--- title: "Empowering Parents, Empowering Communities" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0789cd" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0789cd" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0789cd.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0789cd.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Wokingham Borough Council" published: "2026-10-16" --- # Empowering Parents, Empowering Communities Buyer: Wokingham Borough Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0789cd [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0789cd) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0789cd.json) ## Summary Wokingham Borough Council intends to commission an organisation to lead and expand Empowering Parents, Empowering Communities (EPEC) across Wokingham borough. This evidence-based parenting support programme trains parents to become lead facilitators, enabling parents to support other parents and build opportunities for connection. The work is intended to strengthen access to evidence-based parenting support and form part of the council’s Best Start in Life offer. It will complement the developing Family Hub offer and support groups and programmes run by schools and voluntary and community organisations. The service is borough-wide and involves working with existing services and community organisations to build on current provision. This is a family and community support service, within health and social work services. The process is at the planning stage: the council has stated its intention to procure, but has not yet invited tenders. It is seeking market engagement, with virtual and in-person information sessions scheduled for 22 October 2026 at 12.30; the engagement milestone is due to conclude on 30 October 2026. The council describes £300,000 of funding over an initial three-year period. The stated contract period for the planned lot runs from 1 January to 31 December 2027, with a maximum extent to 31 December 2028 and renewal anticipated. The procurement is presented as a single borough-wide service rather than separate lots. No procedure or evaluation approach is set out at this planning stage. This work is likely to suit an organisation with experience delivering evidence-based parenting or family support, and the ability to train parents to become lead facilitators. The buyer is looking for a provider able to grow a peer-led model in which parents support parents, create opportunities for families to connect and strengthen the support available locally. The successful organisation will need to collaborate closely with services across the borough, including the developing Family Hub offer, schools, voluntary and community organisations, and existing parent support programmes. Suppliers should be equipped to build on established provision rather than work in isolation, and to coordinate activity across a range of local partners. The council also points to an information session as a way for interested organisations to learn more and raise initial questions during market engagement. ## Notice Funding opportunity: Help to grow peer-led parent support in Wokingham Wokingham Borough Council will shortly be looking for an organisation to lead and grow parent-led support across the borough, creating more opportunities for parents to connect and access evidence-based support for parenting. We're offering PS300,000 over an initial three years to deliver Empowering Parents, Empowering Communities (EPEC) - an evidence-based programme that trains parents to become lead facilitators, creating a model of support that is by parents, for parents. The programme will be a key part of Wokingham's Best Start in Life offer and will complement the developing Family Hub offer, alongside other parent support groups and programmes provided by schools and voluntary and community organisations. Collaboration will be central to this opportunity. The organisation that wins this tender will need to work in close partnership with other services across the Borough, building on what already exists and working together as a community to strengthen support for parents. Find out more about Empowering Parents, Empowering Communities (EPEC). Find out more about Best Start in Life in Wokingham. A virtual and in-person information session will both take place on the 22nd October at 12.30. If your organisation could help us make parent-led support a bigger part of family life in Wokingham, we'd love to hear from you. Please feel free to get in touch with any initial questions: ChildrensCommissioningTeam@wokingham.gov.uk ### Planning Information Funding opportunity: Help to grow peer-led parent support in Wokingham Wokingham Borough Council will shortly be looking for an organisation to lead and grow parent-led support across the borough, creating more opportunities for parents to connect and access evidence-based support for parenting. We’re offering £300,000 over an initial three years to deliver Empowering Parents, Empowering Communities (EPEC) – an evidence-based programme that trains parents to become lead facilitators, creating a model of support that is by parents, for parents. The programme will be a key part of Wokingham’s Best Start in Life offer and will complement the developing Family Hub offer, alongside other parent support groups and programmes provided by schools and voluntary and community organisations. Collaboration will be central to this opportunity. The organisation that wins this tender will need to work in close partnership with other services across the Borough, building on what already exists and working together as a community to strengthen support for parents. Find out more about Empowering Parents, Empowering Communities (EPEC). Find out more about Best Start in Life in Wokingham. A virtual and in-person information session will both take place on the 22nd October at 12.30. If your organisation could help us make parent-led support a bigger part of family life in Wokingham, we’d love to hear from you. Please feel free to get in touch with any initial questions: ChildrensCommissioningTeam@wokingham.gov.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098074-2026 | | 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 | 16 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2027 | | 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 | Wokingham Borough Council | | Locality | WOKINGHAM | | Postcode area | Reading | | Postcode | RG40 1BN | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ16 Berkshire West | | Local authority | Wokingham | | Electoral ward | Emmbrook | | Westminster constituency | Wokingham | | Delivery location | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 16 Oct 2026 at 15:21 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098074-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098074-2026 16th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.wokingham.gov.uk - 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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