--- title: "Family Lifestyles Programme - 'Food Labs'" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050f50" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-050f50" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-050f50.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-050f50.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2025-05-09" --- # Family Lifestyles Programme - 'Food Labs' Buyer: HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050f50 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-050f50) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-050f50.json) ## Summary Hampshire County Council, a public authority at the sub-central government level, is in the planning stage of initiating a procurement process for the "Family Lifestyles Programme - 'Food Labs'" project. This tender seeks to provide training and resources to support families in increasing dietary diversity and managing picky eating. The industry category is specialist training services and health and social work services, with delivery anticipated in the UKJ3 region of the United Kingdom. The potential contract period is from 1st September 2025 to 31st August 2026, with pre-tender market engagement ongoing until 23rd May 2025. This tender presents significant opportunities for SMEs and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) interested in contributing to community health and education. firms with expertise in resource development, training for professionals, and the creation of family support materials are well-suited to compete. The procurement's light-touch regime indicates a less stringent regulatory framework, potentially easing market entry and enabling innovative approaches to service delivery. ## Notice Hampshire County Council intends to seek providers for the delivery of Food Labs resource development and training that supports families with increasing dietary diversity by trying new foods and managing or reducing picky eating (within financial or resource constraints). The service to be delivered will contain three main elements: Part 1: Development of content for 8-12 Food Labs sessions Part 2: Development and delivery of Food Labs training for professionals Part 3: Development of Food Labs resources for families The Food Labs sessions, training, and family resources are intended to support dietary diversity and healthy eating habits, with a focus on upskilling professionals already working in community settings or with families. ### Planning Information Hampshire County Council invites potential Suppliers to participate in an pre-tender market engagement questionnaire aimed at understanding the market and gathering feedback from interested Suppliers. This input will be instrumental in shaping the development and delivery of Food Labs training sessions. The questionnaire and more information about this requirement is available within the In-Tend system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/ If your organisation is not registered on the Hampshire In-Tend portal, please go to the website stated above and click on the 'Register' tab - registration is free. Logging into In-Tend (once registered) - To view this opportunity please click on 'Tenders' then 'Current' and then scroll down to the project 'AS25387 Family Lifestyle Programme (Food Labs)'. - Selecting 'View Details' on the relevant opportunity - Clicking the 'Express Interest' tab - Following the on-screen instructions - More information is available via the Synopsis button We recommend that you refer to the e-tendering guidance for suppliers which can be found by clicking on 'Information for Suppliers' at the top of the In-Tend home page. All communication, including returning completed questionnaires, should be via the Correspondence function on the project. 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The deadline for completion of questionnaires is Friday 23rd May 2025 at 4pm. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019916-2025 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 May 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 May 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £50,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | WINCHESTER | | Post town | Southampton | | Postcode | SO23 8UJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ36 Central Hampshire | | Local authority | Winchester | | Electoral ward | St Michael | | Westminster constituency | Winchester | | Delivery location | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 80510000 - Specialist training services - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 9 May 2025 at 08:00 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019916-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019916-2025 9th May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://hants.gov.uk - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/ - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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