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Healthy Child Programme

16/09/2014 - Healthy Child Programme

Further to minute 77 (10 October 2013), the Director of Public Health, Head of Policy and Performance reported upon the outcome of the procurement process for the Healthy Child Programme for 0-19 year-olds and advised that three tenders had been received and evaluated according to the Council’s procurement rules. Appendix 1 to the Director’s report (see minute 58 post) confirmed the detail of the tender evaluation process and as such, was exempt from the open part of the report, due to it containing commercially sensitive information.

 

The Director commented that whereas the responsibility for the commissioning of the Healthy Child Programme for 5-19 year-olds transferred from the NHS to the Council under the Health and Social Care Act 2012, the responsibility for commissioning children’s public health services for 0-5 year-olds currently resided with the NHS England, Cheshire, Warrington and Wirral Area Team. However, the commissioning responsibility for this programme was planned to transfer to the Council in October 2015 and the joint procurement exercise provided the Council with the opportunity to deliver significant service integration and efficiencies. She highlighted the key essential elements of the service and reported that the provider would be required to deliver a universal, Healthy Child Programme where additional needs and risks were identified through the programme. The service would ensure evidence-based interventions were available to promote equality of outcomes and improve the life chances of vulnerable children and young people.

 

The Chief Executive, supported by the Cabinet, congratulated the Director of Public Health and her team for the excellent commissioning work that had been undertaken, which had delivered an improved, more integrated and cost effective model.

 

Resolved –

 

(1)  That the outcomes of the procurement exercise be noted.

 

(2)  That, subject to the consideration of the information contained within exempt appendix 1 to the Director’s report, the award of the contract for the Healthy Child Programme for 0-19 year-olds for 2015 – 2018, be approved, with the option to extend for a further two one year extensions to the preferred bidder, as identified in appendix 1, subject to statutory standstill procedures.