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0-5 Health Visiting Service Market Engagement

Norfolk County Council · Local authority

In brief

Norfolk County Council has announced plans to buy healthcare and care work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £118,750,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 54 months, up to 114 months with extensions, starting 1 October 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 70 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

This is a voluntary preliminary market engagement notice for a health service that falls under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This market engagement notice relates to the provision of a Health Visiting Service for children aged 0-5 years. This is a community public health service which forms part of the wider Healthy Child Programme within Norfolk County Council (The Council). The service will provide a universal public health nursing offer for all families from pregnancy until a child's fifth birthday, with additional targeted and specialist support where higher levels of need, vulnerability or risk are identified.

How to bid

Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

9 January 2026Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 001961-2026
12 January 2026Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 002248-2026

About the buyer

Norfolk County CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

261

Awards

131

Suppliers it has used most for healthcare

Universal Care Services (UK) Limited3 contracts
Herts Enviro Services Ltd2 contracts
Abc Education Limited1 contract
Absolute Children Services Ltd1 contract
Ackerman Pierce Education Ltd1 contract

All tenders and awards from Norfolk County Council

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From notice 001961-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 9 January 2026, last updated 12 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.