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Community Family Help Service for Children and Families in Herefordshire

Herefordshire Council

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

Planning

04 Sep 2026 at 09:14

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
PlanningUpdate

04 Aug 2026 at 14:34

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
PlanningUpdate

24 Jul 2026 at 09:19

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

23 Jul 2026 at 15:26

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

28 May 2026 at 12:58

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Herefordshire Council intends to commission a countywide Community Family Help Service for children and families across Herefordshire. This is a public-sector early support and health and social work service, aligned with the Families First Partnership reform. The provider will deliver one integrated service for families with multiple or complex needs, acting as Family Help Lead Practitioner for most families it supports. The scope also includes an agreed programme to help families reduce parental conflict and an agreed training programme for other professionals. The work is classified under CPV 85000000, health and social work services. It will be delivered throughout Herefordshire, with the council based in Hereford. The procurement is subject to the light-touch regime and concerns one service lot.

This is a planned procurement at the pre-tender stage: Herefordshire Council has stated an intention to procure, but has not issued an invitation to tender. The council expects to use an open procedure. The planned contract is due to start on 1 April 2027 and run for at least three years, ending on 31 March 2030, with an option to extend until 31 March 2032. The council expected the next notice to be published by 17 September 2026. Market engagement was arranged for 19 August 2026 at HARC, Hereford, with registration requested by 17 August; attendance was limited to two representatives per organisation. The service is above the relevant threshold. No contract value or budget is stated.

The work is suited to organisations delivering integrated early help, family support and children’s services across a countywide area. Strong candidates are likely to have experience supporting families with multiple or complex needs and coordinating work across agencies, including taking lead-practitioner responsibility. Relevant capability also includes delivering structured interventions to reduce parental conflict and designing or delivering training for other professionals. Providers should be able to operate across Herefordshire and manage a service that brings several forms of support together rather than offering a single specialist intervention. The opportunity is explicitly identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. Organisations in those categories with established safeguarding, workforce and partnership-delivery arrangements should monitor the forthcoming tender.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Community Family Help Service for Children and Families in Herefordshire

Notice Description

Herefordshire Council is seeking to appoint a service provider to deliver a countywide Community Family Help Service for Children and Families aligned to the Families First Partnership reform in Herefordshire. The new contract will commence in April 2027, with a minimum term of 3 years, with an option to extend the contract for up to an additional 2 years. The service will provide a single, integrated early support service for families with multiple and/or complex needs, with the service taking on the role of Family Help Lead Practitioner for the majority of families it supports. The Provider will also be required to deliver an agreed programme of work to families on reducing parental conflict and an agreed training programme for other professionals

Planning Information

Date & Time: 19 August 2026 10:00am - 12:30pm Venue: HARC (Herefordshire Archive and Record Centre), Fir Tree Lane, Rotherwas Industrial Estate, Hereford, HR2 6LA. Closing date for registration - 12 noon on Monday 17 August 2026 ALL SUPPLIERS WHO WISH TO ATTEND should email sgriffiths3@herefordshire.gov.uk and confirm: • Your organisation name • Name, position and e-mail address of your attendee(s). Please use subject heading "Family First Service Engagement Event" Please note, due to the room size, a maximum of 2 representatives per organisation may attend. Herefordshire Council has published this market engagement notice on the 'Supplying the Southwest Portal', project reference DN823431. To view the documentation related to this Market Engagement Event you will need to register on the portal if you are not already registered with Procontract, and express an interest in the opportunity. To register with Procontract on the Supplying the Southwest Portal, click on the link below or copy and paste the link into your browser's address bar: https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a796
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083727-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
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
4 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
17 Sep 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Herefordshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HEREFORD
Postcode
HR4 0LE
Postcode Area
Hereford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG11 Herefordshire, County of
Delivery Location
TLG11 Herefordshire, County of
Local Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Electoral Ward
Widemarsh
Westminster Constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire

Further Information

Notice Documents

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