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Healthy Child Programme (HCP) Connected Parents

Wigan Council

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13 Aug 2026 at 15:27

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Wigan Council intends to commission a community-based Healthy Child Programme service, known as HCP Connected Parents, for parents, carers and families of children and young people aged 0 to 19, extending to 25 for young people with special educational needs and disabilities. The service will cover parenting confidence and family relationships; infant feeding, food, nutrition and oral health; key developmental transitions; community capacity and connected communities; and development of the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector. It will include paid peer support, volunteering, parent leadership, mentoring, coaching, micro-commissioning and community development. The service is intended to complement Public Health Nursing and Family Hub provision across the Wigan area, strengthening parental confidence, family connections, healthy nutrition and local community infrastructure.

This procurement is at the planning stage and is currently an intention to commission, rather than an invitation to tender. Wigan Council expects to use a tender process for a service contract above the relevant threshold. One planned lot is identified, with an indicative contract period from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030. The council has scheduled early market engagement at St Peter’s Pavilion, Hindley, on 21 September 2026 from 10:00 to 12:00. The session will explain the developing service model and requirements, answer potential provider questions, and explore collaboration and partnership working. Organisations intending to attend are asked to register by email with the council’s public health team, providing their name, organisation, job title and contact email.

The service is suited to voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise organisations, including small and medium-sized providers, as well as established health, family-support and community-development specialists. Relevant capability includes delivering community-based support for families and children, paid peer-support or volunteer programmes, infant feeding and nutrition activities, parenting and relationship work, and services supporting transitions from pregnancy through adolescence and into adulthood for young people with SEND. Providers with experience of partnership working, parent leadership, mentoring, coaching, micro-commissioning and strengthening local community infrastructure are likely to be well placed. The council is seeking an approach that works alongside existing public health and family services and leaves stronger local capability through collaboration and community wealth building.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Healthy Child Programme (HCP) Connected Parents

Notice Description

Wigan Council Public Health is undertaking early market engagement to inform the future commissioning of a new Healthy Child Programme (HCP) Connected Parents The proposed service will provide a community-based offer for parents, carers and families of children and young people aged 0-19 years, and up to 25 years for young people with SEND, with a particular focus on the first 1001 days and adolescence as key developmental periods. The service will be centred around 5 key areas. * Parenting Confidence and Family Relationships - Supporting parents and carers to build confidence, strengthen relationships with their children and young people, develop peer connections and access opportunities for shared learning through all stages of childhood and adolescence. * Infant Feeding, Food and Nutrition - Delivering a community-based infant feeding offer through paid peer support, alongside activities that promote healthy nutrition, responsive feeding, oral health and access to community food resources. * Key Transitions and Development - Increasing confidence and community connections during important developmental stages including pregnancy, transition to parenthood, the first 1001 days, school transitions, adolescence and transition to adulthood for young people with SEND. * Community Capacity and Connected Communities - Developing volunteering opportunities, peer support networks, parent leadership and community participation, helping families become more connected to neighbourhood assets, opportunities and services. * VCFSE Development and Community Wealth Building - Supporting the growth and sustainability of the local voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector through partnership working, mentoring, coaching, micro-commissioning and community capacity building. A key ambition is to leave stronger community infrastructure and local capability at the end of the contract than existed at mobilisation. The approach will complement the existing Public Health Nursing and Family Hub offer, strengthening community connectedness, parental confidence, participation, infant feeding, healthy nutrition and community capacity. A key ambition of the commission is to work alongside and strengthen the local Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector through partnership working, community development, mentoring and market-shaping approaches. The purpose of this event is to: * Share the proposed commissioning intentions and service model. * Outline the developing specification and key requirements. * Answer questions from potential providers. * Promote and facilitate opportunities for collaboration, partnership working. Event Details Date: Monday 21 September Time: 10:00am to 12:00pm Venue: St Peter's Pavilion, Hindley Registration Organisations wishing to attend should register by emailing: public.health@wigan.gov.uk Please include: * Name * Organisation * Job title * Contact email address

Planning Information

Event Details Date: Monday 21 September Time: 10:00am to 12:00pm Venue: St Peter's Pavilion, Hindley Registration Organisations wishing to attend should register by emailing: public.health@wigan.gov.uk Please include: • Name • Organisation • Job title • Contact email address

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e3d2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077339-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
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

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
21 Sep 20264 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Wigan Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WIGAN
Postcode
WN1 1YN
Postcode Area
Wigan
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD36 Greater Manchester North West
Delivery Location
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Local Authority
Wigan
Electoral Ward
Wigan Central
Westminster Constituency
Wigan

Further Information

Notice Documents

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