Open tenders / Health & social care
Open tender · Notice 087001-2026
715926485 - Defence Healthy Child Program
- Value
- £3m
- Closes
- 16 Nov 2026 (8 days)
- Where
- UK-wide
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Not stated
- Contract
- 1 Jul 2027 – 30 Jun 2030
In plain English
The Ministry of Defence wants a supplier to run a Defence Healthy Child Programme for forces families based overseas, providing community midwifery and 0-19 specialist community public health nursing as a single point of access alongside Defence Primary Healthcare. The three-year contract runs from 1 July 2027 to 30 June 2030, valued at around £3.04m.
Good fit for: Community healthcare providers with registered midwives and specialist community public health nurses able to work overseas.
- Must meet MOD cyber security controls (DEF Stan 05-138 v4, Level 1 Foundation) via a Supplier Assurance Questionnaire, or get an alternative plan approved
- Service delivered to overseas Defence locations, not in the UK
- Single lot covering the whole 0-19 and midwifery programme — no chance to bid for part
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What the buyer says
INTRODUCTION The Ministry of Defence (MOD) (‘the Authority’) is seeking to commission a high quality, accessible and comprehensive Defence Healthy Child Programme (DEFHCP). This will be broadly aligned to the United Kingdom (UK) National Healthy Child Programme (UK HCP) but with key adaptations to meet the specific needs of Defence and its overseas population. The DEFHCP will deliver a 0-19 prevention and care system in partnership with Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC), Defence Medical Command (DMedC), education, welfare and community services for eligible family members (EFMs) based overseas. The aim is to have an integrated, accessible, and responsive midwifery and specialist community public health nurse(s) (SCPHN) support service that delivers a coherent prevention and early help programme for children, young people, and their families living overseas to improve outcome and reduce inequalities. This will strengthen the governance and assurance of overseas healthcare. Healthcare coordination, delivery and funding for Defence overseas’ populations differs from that which would normally be expected in the National Health Service (NHS) and / or public health programmes in the UK. The DEFHCP is intended to be a programme that is very closely integrated with the primary care system delivered by DPHC Overseas (DPHC(O)), more so than would be normal practice in the UK. This vision is aligned to a more enhanced version of an aspiration in the Governments 10 Year Health Plan and the recent update to public health nursing commissioning guidance , which calls for the inclusion of 0-19 services in neighbourhood health centres to facilitate the clear benefits of co-location and close working relationships between healthcare partners. AIM The DEFHCP aims to deliver a single poin…
Getting the documents
contracts.mod.uk (the buyer's own site, usually free to register).
Procedure: Open procedure (Open: anyone can bid, in one stage). Published 14 Sep 2026.
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