The Authority, led by Public Health has commissioned an integrated Public Health Nursing Service. The Public Health Nursing Service includes the delivery of the full Healthy Child Programme including universal health and development reviews, health visiting, intensive home visiting, infant feeding support, additional or targeted support, additional support working within multi-agency teams, safeguarding activity and school nursing.

The Authority has followed Direct Award Process C for the award of the Public Health Nursing Service for Children, Young People aged 0-19 and their Families. This process has been undertaken in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and the Council's Constitution and Standing Orders.

Worcestershire County Council, led by Public Health has commissioned an integrated Public Health Nursing Service. The Public Health Nursing Service will focus on the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme and will provide effective prevention and early interventions either as a single service or jointly with other services working within the wider early help system. The Service will work proactively with other services, agencies and the VCS to coordinate and deliver packages of holistic care for children, young people and their families. All interventions delivered will be evidence based and clinically led by appropriately qualified staff.

In accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Worcestershire County Council intends to apply Direct Award Process C to award the Worcestershire Public Health Nursing Contract to its existing provider, Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust.

The service will commence 1 April 2025 and end 31 March 2030. The contract is for a 5-year term with an optional +1 +1 extension.

The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £56,620,099 (7 years)