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The Provision of Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies Volunteer Peer and Parenting Support Service

Manchester City Council

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Award

04 Sep 2026 at 12:22

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

06 Jul 2026 at 06:07

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

22 Jun 2026 at 17:42

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Manchester City Council procured health and social work services for Best Start Family Hubs and a Healthy Babies Volunteer Peer and Parenting Support Service. The requirement covers family-hub activity and volunteer-led peer and parenting support for families with babies and young children. Delivery is in Manchester. The service is intended to support early-years health, parenting and family wellbeing through community-based provision. The procurement was a single service lot and was classified under CPV 85000000, health and social work services. The selected provider is Home-Start Manchester, a Manchester-based voluntary, community and social enterprise and small business. The buying organisation is Manchester City Council, a sub-central public authority. The requirement is therefore relevant to organisations providing family support, parenting services, early-years support, community health or related social care services.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through an open procedure. Home-Start Manchester was awarded the contract on 2 September 2026. The award value is £1,800,000 excluding VAT, or £2,160,000 including VAT. The contract period runs from 2 November 2026 to 1 May 2029, with an option to extend to 1 May 2031 subject to funding. The tender submission deadline was 17 July 2026 at 11am, enquiries closed on 8 July 2026, and the award period ended on 2 September 2026. Evaluation weighted quality at 45%, price at 25%, social value at 20% and environmental considerations at 10%. Economic and technical selection criteria applied. Two bids reached the final stage, including one from an SME and one from a VCSE. A contract signature milestone was scheduled for 21 September 2026.

This award demonstrates established demand in Manchester for integrated family-hub, healthy-babies, volunteer peer-support and parenting services delivered through a community and health-and-social-work model. A credible future competitor would need practical experience supporting families with babies and young children, delivering accessible community services and coordinating volunteers or peer workers. Strong parenting-support and early-years practice would be central, alongside the capacity to manage a substantial multi-year service and demonstrate reliable outcomes. The evaluation shows that delivery quality matters more than price alone, while social value and environmental performance together form a significant part of the assessment. Organisations with a clear local community presence, experience working with public-sector commissioners, and the governance and operational capability expected of an SME or VCSE would be well aligned with this requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

The Provision of Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies Volunteer Peer and Parenting Support Service

Notice Description

Manchester City Council ('the Council') is looking to procure contracts for The Provision of Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies Volunteer Peer and Parenting Support Service. This procurement is for The Provision of Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies Volunteer Peer and Parenting Support Service. The contract period will be for 2.5 years with the option to extend for an additional 2 years subject to funding. It is intended for the contract to commence 02 November 2026

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The contract period will be for 2.5 years with the option to extend for an additional 2 years subject to funding.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ba8a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083866-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£1,800,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,800,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£1,800,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
17 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Sep 20261 months ago
Contract Period
2 Nov 2026 - 1 May 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Manchester City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M60 2LA
Postcode Area
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD33 Manchester
Delivery Location
TLD33 Manchester
Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Piccadilly
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Home-Start Manchester

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083866-2026
    4th September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063036-2026
    6th July 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058706-2026
    22nd June 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • www.the-chest.org.uk
    The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including procurement specific questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 17 July 2026 as referred to in the tender documentation. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by 11am 8 July 2026

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