Doncaster has chosen to incorporate smoking cessation services for pregnant and post natal women into the 0-5 Healthy Child pathway. This integrated model sees specialist stop smoking advisors sitting alongside and working with Health Visiting teams.

It was an open procedure process, conducted under the Light Touch Regime. It was not split following feedback from the market as this would help ensure better economies of scales and value for money.