Children's Centres and Best Start Family Hubs
Description: The Royal Borough of Greenwich is undertaking pre-market engagement with providers for the delivery of Children's Centres and Best Start Family Hub services. Potential providers, delivery partners and wider stakeholders are encouraged to attend the stakeholder engagement event (please see Engagement section below). This event will support the development of the local delivery model and explore innovative ways of delivering services from Children's Centres and Best Start Family Hubs.
Summary: The Royal Borough of Greenwich is in the planning phase of a procurement process focused on developing a service delivery model for Children's Centres and Best Start Family Hubs in London. This process involves engaging with market providers and stakeholders from the education, health, and voluntary sectors. Upcoming key engagement dates include an in-person event on 27th February 2026 at Woolwich Town Hall and a prior virtual event on 5th February 2026, leading to optional one-to-one sessions. This initiative is part of Greenwich's commitment to evolving their Children's Centres and Family Hubs services, classified under education, training, and health services, aimed at supporting families and young children. The procurement adheres to the ‘light touch’ regime with an above-threshold status, scheduled to begin the contract period on 1st April 2027.