Decision details

i.       Executive approve the award of the 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service Contract to Provider A for a 5-year contract term with two 12-month optional extensions

ii.     Executive approves the budget (as provided in section 2.3 and deatied in section 9 of the confidential annex -) for the 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service for the 7-year maximum contract period with a start date from 1st April 2024. This will be paid from the ring fenced Public Health Grant allocation to the Council to deliver the public health functions.

i.       The full Invitation to Tender (ITT) for the 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service was carried out as prescribed by the Bracknell Forest Council Procurement Manual. The tender was published from 09 June 2023 to 27 July 2023.

ii.     The tender was for a 5-year initial contract term from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2029, with two 12-month optional extensions.

iii.    The outcomes of the moderated evalution are set out below:

•       Provider A – The successful bidder and now the recommended provider.

•       Provider B – The unsuccessful bidder. The bid was scored below 40% threshold for the quality score and was not considered further.

i.       Not to commission the service. However, the Health and Social Care Act 2012 asigns local authorities in England the statutory responsibility for commissioning public health services for children and young people aged 0-19 years (including children aged up to 25 years with special educational needs and disabilities).

ii.     Failure to commission the service will not be in accordance with the statutory

requirement.

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