Contract award · 28 Aug 2026

0-19 Public Health Nursing Service (PSR Direct Award Process C - Notice of intention to make an award of a contract to the existing provider)

Isle of Wight Council awarded “Public Health Nursing Service (PSR Direct Award…” to Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for £14m.

No competitionHealth & social careSouth East

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
Isle of Wight Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£14,000,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Community health services (CPV 85323000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date28 Aug 2026
  2. Published1 Sep 2026Published 4 days after the contract date

Description

The Authority intends to award a contract for the Service to the existing provider pursuant to Direct Award Process C under Regulation 9 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 ("PSR"). This is a notice under Regulation 9 (3) of the Authority's intention to award the contract for the Service as described below to the existing provider. The contract supports delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, including the five mandated health and development reviews for under 5s. These cover key stages in a child's early development, from antenatal contact through to early childhood. The service also delivers the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP), a mandatory public health programme in England that measures the height and weight of children in schools to support population-level monitoring and early identification of need. The contract will be awarded for 5years from 1st April 2027 Additional information: This is a notice under Regulation 9 (3) of the P…

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