--- title: "Children's Centres and Best Start Family Hubs" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05f38f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05f38f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05f38f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05f38f.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH" published: "2026-06-02" --- # Children's Centres and Best Start Family Hubs Buyer: ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f38f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05f38f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05f38f.json) ## Summary The Royal Borough of Greenwich is in the planning stage of a procurement process for the recommissioning of Children's Centres and Best Start Family Hubs. This process falls under the services category, primarily involving education and training services, as well as health and social work services. The procurement process is being conducted under a light touch regime, with an above-threshold value. A virtual market engagement event is scheduled for Thursday, 4 June 2026, from 10:00am to 11:30am, via Microsoft Teams. Interested parties should register by 3 June 2026. The initiative is aimed at increasing collaboration with existing and potential service providers, including stakeholders from the voluntary, community, faith, and social enterprise sectors within the UK region UKI51, to better deliver services from 2027 to 2032. This procurement process offers substantial opportunities for organisations, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), to engage with the public sector in a substantial capacity. The engagement process is particularly suited for businesses with expertise in early-years education, family support, and community health services. It is designed to foster partnerships and explore innovative delivery models aligned with the borough’s priorities for family support services. SMEs and VCSEs with a strong track record in these areas will find this a promising opportunity to expand their business and contribute to meaningful social initiatives in the community. ## Notice The Royal Borough of Greenwich is undertaking market engagement with providers in relation to the future delivery of Children's Centres and Best Start Family Hub services. This engagement will provide an opportunity for the Council to outline its proposed service model and indicative procurement approach. ### Planning Information The Royal Borough of Greenwich will be holding a further market engagement event in relation to the recommissioning of Children's Centres / Best Start Family Hubs. We are seeking to engage with current and potential delivery providers, as well as wider stakeholders and partners across the VCFSE sector, ahead of a potential procurement opportunity. Event Details: Date: Thursday 4 June 2026 Time: 10:00am - 11:30am The event will now be virtual via Microsoft Teams. To register your attendance, please complete the registration form via the link below by Wednesday 3 June 2026: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Y_Iy5kY_EUGqXNVBJvlRBWgJwoTzZdxNod6MNdvdixVUN1NYV1g2MldYRVpLTE1YMlZUMFRUSFZQRy4u The event will: - Provide an update on the Council's recommissioning intentions for Children's Centres and Best Start Family Hubs. - Share the proposed service model and key expectations for future delivery. - Recap previous market engagement activity and how feedback has shaped the emerging approach. - Outline the anticipated procurement process and next steps. - Support providers to understand future service requirements ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051685-2026 | | 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 | 2 Jun 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 4 Jun 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2032 | | 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 | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South East London | | Postcode | SE18 6HQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI5 Outer London - East and North East | | ITL 3 | TLI51 Bexley and Greenwich | | Local authority | Greenwich | | Electoral ward | Woolwich Arsenal | | Westminster constituency | Greenwich and Woolwich | | Delivery location | TLI51 Bexley and Greenwich | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 2 Jun 2026 at 08:22 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051685-2026 - 15 May 2026 at 14:21 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045000-2026 - 2 Mar 2026 at 10:54 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018308-2026 - 9 Feb 2026 at 11:25 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011300-2026 - 13 Jan 2026 at 18:03 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002878-2026 - 11 Dec 2025 at 11:33 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081868-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051685-2026 2nd June 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045000-2026 15th May 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018308-2026 2nd March 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011300-2026 9th February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002878-2026 13th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081868-2025 11th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Y_Iy5kY_EUGqXNVBJvlRBWgJwoTzZdxNod6MNdvdixVUN1NYV1g2MldYRVpLTE1YMlZUMFRUSFZQRy4u - 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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