Issue - decisions

Early Help Partnership Procurement 0- 5 Years Health Visiting Service and Early Help Services (Healthy Child Programme)

21/10/2025 - Early Help Partnership Procurement 0- 5 Years Health Visiting Service and Early Help Services (Healthy Child Programme)

To award a contract from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027 for the Healthy Child Programme services funded from the ring-fenced Public Health Grant, comprised of:
• 0 to 5 Health Visiting Service provided by East Sussex Healthcare Trust - total value for a 1+1-year contract is £15,358,626.
• Early Help Services provided by East Sussex County Council Children’s Services - total value for a 1+1-year contract is £1,783,000.

There is potentially a small amount of additional funding from the Integrated Care Board Better Care Fund to support the 0 to 5 Health Visiting Service.

This contract falls under the Provider Selection Regime.