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title: "HEA26043 Family Hubs Direct Award 2026"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06d048"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# HEA26043 Family Hubs Direct Award 2026

Buyer: WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d048

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "HEA26043 Family Hubs Direct Award 2026" was overseen by Worcestershire County Council, located at County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester, United Kingdom. This project falls under the "Other community, social and personal services" category and is intended to expand and enhance Family Hubs in the Redditch & Bromsgrove Districts. The procurement was conducted through a direct award without competition, categorised under a light touch regime due to its below-threshold nature. The contract process reached its conclusion with the award status being marked as "active" on 21st July 2026, with the contract period scheduled from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in community and social services, particularly those with expertise in parenting support and family engagement programmes. The project aims to expand the capacity of existing Family Hubs, rebrand, launch new systems, and extend outreach and peer support services, making it ideal for organisations experienced in these areas. Redditch Borough Council has been awarded as the main supplier, but businesses that support or collaborate with municipal or local government bodies in similar service provisions could find lucrative opportunities to engage in ancillary roles or complementary services within this sector.

## Notice

The Best Start Family Hubs Grant funding is a national government investment led by the Department for Education (DfE). It sits within the wider "Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life" strategy, published in July 2025, and the government's Plan for Change ambition to ensure 75% of children achieve a Good Level of Development (GLD) by 2028. The grant will expand and embed a local network of Best Start Family Hubs, prioritising areas of higher deprivation. This will be achieved by identifying and expanding hub sites, strengthening local partnerships across health, public health, education and the voluntary sector, and developing evidence-based parenting and home learning environment interventions, particularly for families with babies and young children. This funding will be used locally to continue the expansion of the local offer of Family Hubs, and services offered within these, taking them into the new phase of Best Start Family Hubs. Development of the Family Hub provision in the Redditch & Bromsgrove Districts. To include: *Expand the capacity of the current Family Hub offer *Rebrand and launch a new 'Best Start Family Hub' system branding *Expand the current offer of parenting support with Family Hubs *Develop and expand a Home learning Environment offer of support *Expand current outreach provision *Expand current peer support delivery *Ensure families are engaged in coproduction and service development Contract value is PS54,400 for the period 01/04/26 - 31/03/27

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068895-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Jul 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £54,400 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | WORCESTER |
| Post town | Worcester |
| Postcode | WR5 2NP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG12 Worcestershire CC |
| Local authority | Worcester |
| Electoral ward | Nunnery |
| Westminster constituency | Worcester |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | REDDITCH BOROUGH COUNCIL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 21 Jul 2026 at 16:06 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068895-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068895-2026
  21st July 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk

## Provenance

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