Notice Information
Notice Title
Best Start In Life Parenting Service
Notice Description
Medway Council is seeking to commission a Best Start in Life (BSiL) Parenting Service to deliver evidence-based parenting support to families with children in the early years. The service will play a significant role achieving the ambitions set out in the Best Start in Life Guidance for Parenting and Home Learning. The Best Start Family Hub Network should deliver a high quality parenting and home learning environment (HLE) offer for families with children aged 0-5, combining face to face and digital support, clear guidance on how to support children's development, and targeted evidence based interventions. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Chatham:-Health-and-social-work-services./939857YJG4 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/939857YJG4
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06dc8e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074255-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
85323000 - Community health services
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £500,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £500,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Aug 2026Today
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Aug 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Dec 2026 - 31 Mar 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
- MEDWAY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CHATHAM
- Postcode
- ME4 4TR
- Post Town
- Rochester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ41 Medway
- Delivery Location
- TLJ41 Medway
-
- Local Authority
- Medway
- Electoral Ward
- Chatham Central & Brompton
- Westminster Constituency
- Rochester and Strood
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074255-2026
5th August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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