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Provision of a Dad Matters Service

Halton Borough Council

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27 Jul 2026 at 12:29

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Halton Borough Council procured a Dad Matters service, a health and social work service supporting fathers with attachment and bonding, mental health, and access to services. The service is intended to help dads engage with support and improve their relationships with their children. The buying organisation is Halton Borough Council, a public authority based in Widnes. The requirement was organised as a single service lot and relates to delivery in the council’s area. This is a community-focused service rather than a supply or construction opportunity, so relevant businesses are organisations able to provide practical, family-focused support to fathers and work across mental health, parenting relationships and access to wider services.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a below-threshold process under the light-touch regime. The contract was signed on 1 April 2026 and runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. The awarded supplier is HOMESTART WARRINGTON & CHESHIRE LTD. The contract value is £66,391.20 including VAT. One supplier was awarded the single lot. The recorded procurement information identifies the service category as health and social work services. The requirement was evaluated through the procurement process used by the council, but the published outcome does not set out the award criteria or scoring basis. The contract is recorded as active.

This procurement indicates demand from Halton Borough Council for targeted support for fathers, combining attachment and bonding work with mental-health support and help accessing services. Suppliers best placed for a future requirement of this kind would be established community, family-support or social-care organisations with experience engaging dads and delivering trusted, accessible support. Credibility would depend on the ability to provide practical one-to-one or group support, understand the needs of fathers and families, identify mental-health concerns appropriately, and connect people with relevant local services. A voluntary, community or social-enterprise model is relevant: the selected supplier is recorded as a large VCSE organisation. Competitors would also need sufficient delivery capacity, safeguarding and partnership arrangements to operate a council-commissioned service.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of a Dad Matters Service

Notice Description

Supporting dads with Attachment and Bonding, Mental health and Access to Services

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d433
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070749-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£66,391 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Halton Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WIDNES
Postcode
WA8 7QF
Postcode Area
Warrington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD71 East Merseyside
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Halton
Electoral Ward
Central & West Bank
Westminster Constituency
Widnes and Halewood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HOMESTART WARRINGTON & CHESHIRE LTD.

Further Information

Notice Documents

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