Planning

Family Hubs - Market Engagement

OLDHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

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Planning

27 Feb 2026 at 15:40

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council is currently in the planning stage for a forthcoming procurement process entitled "Family Hubs - Market Engagement," under the services category with an emphasis on health and social work. The council aims to empower children, young people, and their families through various support programmes. A market engagement event is scheduled for 16th March 2026 at Royton Town Hall, Oldham, to discuss services within the procurement exercise, providing an opportunity for interested providers to gather insights and contribute to the final specification. Interested parties must confirm their attendance by 11th March 2026. The procurement process, which falls under the light-touch regime, anticipates commencing services on 1st October 2026, running until 30th September 2028, with potential renewal options available.

This tender provides significant business growth opportunities for organisations specialising in community outreach, parenting support, mental health services, and family empowerment programmes. It suits businesses capable of taking on a lead provider role and delivering comprehensive, high-quality services that align with the objectives of Family Hubs and Best Start for Life initiatives. The successful bidder will need a robust partnership approach, engaging effectively with young people and their families to achieve the outlined outcomes. Businesses experienced in fostering community interaction and empowerment through innovative methods would be particularly suited to compete for this contract, enhancing their reach and impact within the community.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Family Hubs - Market Engagement

Notice Description

Oldham Council are seeking to commission a service that will work with targeted groups of children, young people and their families to encourage them to become empowered to make informed choices, raise aspirations and ensure children and young people fulfil their full potential in line with Family Hubs and Best Start for Life services. The successful provider will work proactively with a range of key partners and stakeholders including children and young people and their families to deliver a service that achieves positive outcomes for all. There are elements to this service which include: * Community Outreach and Parenting Peer Support * Strengthening Parental Confidence through Play Base Learning * Mental Health Peer Support * Befriending Service Oldham are ideally seeking to work with one overall lead provider. The successful provider will deliver high quality provision and effectively engage with and inspire young people to be ambitious. It is expected the provider will meet all KPI's and outcomes outlined within the specification.

Planning Information

Market Engagement Event As part of the commissioning process, we are holding a market engagement event on Monday 16 March 2026 and would like to invite interested providers to attend. The purpose of the event will be to engage with providers and discuss: • services included within this procurement exercise. • contextual information. • initial commissioning considerations based on stakeholder/service user feedback. • insights from those delivering similar services - to inform the final specification. Each organisation will be limited to maximum of two representatives. Please note: Hybrid or virtual attendance will not be available due to the nature of the venue. For those unable to attend, the presentation slides will be made available via The Chest following the event. Details of the event: Date: 16 March 2026 Time: 13:00pm - 14:30pm Venue: Royton Town Hall, Rochdale Rd, Royton, Oldham OL2 6QG Nearest parking: OL2 6QJ, OL2 5QD Please report to Royton Library Reception upon arrival Please confirm your attendance by messaging on The Chest portal (reference DN808255) by 5pm on Wednesday 11 March 2026. https://procontract.due-north.com/Login

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-065eac
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018073-2026
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
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Feb 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
16 Mar 20262 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 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
OLDHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OLDHAM
Postcode
OL1 1HD
Post Town
Oldham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD37 Greater Manchester North East
Delivery Location
TLD37 Greater Manchester North East
Local Authority
Oldham
Electoral Ward
Coldhurst
Westminster Constituency
Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Further Information

Notice Documents

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