Purpose

To consider a report on the business case for the Health
Visiting and School Nursing Service.

Decision

i. 
Approved the outcome
of an open competitive tender process for the procurement of the
Health Visiting and School Nursing services 0-19 Healthy Child
programme (and up to 25 years for SEND);
 
ii. 
Approved the award of
the contract to bidder ‘HRCG Care Services Limited’ to
commence from 1st October 2024. The contract will be for a period
of three years, with an option to extend for a period of up to 24
months at a value of £2,910,034 per annum, and total contract
value of £14,550,170  over the
five-year contract period;
 
iii. 
Approved the further
award of a £174,000 per annum to bidder HCRG Care Services
Limited as a transformational fund for HCRG to utilise. The
additional funding is allocated as part of the Public Health ring
fenced grant. These funds will be used to support collaborative
work and more integrated delivery at individual, community and
population level whilst contributing to the Authority’s
starting well priorities for improving health outcomes for children
and young people and reducing inequalities below:
 
· 
Decrease the
attainment gap between all children and the bottom 20% at Early
Years Foundation Stage
· 
Reduce the number of
Reception and Year 6 aged children classified as obese
· 
Improve immunisations
rates amongst young people; and
· 
Improve oral health
amongst children.