--- title: "Early Help (Family Hubs) Partnership with Plymouth City Council" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-14a600a6-1557-4b1a-9627-1aceafb6b304" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-14a600a6-1557-4b1a-9627-1aceafb6b304" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-14a600a6-1557-4b1a-9627-1aceafb6b304.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-14a600a6-1557-4b1a-9627-1aceafb6b304.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL" published: "2021-07-07" --- # Early Help (Family Hubs) Partnership with Plymouth City Council Buyer: PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-14a600a6-1557-4b1a-9627-1aceafb6b304 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-14a600a6-1557-4b1a-9627-1aceafb6b304) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-14a600a6-1557-4b1a-9627-1aceafb6b304.json) ## Summary The Plymouth City Council is currently in the planning stage of a tender for the "Early Help (Family Hubs) Partnership," focused on transforming the delivery of Early Help and Targeted Support services for families with children aged 0-19. The tender was publicly announced on 7th July 2021, with an engagement end date set for 19th July 2021. This initiative falls under the education and training services category, alongside health and social work services, and aims to establish a collaborative partnership for a 10-year programme to enhance Family Hubs in the South West of England. A virtual information event is scheduled for potential providers on 19th July 2021 to discuss the tender details and facilitate engagement. This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in education, health, and social services, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Companies well-suited for participation would include those with expertise in family support services, community engagement, and partnership development. Engaging as a partner in this initiative could enable businesses to showcase innovative approaches and collaborative strategies in service provision, in alignment with Plymouth's vision for the future of children's services. ## Notice Plymouth City Council (PCC) is committed to working with partners to transform the way we deliver Early Help and Targeted Support for families with children aged 0-19, over the next ten years. We want to commission a Partner or Partners to work with us to develop and drive a 10 year Early Help (Family Hubs) Programme. This approach was approved by PCC's Cabinet in March 2021 and it aligns with Plymouth's new Bright Future vision for children and young people 2021-2026, due to be considered at PCC Cabinet on 13th July. The commissioned partners(s) and PCC would form an Early Help Partnership, agreeing key principles, deliverables and outcomes, directly linked to feedback from families and practitioners. The Partnership agreement would include detail on how potential conflicts of interest would be managed, and whether the partner(s) would have the right of pre-emption or exclusivity over future services. All resource in scope of the Partnership would be considered in the future design of services to develop Family Hubs, with flexibility to co-locate staff and pilot new approaches including considering which services would benefit from being sub-contracted to other partners, or delivered directly by the Partnership, following Council Contract Standing Orders as required. There is no specific funding allocated to the partnership contract with PCC and part of the tender will explore consideration of the joint resources and commitments which will be needed to successfully implement and run the partnership. We will continue to engage with existing and potential providers and wider system partners, together with the Family Hubs Network, Department for Education and the new National Centre for Family Hubs and Integrated Services for Families, as we progress with our commissioning and transformation approach. The tender opportunity and ITT pack will be published in summer 2021 via www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk. Prior to this there will be a pre-engagement virtual information event for potential providers taking place on: Date: Monday July 19th 2021 Time: 12:00 - 13:00 Venue: MS Teams Booking: Please email Karlina.hall@plymouth.gov.uk with your name and email address to receive the invite details for the meeting. Please note: this advert is for the information event only, attendance at this event is optional and does not form part of the formal tender process. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/08d42e43-d8e6-414a-a6b8-681fe7eeab67 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Jul 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 19 Jul 2021 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | PLYMOUTH | | Post town | Plymouth | | Postcode | PL1 3BJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon | | ITL 3 | TLK41 Plymouth | | Local authority | Plymouth | | Electoral ward | St Peter and the Waterfront | | Westminster constituency | Plymouth Sutton and Devonport | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 7 Jul 2021 at 10:13 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/08d42e43-d8e6-414a-a6b8-681fe7eeab67 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/08d42e43-d8e6-414a-a6b8-681fe7eeab67 7th July 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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