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title: "COV - Engaging Fathers 2026"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f813"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "Coventry City Council"
published: "2026-09-11"
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# COV - Engaging Fathers 2026

Buyer: Coventry City Council  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f813

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## Summary

Coventry City Council is procuring a health and social care guidance service under the Best Start for Life programme. The service will strengthen and expand the council’s work engaging fathers with children under five, with the purpose of improving fathers’ mental health and wellbeing. The requirement covers guidance and related health and social work services, rather than the supply of goods or construction works. It is a local public service opportunity for organisations able to design and deliver support for fathers and families in the Coventry area, working with the council’s existing Best Start for Life provision. The buyer is Coventry City Council, based at the Council House in Coventry. The procurement is above the relevant threshold and is described under CPV codes 85000000 and 85312310.

The process reached tender: Coventry City Council invited offers through an open procedure. Suppliers could submit enquiries until 12 October 2026 at 12:00 BST, and offers were due by the same deadline. Electronic submission in English was allowed through the council’s e-procurement system. The intended evaluation and award period ends on 3 November 2026 at 23:59 UTC. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 December 2026 to 31 March 2029. Its estimated value is £375,000 excluding VAT and £450,000 including VAT. There is one lot. Award decisions are based equally on price and quality, with each carrying a 50% weighting. The procurement is not described as cancelled or withdrawn.

This opportunity suits organisations delivering family, health, wellbeing, guidance or social care services, particularly those experienced in engaging fathers and supporting families with children under five. Relevant providers are likely to include community organisations, family support specialists, mental health and wellbeing services, and established health or social work contractors able to work within a local early-years programme. Bidders should be able to strengthen and expand an existing service stream, reach fathers effectively, and provide practical guidance that improves mental health and wellbeing outcomes. The requirement is substantial and multi-year, so it is best suited to suppliers with the capacity to sustain delivery throughout the contract period and to work constructively with Coventry City Council and its Best Start for Life activity.

## Notice

Coventry City Council is procuring a service under the Best Start for Life to strengthen and expand this core work stream to improve outomes around mental health and well being for fathers with children under 5 years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086413-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £375,000 |
| Lots value | £375,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Coventry City Council |
| Locality | COVENTRY |
| Postcode area | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV1 5RR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry |
| Local authority | Coventry |
| Electoral ward | St Michael's |
| Westminster constituency | Coventry South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85312310 - Guidance services

## Release History

- 11 Sep 2026 at 13:28 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086413-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086413-2026
  11th September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/midlands/home
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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