ASC0256 - 0-19 Healthy Child Programme

THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION SOFT MARKET TESTING Leicester City Council are currently considering options for the future design and procurement of the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme (0-19 HCP), with a view to commencing the proposed new service from 1 April 2022. It is anticipated, that tenders for the next commissioning arrangement would be sought in June 2020. As part of this process the commissioners of this service are keen to capture provider experience, skills, knowledge and concerns at an early point to ensure these can be fully considered throughout the process of designing and commissioning the service. At a high level, 0-19 Healthy Child Programme will typically include elements of: • Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting) • Breastfeeding support • Public Health Nursing (School Nursing) • National Child Measurement Programme and support to achieve and maintain a healthy weight The vision for the future of 0-19 HCP is still being developed and this soft market testing exercise will feed into the service specification following an internal review. The commissioners are undertaking a soft market test. Providers (and prospective providers) of 0-19 HCP services are asked and encouraged to share their thoughts and experiences in relation to the questions contained within the Soft Market Test questionnaire. It is recognised that such questionnaires take time to complete and so any level of information will be gratefully received. The Soft Market Test questionnaire can be found by copying and pasting one of the following web links into your web browser: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=53ff0916-60ce-e911-80f8-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True OR http://www.sourceleicestershire.co.uk/contracts/show/id/18108 This completed questionnaire must be returned electronically by email before or no later than 14.00 hours on 3rd October 2019 to the email address procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk with the subject heading 'Completed SMT Q - 0-19 HCP' This process does not constitute a formal tender or other competitive bidding process and will not result in the letting of a Contact. There are no formal criteria which will be used to judge your responses to this questionnaire., ad it is not our intention to provide any feedback.