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    ContractsSt Helens Healthy Child Programme Soft Market Testing (0-19 Years)
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    St Helens Healthy Child Programme Soft Market Testing (0-19 Years)

    Contract value
    £29.3m
    Published 24 Aug 2026

    St Helens Council is soft market testing for providers to deliver the Healthy Child Programme (health visiting and school nursing for ages 0-19), with an anticipated annual value of £4.2m over 5 years plus optional extensions.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· North WestPublished 24 Aug 2026· TodayviaFind a Tender
    Contract value
    £29.3m
    Published 24 Aug 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £29,348,907indicative
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Healthcare & Medical
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      North West

    Lifecycle

    Open

    Open tender — no closing date published. Opened today.

    24 August 2026
    Open tender · no closing date published

    Brief

    St Helens Council is conducting soft market testing to understand how the market can deliver the Healthy Child Programme, a Department of Health and Social Care national public health nursing service for children aged 0 to 19 years. The programme comprises health visiting for ages 0-5 and school nursing for ages 5-19, with core aims including ensuring healthy child development, early identification of health needs, disease prevention, supporting school readiness, child protection, and promoting health equity. This is not a formal tender but an exploratory exercise to gather insights on service delivery approaches, market capability, and implementation challenges. St Helens Council seeks expressions of interest from qualified providers to complete a questionnaire addressing key delivery considerations. The anticipated contract value is approximately £4,192,701 annually over a 5-year term with optional 2-year extensions. All scope, budget, and contract terms remain indicative and subject to confirmation. Submissions close at 12 noon on 1 September 2026. Detailed requirements are in the accompanying documentation.

    Track record

    4 awards · 4 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In this category, St Helens Council has awarded 4 contracts to 4 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Merseyside and West Lancashire NHS Trust1× · 25%
    2. Saints Community Development Foundation1× · 25%
    3. Community Integrated Care1× · 25%
    4. RECOVERY WORKS LIMITED1× · 25%

    Across this category, the most active winners are CARE LINE HOMECARE LIMITED, SPRINGFIELD HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITED, Roche Diagnostics Ltd — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06ea80
    SH
    Buyer
    St Helens Council
    Sector
    Healthcare & Medical