--- title: "Soft Market Test : Provision of Children's Centres / Child and Family Centre Services in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-a6bebbf8-aefa-4450-a6dd-1728427d3a5d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a6bebbf8-aefa-4450-a6dd-1728427d3a5d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a6bebbf8-aefa-4450-a6dd-1728427d3a5d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a6bebbf8-aefa-4450-a6dd-1728427d3a5d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL" published: "2019-08-02" --- # Soft Market Test : Provision of Children's Centres / Child and Family Centre Services in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire Buyer: PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a6bebbf8-aefa-4450-a6dd-1728427d3a5d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a6bebbf8-aefa-4450-a6dd-1728427d3a5d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a6bebbf8-aefa-4450-a6dd-1728427d3a5d.json) ## Summary The Peterborough City Council is currently in the planning stage of a tender titled "Soft Market Test: Provision of Children's Centres / Child and Family Centre Services in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire." This initiative focuses on the welfare services for children and young people in the East of England, specifically within various Children's Centres and Family Centres across Peterborough and Cambridgeshire. Interested parties should note that the engagement end date for this soft market testing is 23 August 2019, and the anticipated new service launch is set for 2020. This tender presents an excellent opportunity for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) specialising in children's services to expand their operations and influence local support systems. By participating, these businesses can contribute innovative solutions to meet the growing demand for children and family services, aligning with the Council's vision of enhancing family support and child development outcomes. Potential contractors could benefit from engaging in creative service models, aimed at improving accessibility and outcomes for families in need. ## Notice Currently Peterborough City Council and Cambridgeshire County Council deliver a range of services to children and young people through 4 Children's Centre hubs and several linked sites in Peterborough, and 10 Child and Family Centres, as well as a number of Child and Family zones (facilities where there is shared building use), in Cambridgeshire. In Peterborough all the services are delivered by external partners, and In Cambridgeshire all centres are managed "in house" with the exception of South Fenland (March, Chatteris and Whittlesey), where services are delivered by an external partner. It is the externally provided services that is the focus of this soft market testing. The core purpose of children's centres is to improve outcomes for young children and their families and reduce inequalities between families in greatest need and their peers in child development and school readiness, parenting aspirations and parenting skills, and child and family health and life chances. In seeking to improve outcomes the facilities in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire offer a range of groups, activities and one to one support. The activity varies across areas based on local needs and available resources and includes a range of services including activities such as messy play, stay and play, targeted family support and parenting programmes. The centres also provide a base for Health Child Programme delivery (eg breastfeeding support, and health visitor clinics) and midwifery services. These services have served the needs of people well for a number of years, but with the demand on services increasing every year and the resources available being squeezed, Local Authorities need to think more creatively when designing these services in order to be able to meet the demand for services in the future. The Council's are developing a Best Start in Life Strategy and looking through this at innovative ways to deliver services. The work in the children's centres and child and family centres will need to align with this work moving forward. The Council's are developing a Best Start in Life Strategy and looking through this at innovative ways to deliver services. The work in the children's centres and child and family centres will need to align with this work moving forward. The Council's have been operating Children's Centres services for many years and have worked with providers to continually innovate to deliver best value. The Council's need to understand if there are innovative and new ways of operating Children's Centres, given the growing demand for services. The Council needs the new service to be in place during 2020. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9da1b5af-fb85-4b21-bbd3-1a587586194b | | 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 | 2 Aug 2019 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Aug 2019 | | 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 | PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | PETERBOROUGH | | Post town | Peterborough | | Postcode | PE2 8TY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH41 Peterborough | | Local authority | Peterborough | | Electoral ward | Fletton and Stanground | | Westminster constituency | North West Cambridgeshire | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people ## Release History - 2 Aug 2019 at 13:36 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9da1b5af-fb85-4b21-bbd3-1a587586194b ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9da1b5af-fb85-4b21-bbd3-1a587586194b 2nd August 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://secure.sourcedogg.com/profile/57fad8bb-8f6a-4ab1-afeb-531e2ec7e009/requests/29898 Please follow this Link to the Request on SourceDogg in order to apply ## Notice URLs - https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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