Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-07-13
Buyer: Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council (c/o ESPO)
Country: UK
Region: Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85100000: Health services | 85323000
Estimated value: 45500000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-08-12

Technical requirements: ESPO is working on behalf of Leicestershire County Council (LCC) and Rutland County Council (RCC) to undertake a procurement process to identify and appoint a service provider to provide a 0-19 Healthy Child Programme across both counties.
This service is for the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme across Leicestershire and Rutland for children, young people and their families (aged 0-19 years). Young people aged 19-25 years with special educational needs and/or disabilities) will be provided with a digital offer. The programme will support families to ensure that their children grow up to be healthy, safe and able to achieve their potential. This service will integrate what are currently separate services for Health Visiting and School Nursing.
To tender: (a) Go to www.eastmidstenders.org (b) Register; (c) Search for tender opportunity ‘3185_17’; d) Express an interest; (e) Download the tender from the website.
Consideration has been given to dividing the service into lots. The service is being tendered as a whole so that an integrated service can be put in place which will:
All potential tenderers are invited to attend a Tenderers Forum at ESPO, Barnsdale Way, Enderby, Leicester, LE19 1ES on 15.7.2016 at 10:00. There will be an opportunity to hear about the requirement from Public Health commissioners from the Councils and about the tender process from ESPO. It will also offer an opportunity to ask questions.
If you wish to attend this forum, please email: care@espo.org stating the contract reference (3185_17), the name of your organisation and the names of the individuals you wish to attend by 17:00, Wednesday, 13 July.
Tenderers should also note that final submissions must be made only via the ‘East Midlands Tenders’ E-tendering portal, no other submission route is permitted. Failure to follow this path will result in the tender submission being disregarded. All documents pertaining to this opportunity will be available for download via the portal. Please ensure you are able to download all files after accessing the portal. If you have any query regarding the content or require further information, please use the discussion tools provided within the website. If you experience any problems with registration or expression of interest, please refer any queries on Portal operation to: support@due-north.com or telephone. +44 1670597136.
ESPO will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by ESPO as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the applicant was unsuccessful. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2105 No 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take legal action. Any such action must be brought within the applicable limitation period. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order for any document to be amended and may award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order for a fine to be paid, and/or order the duration of the contract be shortened. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.


Award value: 45500000