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title: "Child Poverty and Health - Market Engagement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0671fd"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE"
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# Child Poverty and Health - Market Engagement

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0671fd

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## Summary

The Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) in London is orchestrating a market engagement initiative titled "Child Poverty and Health - Market Engagement", aimed at addressing the health consequences of child poverty in the UK. This initiative, classified under services, involves a virtual roundtable event scheduled for 15th April 2026, with a deadline for questionnaire submissions on 9th April 2026. Participants must be voluntary, community, social enterprises (VCSE) or private sector organisations with a vested interest in enhancing health outcomes for children living in poverty. The planning stage of this initiative is ongoing, emphasising consultation rather than procurement, thus involving no monetary compensation. DHSC, a central government public authority, seeks to foster stakeholder collaboration and potential engagements through this event.

This engagement offers a pivotal opportunity for businesses in sectors such as community services, healthcare, data services, and education to enhance their footprint in the public health domain by collaborating on strategies to combat child poverty. Organisations involved in social work, health training, and counselling may find this dialogue beneficial for expanding their services. It provides a platform to showcase initiatives and explore synergies, potentially leading to partnerships with DHSC to tackle critical health issues linked to child poverty. Businesses operating in transport, IT consulting, and hotel services, among others, can contribute unique perspectives and solutions, thereby driving business growth while addressing societal challenges. Although not a direct call for tender, participating organisations could position themselves favourably for future procurement opportunities by contributing to this vital discussion.

## Notice

Child poverty in the UK has increased by 900,000 children since 2010/11. 4.5 million children now live in poverty and 1.1 million have used foodbanks within the last 12 months. Tackling child poverty is central to this government's mission to remove barriers to opportunity and raise the healthiest generation of children ever. On 5th December 2025, the government published Our Children, Our Future: Tackling Child Poverty: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/696646bc99fbdc498faecd98/child-poverty-strategy.pdf which sets out immediate actions to reduce poverty and the long-term foundations needed to change its trajectory. As part of the Strategy, DHSC has committed to engage with the market and wider stakeholders outside of government to better understand and explore potential opportunities for collaboration to address the health impacts of child poverty. The purpose of this notice is to announce that DHSC will be hosting a virtual roundtable event with a Q&A on 15th April 2026. The roundtable will involve a facilitated discussion on what organisations are doing, or interested in doing, to tackle the health impacts of child poverty. Please see the letter from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care inviting industry to the virtual roundtable: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/Pz00000IYa8L/xfGPul26MvskSjmFvX464jTxxojCnySEQ3TgZ18yA6g

### Planning Information

Background
Child poverty in the UK has increased by 900,000 children since 2010/11. 4.5 million children now live in poverty and 1.1 million have used foodbanks within the last 12 months. 
Tackling child poverty is central to this government’s mission to remove barriers to opportunity and raise the healthiest generation of children ever. On 5th December 2025, the government published Our Children, Our Future: Tackling Child Poverty: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/696646bc99fbdc498faecd98/child-poverty-strategy.pdf which sets out immediate actions to reduce poverty and the long‑term foundations needed to change its trajectory. As part of the Strategy, DHSC has committed to engage with the market and wider stakeholders outside of government to better understand and explore potential opportunities for collaboration to address the health impacts of child poverty.
Purpose
The purpose of this notice is to announce that DHSC will be hosting a virtual roundtable event with a Q&A on 15th April 2026. Please see the letter from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care inviting industry to the virtual roundtable: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/Pz00000IYa8L/xfGPul26MvskSjmFvX464jTxxojCnySEQ3TgZ18yA6g The roundtable will involve a facilitated discussion on what organisations are doing, or interested in doing, to tackle the health impacts of child poverty. In the event that that there are a significant number of organisations that meet the eligibility criterion for the event, DHSC reserves the right to run more than one virtual event.
There is no planned procurement activity relating to the publication of this preliminary market engagement notice. For avoidance of doubt this is not a call for competition nor a procurement and therefore it will have a monetary payment value of £0 attached. The sole purpose of the engagement is to initiate a discussion with suppliers interested in addressing the health impacts of child poverty.
Eligibility
To be eligible to attend this event you must be a VCSE or private sector organisation interested in improving health outcomes for children in poverty. If the roundtable is significantly oversubscribed, DHSC reserves the right to run more than one virtual event dictated by organisation type / interest area. 
Questionnaire
To participate in this roundtable, we ask any party linked to or interested in child poverty to complete a short questionnaire about what they feel are potential areas of opportunities for collaboration, as well as any work they have underway to improve health outcomes for children in poverty. This questionnaire is for information purposes only and will not form part of the assessment of those organisations that DHSC may collaborate with. Please complete the questionnaire at this link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=MIwnYaiRMUyMH-9N6Jc6HBHgJ-bvHrVLjKnNEfCmB79UQVpQSUVMSzNHODBJQUUzMFRTUDhDUEkwNi4u The deadline to complete the questionnaire is 1700 on Thursday 9th April 2026.
If you have any challenges in registering for the event or specific questions around the market engagement, please contact childpovertyengagement@dhsc.gov.uk 
Following this market consultation, should any opportunities for collaboration arise, DHSC will ensure these are advertised openly for all interested organisations.
All responses will be stored securely by DHSC and kept only for as long as is strictly necessary. You can read more at this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dhsc-privacy-notice/dhsc-privacy-notice During the analysis DHSC may use its own artificial intelligence tools to help analyse responses. No external Artificial Intelligence tools will be used. No raw data will be shared outside of DHSC, NHS England or uploaded to external tools.
Artificial Intelligence will not be relied upon in isolation; it will only be used as a supplement to manual analysis in the context of the holistic findings.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026745-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 9 Apr 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 23 Mar 2026 - 9 Apr 2026 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
- 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 37 - Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories
- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 15800000 - Miscellaneous food products
- 32000000 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
- 32400000 - Networks
- 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 37400000 - Sports goods and equipment
- 55000000 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
- 55500000 - Canteen and catering services
- 55900000 - Retail trade services
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 60200000 - Railway transport services
- 63000000 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
- 64200000 - Telecommunications services
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72300000 - Data services
- 72500000 - Computer-related services
- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
- 79990000 - Miscellaneous business-related services
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80340000 - Special education services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 80561000 - Health training services
- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
- 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
- 85312100 - Daycare services
- 85312110 - Child daycare services
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 85312310 - Guidance services
- 85322000 - Community action programme
- 85323000 - Community health services
- 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- 92620000 - Sport-related services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
- 98100000 - Membership organisation services
- 98200000 - Equal opportunities consultancy services
- 98300000 - Miscellaneous services

## Release History

- 24 Mar 2026 at 12:03 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026745-2026
- 23 Mar 2026 at 17:40 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026504-2026
- 23 Mar 2026 at 17:26 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026499-2026
- 23 Mar 2026 at 17:23 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026498-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026745-2026
  24th March 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026504-2026
  23rd March 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026499-2026
  23rd March 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026498-2026
  23rd March 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/696646bc99fbdc498faecd98/child-poverty-strategy.pdf
- https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/Pz00000IYa8L/xfGPul26MvskSjmFvX464jTxxojCnySEQ3TgZ18yA6g
- https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=MIwnYaiRMUyMH-9N6Jc6HBHgJ-bvHrVLjKnNEfCmB79UQVpQSUVMSzNHODBJQUUzMFRTUDhDUEkwNi4u
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dhsc-privacy-notice/dhsc-privacy-notice
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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