HCC - 02/24 - Provision of Family Centre Service, Family Support Service

Hertfordshire County Council (the Council) is responsible for commissioning a range of services to support children, young people and their families achieve their full potential, enabling families to access the right support at the right time.

Currently Hertfordshire's Family Centre Service (FCS) is commissioned in 2 parts: o Family Support Services commissioned in 4 quadrant lots to deliver family support and delegated elements of the Healthy Child Programme o Public Health Nursing commissioned as one county-wide lot to deliver the Healthy Child programme The new family Support Service contract will be procured as a single contract covering Hertfordshire.

This procurement is an Open process.

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Please note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.

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