In brief
- £61.2m award for specialist public health nursing, 34-month term
- Four previous contracts together worth £71.7m since 2018
- Runs 23 November 2026 to 30 September 2029
Tower Hamlets has awarded Tower Hamlets GP Care Group a £61.2 million contract for specialist community public health nursing for 34 months.
The contract covers the Health Visiting service and Family Nurse Partnership. Both deliver the Healthy Child Programme to families from pregnancy until a child turns five in Tower Hamlets.
The council and the group have four previous contracts together worth £71.7 million since 2018 in GovMarket records.
Tower Hamlets is the group's top public buyer, with five contracts worth £132.9 million in GovMarket records. Its largest other contract is £49.7 million awarded by the council in 2019.
In 2026 the council has awarded 169 contracts worth £558.2 million in GovMarket records.
The award date is 2 June 2026, according to a notice published on 6 November. The contract runs from 23 November 2026 to 30 September 2029.
Key facts
* 2026 so far
| Year | Value | Contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £200.2m | 86 |
| 2022 | £311.9m | 69 |
| 2023 | £169.9m | 85 |
| 2024 | £259.9m | 106 |
| 2025 | £239.3m | 128 |
| 2026 | £558.2m | 169 |
* 2026 so far
| Year | Value | Contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £5.8m | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | £69.4m | 2 |
Written from published notices and GovMarket contract records. Totals cover GovMarket records, which start at different dates for each source.
