--- title: "Local Evaluation of the Start for Life and Family Hubs Programme" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d39468cd-c5c4-407e-b34b-86b81bc4a5f5" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d39468cd-c5c4-407e-b34b-86b81bc4a5f5" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d39468cd-c5c4-407e-b34b-86b81bc4a5f5.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d39468cd-c5c4-407e-b34b-86b81bc4a5f5.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "KENT COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2023-12-11" --- # Local Evaluation of the Start for Life and Family Hubs Programme Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d39468cd-c5c4-407e-b34b-86b81bc4a5f5 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d39468cd-c5c4-407e-b34b-86b81bc4a5f5) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d39468cd-c5c4-407e-b34b-86b81bc4a5f5.json) ## Summary The Kent County Council has published a tender for the "Local Evaluation of the Start for Life and Family Hubs Programme" within the services main procurement category. The procurement method is an open procedure with a contract value of £160,000 GBP. The procurement stage is active, with a tender period ending on January 2, 2024, and a contract period commencing from February 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. This tender aims to evaluate the impact and effectiveness of the programme on children, young people, and families in Kent, providing vital insights and shaping future developments. This procurement process by Kent County Council presents an opportunity for businesses involved in health and community services to contribute to the evaluation of the Start for Life and Family Hubs Programme. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to compete in this open procedure tender. The evaluation study seeks to enhance reporting to the Department for Education (DfE) and inform the ongoing improvement of the programme, offering significant scope for meaningful engagement and potential business growth opportunities. ## Notice The Start for Life (SfL) and Family Hubs Programme in Kent is a key transformation programme for KCC. KCC require an independent evaluation of the Programme in Kent to: * Inform our understanding of the impact of the programme on outcomes for children, young people and families, as well as the wider impact upon the children and families' workforce, both within KCC and partner agencies; * Provide vital objectivity and rigour to the evaluation, particularly important within a partnership-led programme, and sufficient capacity to deliver a comprehensive approach. * Provide opportunity to shape the key strands of the evaluation to focus on the aspects most important to Kent. * Articulate a theory of change across the multi-agency partnership implementing the programme and clarifying the underpinning logic model; * Strengthen the quality and depth of reporting to DfE against the investment received; * Inform future development of the Start for Life and Family Hub model and offer within Kent, both within and beyond the funded period. It is critical that this work is commissioned at pace, in order that the evaluation timeline can run concurrently with implementation of the model. This will enable additional baseline measures to be taken and reviewed at different stages of programme transformation to understand the emerging impacts for families, and for findings to inform the iterative development of the programme. There is a national evaluation programme under development which may provide some limited support for Kent. Only a proportion of the 75 Start for Life and Family Hub Transformation Authorities have been invited to participate in the evaluation study, and the DfE has confirmed that Kent has not been selected to participate in the Start for Life and Family Hubs evaluation during 2023/2024. This may be reviewed by DfE in 2024/2025 The advert can be found here: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=dea628b8-0e82-ee11-8125-005056b64545&p=8691483f-2f3d-e711-80e1-005056b64545 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f7aa982-a4ca-4773-b71a-51afbba0494c | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Dec 2023 | | Submission deadline | 2 Jan 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Feb 2024 - 30 Jun 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £160,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | KENT COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | MAIDSTONE | | Post town | Rochester | | Postcode | ME14 1XQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent | | ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent | | Local authority | Maidstone | | Electoral ward | Penenden Heath | | Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services - 85323000 - Community health services ## Release History - 11 Dec 2023 at 10:59 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f7aa982-a4ca-4773-b71a-51afbba0494c - 5 Dec 2023 at 14:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/270a3131-c4ae-4fad-bc7b-43608fefb8e4 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f7aa982-a4ca-4773-b71a-51afbba0494c 11th December 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/270a3131-c4ae-4fad-bc7b-43608fefb8e4 5th December 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=dea628b8-0e82-ee11-8125-005056b64545&p=8691483f-2f3d-e711-80e1-005056b64545 Opportunity can be found: ## Notice URLs - http://www.kent.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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