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Provision of Best Start Hubs and Healthy Babies Parenting Services

Manchester City Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

06 Aug 2026 at 16:24

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

23 Jun 2026 at 12:40

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Manchester City Council is procuring services for Best Start Hubs and Healthy Babies Parenting Services. The requirement sits within the council’s wider aim of helping Manchester residents to be happy, healthy, safe and active from childhood onwards. It covers health and social work services, including support delivered through Best Start Hubs and healthy-babies parenting provision. Delivery is across Manchester. The council has identified the opportunity as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, making it relevant to organisations that provide community-based support as well as larger established service providers. The work is being commissioned as one service lot, with the council acting as the buyer and responsible public authority.

The process has reached tender: Manchester City Council invited offers through an open procedure. Suppliers must submit electronic tender documents through the Chest portal by 11:00 on 4 September 2026; clarification queries must be submitted through the portal by 11:00 on 26 August 2026. The council plans to complete its award decision by 21 October 2026. The contract is scheduled to run from 29 December 2026 to 28 April 2029, with an option to extend for a further two years, subject to funding, giving a maximum end date of 28 April 2031. Its estimated value is £2.8 million excluding VAT, or £3.36 million including VAT. Evaluation is weighted 45% quality, 20% social value, 10% environmental considerations and 25% price. Economic and technical selection criteria apply.

This opportunity suits providers with practical experience of delivering advocacy and family support services, particularly organisations rooted in local communities. The council has specifically welcomed local, community-based organisations and providers with relevant advocacy or family-support experience. It is also marked as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so smaller specialist providers and mission-led organisations may be well placed to compete. Bidders will need to demonstrate both economic and technical suitability through the procurement-specific questionnaire and tender documents. Strong submissions will need to show reliable service-delivery capability, meaningful social value, sound environmental practice and the ability to meet the needs of families and babies across Manchester. Offers must be submitted in English through the electronic portal.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Best Start Hubs and Healthy Babies Parenting Services

Notice Description

Manchester City Council's Manchester Strategy 2025-2035 strategic theme sets out the city's overarching priorities. Our People, focuses on everyone who calls Manchester home, and seeks to ensure that all residents have the opportunity to live their best lives. This theme is centred on supporting people to be happy, healthy, safe, and active from childhood and throughout their lives. It recognises that the wellbeing of Manchester's residents is fundamental to the city's long-term success.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The contract period will be for 2.4 years with the option to extend for an additional 2 years subject to funding.

Planning Information

This engagement is being conducted via the Chest portal. Please see link to specification and questionnaire: https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=1486f8a4-f66e-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True Interested organisations are invited to review the soft market testing document and submit responses to the questions provided. The Council particularly welcomes responses from local, community-based organisations and providers with experience of delivering advocacy and family support services. Participation in this exercise will not prejudice any future procurement process.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bb04
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074952-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender 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
£2,800,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,800,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
4 Sep 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
29 Dec 2026 - 28 Apr 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
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
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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
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Piccadilly
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Central

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074952-2026
    6th August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058929-2026
    23rd June 2026 - Preliminary market engagement 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 login 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 online portal by 11 am on 4th September 2026 as referred to in the tender documentation. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation.

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