--- title: "Early Help & Family Support" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000841125" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000841125" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000841125.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000841125.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "North Lanarkshire Council" published: "2026-08-25" --- # Early Help & Family Support Buyer: North Lanarkshire Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000841125 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000841125) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000841125.json) ## Summary North Lanarkshire Council commissioned an early help and family support service for families across North Lanarkshire who need support. The service is funded through the Scottish Government’s Whole Family Wellbeing Fund and is intended to take a preventative approach, helping families before needs escalate. It covers social support services, classified under CPV 85300000, delivered across North Lanarkshire. The procurement was structured as a single-supplier requirement, with one provider responsible for the service rather than separate suppliers for different parts of the area. The requirement is relevant to organisations providing early intervention, family support, community-based services, and coordinated wellbeing support for children, parents and whole families. It is a council-funded public service delivered in partnership with local providers and focused on accessible support within the communities of North Lanarkshire. The procurement has been awarded to Barnardo’s, and the contract is active. The contract was signed on 13 March 2024. A subsequent modification increased the maximum contract value from £4,080,000 to £5,562,400 and extended the term from 36 months to 48 months. The full contract period is 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2028. The modification states that changing contractor would cause significant inconvenience and disruption because the service is delivered through a partnership of local providers and has been developed around individual North Lanarkshire communities. It also records that the existing service can work with families within 48 hours of referral. The process concerned one lot and one supplier, with Barnardo’s selected for the complete early help and family support requirement. Although this contract has been awarded, it provides a clear benchmark for organisations considering similar family-support work for North Lanarkshire Council. A credible competitor would need experience delivering preventative early help and family support at community level, with the ability to coordinate a partnership of local providers rather than operate as an isolated service. Capacity and responsive referral handling are important: the selected service was operating at a level that enabled support for families within 48 hours of referral. Suppliers should therefore be able to demonstrate dependable staffing, referral management, local delivery networks and continuity of support across different communities. The requirement also indicates that the council values established relationships, community-specific service development and an approach designed to avoid disruption for families when provider arrangements change. ### Lot Information Lot 1 As part of the Scottish Government's Whole Family Wellbeing Fund, North Lanarkshire Council (NLC) intend to establish a single supplier contract to provide a service for early help and take a preventative approach to providing support to families across North Lanarkshire who need it. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG563044 | | Notice type | OJEU - F20 - Modification Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 13 Mar 2024 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £5,562,400 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Not specified | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | North Lanarkshire Council | | Locality | MOTHERWELL | | Postcode area | Motherwell | | Postcode | ML1 1AB | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM34 North Lanarkshire | | Local authority | North Lanarkshire | | Electoral ward | Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig | | Westminster constituency | Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke | | Delivery location | TLM84 North Lanarkshire | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | Barnardo's | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 25 Aug 2026 at 01:00 - AwardUpdate - OJEU - F20 - Modification Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG563044 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG563044 Early Help & Family Support ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000841125 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000841125. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000841125.json.