Notice Information
Notice Title
Digital Family Hub
Notice Description
West Berkshire currently uses the West Berkshire Directory to provide families with a single, accessible source of information about local services. Some online features, such as booking and payment options, have been introduced to support residents in accessing services. However, these do not meet the full requirements of the Department for Education's (DfE) for a universal front door. Family Hubs must be built around three core delivery principles: Access, Relationships, and Connections. Each area is expected to meet minimum standards to provide digital access to information, guidance, and support across all aspects of the programme. This includes offering a universal 'front door'--a one-stop shop for family support services that integrates both physical and virtual access. To meet and exceed these expectations, West Berkshire's Family Hubs are seeking a digital transformation solution. The goal is to go beyond the DfE's minimum requirements and deliver broader improvements to the local digital infrastructure, enabling more coordinated, effective support for early intervention, prevention, and family services across partner organisations.
Planning Information
Dear Supplier, Could you please help us identify a solutions in order to provide families, in West Berkshire, with a single, accessible source of information about local services. Please fill in the survey here https://eu.surveymonkey.com/r/digital-family-hub-pre-market-engagement Thank you!
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055927
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037437-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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- CPV Codes
48190000 - Educational software package
48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package
48300000 - Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package
48510000 - Communication software package
48900000 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
72212211 - Platform interconnectivity software development services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 25 Aug 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Sep 2025 - 30 Aug 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WEST BERKSHIRE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Marie-Anne Gaffney
- Contact Email
- procurement@westberks.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWBURY
- Postcode
- RG14 5LD
- Post Town
- Reading
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ16 Berkshire West
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- West Berkshire
- Electoral Ward
- Newbury Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Newbury
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037437-2025
4th July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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