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Best Start In Life Parenting Service

Medway Council

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05 Aug 2026 at 14:45

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Medway Council is commissioning a Best Start in Life Parenting Service for families with children aged 0 to 5. The service will provide evidence-based parenting support through the Best Start Family Hub Network, helping create a high-quality parenting and home-learning environment. Its scope combines face-to-face and digital support, guidance on supporting children’s development, and targeted evidence-based interventions. This is a health, community health and social work service, with related community, social and personal services. Delivery is in the Medway area. The requirement is for a service provider able to work with families in the early years and support the council’s ambitions under the Best Start in Life guidance for parenting and home learning.

The process has reached tender: Medway Council invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. It is a light-touch services procurement with one lot. Suppliers could submit offers electronically. Enquiries were due by 19 August 2026 at 5:00pm, and offers were due by 27 August 2026 at 5:00pm. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 December 2026 to 31 March 2029. The estimated value is £500,000 excluding VAT, or £600,000 including VAT. Evaluation gives 75% to quality, 20% to price and 5% to social value. The lot is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This opportunity suits organisations with experience delivering evidence-based parenting support for families with children aged 0 to 5. Relevant providers may include health, social work, community health, family support and voluntary or community organisations able to deliver targeted interventions. Suppliers need capability across both face-to-face and digital support, with the ability to provide clear, practical guidance on children’s development and home learning. Experience working through family hubs or comparable community networks would be relevant to the service model. The requirement is suitable for SMEs and VCSEs, so smaller specialist providers may be well placed to compete, particularly where they can demonstrate strong service quality and meaningful social value.

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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
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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

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

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 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
27 Aug 2026Expired
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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHATHAM
Postcode
ME4 4TR
Postcode Area
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

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