0-19 Public Health Service in Sunderland

Descriptions

A contract for the provision of the 0-19 Public Health Service in Sunderland ("the Service"), including an integrated Public Health service for pregnant women, children and young people and their families in Sunderland. The Service will be delivered using the core elements of a universal reach, personalised response model.

VII.1) Information to be changed or added
VII.2) Other additional information
This is a contract award notice under Regulation 9(10) of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 ("the PSR").

The contract for the Service ("the Contract") has now been awarded by Sunderland City Council ("the Council") under Direct Award Process C of the PSR to the existing provider, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust.

The Contract was awarded on 25th June 2025, following the previous publication by the Council of the notice of the intention to make an award of the contract to the existing provider and the completion of the standstill period at midnight of the 12th June 2025.

Description of Relevant Health Care Services:

The Contract is for the provision of an integrated Public Health Service for pregnant women, children and young people and their families in the City of Sunderland.

The Service will be delivered using the core elements of a universal reach, personalised response model and will comprise of the following components:

- Provision of antenatal health promoting reviews from 28 weeks of pregnancy.

- Provision of all mandatory universal health and wellbeing reviews as prescribed by the Healthy Child Programme at the following points:

- Antenatal health promoting review

- New baby review

- 6-8 week review

- 1 year review

- 2-2.5 years review

- Provision of a 3-4 month contact of a six month contact where families may require planned additional contact and support through Targeted and Specialist Services

- Provision of school readiness review

- Targeted support for teenage parents via the implementation of the Family Nurse Partnership

- Provision of the National Child Measurement Programme at Reception and Year 6 of Primary School

- Audiology Screening at Reception year of primary education

- Provision of Public Health advice, information and support

- Provision of enhanced support to children and young people with higher levels of need

- Ensuring children and vulnerable adults are kept safe

- Provision of support to schools in developing a full understanding of the health and wellbeing needs of their pupils

- Provision of Oral Health Promotion

Provider Details are:

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Lanchester Park Road

Harrogate, Yorkshire

HG2 7SX

The initial term of the Contract is for a period of five years with an option to extend the Contract for up to a further two years at the discretion of the Council. The start date of the Contract is 1st July 2025.

The total estimated value of the Contract over its potential term is £56,340,283.58.

The award of this Contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider

Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 and Public Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to the award of this Contract.

Decision maker: Executive Director of Public Health and Wellbeing, Sunderland City Council.

No conflicts of interest were declared.