--- title: "Early Help (Family Hubs) Partnership with Plymouth City Council" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02c4a1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02c4a1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02c4a1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02c4a1.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" 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-h6vhtk-02c4a1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02c4a1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02c4a1.json) ## Summary The public procurement process involves Plymouth City Council seeking to establish an Early Help (Family Hubs) Partnership aimed at transforming service delivery for families with children aged 0-19 over the next decade. The tender, identified as DN554758, is currently in the planning stage and focuses on health and social work services, aligning with the council’s Bright Future vision for children and young people. The scheduled date for a pre-engagement virtual information event for potential providers is 19th July 2021, with further engagement anticipated before the tender opportunity is published in summer 2021. The procurement will explore resources and commitments necessary for successfully implementing the partnership, with no specific funding currently allocated. This tender presents significant opportunities for growth for businesses experienced in providing health, education, and social services, particularly those that can collaborate effectively with local organisations or operate as part of a consortia. Companies capable of engaging with families and practitioners, enhancing service delivery through data-driven approaches, and leading joint funding bids will be particularly well-suited to compete. By participating in the Early Help Partnership, businesses can play a crucial role in delivering integrated support services, ultimately benefiting from ongoing engagement in this transformative initiative. ## 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. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Partnership would be expected to * Put in place effective mechanisms for hearing from children, young people, families and practitioners; * Seek out and lead joint external funding bids to enhance the Family Hub offer; * Drive Early Help system Workforce Development Framework implementation; * Drive forward effective use of data to avoid repetition; * Evaluate what is most effective in supporting families; * Work closely with the Education and Health system; * Develop joined up IT solutions and a digital offer; * Effectively communicate the Family Hubs offer to all families and at all levels of the system For the procurement process the successful Partner(s) will need to demonstrate that they understand the needs of families locally and have a track record of successfully working with other organisations locally and/or nationally. We would encourage consortia approaches. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015663-2021 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Jul 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 29 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | 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 | TLK41 Plymouth | ## 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 10:27 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015663-2021 ## 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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