Awarded 28 September 2026
Healthy Child Programme - Intention to Award Notice
Norfolk County Council · East of England
Health visiting tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
69 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Health visiting contracts ,
69 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest health visiting contracts awarded
Awarded 24 September 2026
0-19 Integrated Healthy Child Programme
BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · West Midlands
Awarded 24 September 2026
Hammermith & Fulham 0-19 Public Health Nursing Services and Maternity in the Community Services
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham · London
Awarded 28 August 2026
0-19 Public Health Nursing Service
Isle of Wight Council · South East
Awarded 13 August 2026
Integrated 0-19 Healthy Child Programme Service
Newcastle City Council · North East
Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust won the most health visiting contracts
HCRG Care Group won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsNHS and healthOther public bodies
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust North East · See every contract | 7 | £329m | 6 | ||
| 2 | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust London · See every contract | 5 | £76.9m | 4 | ||
| 3joint | HCRG Care Group South West · See every contract | 4 | £349m | 3 | ||
| 3joint | Locala Community Partnerships Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 4 | £150m | 3 | ||
| 5joint | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust South East · See every contract | 2 | £163m | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust South West · See every contract | 2 | £84.6m | 1 | ||
| 5joint | North East London NHS Foundation Trust London · See every contract | 2 | £70.3m | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East · See every contract | 2 | £43.6m | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust North West · See every contract | 2 | £34m | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West · See every contract | 2 | £27.7m | 1 |
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Who buys
Councils award 97% of health visiting contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
15 buyers bought health visiting more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many health visiting contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many health visiting contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsNHS and healthOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle City Council | 3 | £43.7m |
| 2 | Calderdale Council | 3 | £24.7m |
| 3 | Kent County Council | 2 | £163m |
| 4 | Wolverhampton City Council | 2 | £154m |
| 5 | Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 2 | £99.8m |
| 6 | Torbay Council | 2 | £84.6m |
| 7 | London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council | 2 | £70.3m |
| 8 | Halton Borough Council | 2 | £50.1m |
| 9 | Bath & North East Somerset Council | 2 | £44.4m |
| 10 | Westmorland and Furness Council | 2 | £39.1m |
Prices
Half of health visiting contracts are worth less than £21.9m
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsNHS and healthOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 47% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Lancashire County CouncilHCRG Care Group · 10 Apr 2025
- BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCILBirmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · 24 Sep 2026
- Kent County CouncilKent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust · 23 Nov 2025
- Leeds City Council - PACSHarrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust · 28 Jul 2026
- Liverpool City CouncilMersey Care NHS Foundation Trust · 22 Nov 2024
- Warwickshire County CouncilHCRG Care Group · 21 Mar 2025
- Hertfordshire County CouncilHertfordshire Community NHS Trust · 25 Sep 2025
- Kirklees CouncilLocala Community Partnerships · 20 Nov 2025
- Nottinghamshire County CouncilNottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · 3 Jun 2025
- West Sussex County CouncilSussex Community NHS Foundation Trust · 30 Oct 2024
Where and when
The North West awards the most health visiting contracts. February and March are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| North West | 12 | £558m |
| West Midlands | 10 | £607m |
| London | 10 | £141m |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 8 | £348m |
| South East | 7 | £285m |
| North East | 6 | £155m |
| South West | 5 | £129m |
| East Midlands | 2 | £132m |
| East of England | 2 | £109m |
| Wales | 0 | Not published |
| Scotland | 0 | Not published |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | Not published |
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Deadlines
Half of health visiting tenders close within 34 days of being published
Each dot is a health visiting tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 32% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 21% of the time to respond has gone.
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Key findings
- 34 days
is how long the typical health visiting tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 37 UK health visiting tenders published in the last 24 months. - 4
new health visiting tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.
84 in the last 24 months. - 47%
of the money is in the 10 biggest health visiting contracts.
Of 69 contracts with a published value. - 12%
of health visiting contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 26 award notices. - 35%
of health visiting contracts are awarded in February and March.
24 of 69 contracts.
Questions
How many health visiting contracts does the UK public sector award?
69 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 52 public buyers.
How long are health visiting tenders open for?
The median health visiting tender is open for 34 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector health visiting contract worth?
The median is £21.9m, and 9% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector health visiting contracts?
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust won the most (7). HCRG Care Group won the most by value (£349m).
Which buyers award the most health visiting contracts?
Councils award 97% of them.
What is included
Council-commissioned public health nursing for children and families: health visiting, school nursing and the mandated Healthy Child Programme reviews.
- Health visiting and 0-5 services
- School nursing and 5-19 services
- Healthy Child Programme mandated reviews
- Infant feeding and breastfeeding peer support within the programme
- School entry hearing screening coordination
What is not included
- School-aged immunisation (hlt.comm.immunisation-services)
- Smoking in pregnancy (hlt.comm.stop-smoking-services)
- Children's community nursing for complex needs (hlt.comm.integrated-community-health-services)
- Oral health promotion (hlt.comm.oral-health-improvement)
- Family hubs and family support without nursing (soc.family.family-hubs-and-childrens-centres, soc.family.early-help-family-support)