ESCW(PH)4905 Public Health Services (0-5 years): Health Visiting and Family Nurse Partnership Lots 1 and 2

Contract Title: Public Health Services (0-5 years): Health Visiting service and Family Nurse Partnership Lots 1 and 2. Contract Reference: ESCW(PH) 4905 The London Borough of Tower Hamlets (LBTH) is seeking expressions of interest from interested organisations for the above services and / or goods. Description: The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is inviting bids from established, suitably experienced and qualified organisations or groups of organisations to provide one or both lots as described below: LOT 1: Health Visiting service LOT 2: Family Nurse Partnership The bidder can bid for one or more lots, individually, in partnership or as a consortium. A separate submission should be made for each lot. Consortia bids are welcomed where 2 or more organisations agree to collaborate to deliver the required outcomes. However a lead organisation must be identified with whom the contract will be agreed. The London Borough of Tower Hamlets (LBTH) vision for children and young people is: For all children and young people to be safe and healthy, achieve their full potential, be active and responsible citizens, and emotionally and economically resilient for their future. The Health Visiting service and Family Nurse Partnership are expected to support children's healthy development and wellbeing through active engagement with communities, families and partnership working. LBTH has the highest levels of child poverty in the country and the 0-5 population is expected to increase by 16% between 2014 and 2020. Bidders will be required to demonstrate: · Equity of access and delivery across Tower Hamlets · A thorough understanding of, and ability to respond to, the needs of parents and carers, children, and communities, and to adapt the service in accordance with those needs · Promotion of access to children and families who are most vulnerable to poor health (including emotional health and well-being), particularly those least likely to engage with other health services. · Community gain and participation in delivery · Commitment to partnership working · Registration with the Care Quality Commission LOT 1: The Health Visiting (HV) service To provide a public health service led by Health Visitors, working with individual parents, carers and children and the wider community and leading delivery of the healthy child programme (0-5 years). The HV service will provide a highly visible community and universal service (including mandated assessments at antenatal, new baby, 6-8 weeks and 9-12 months) and with extra support for those who need targeted help (universal plus) or have more complex needs (universal ..(view full details to see more)

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