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title: "BEST START FAMILY HUBS / CARER PANEL"
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# BEST START FAMILY HUBS / CARER PANEL

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/best-start-family-hubs-carer-panel-ocds-h6vhtk-07b98e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** After a successful bid to the Family Hub Transformation Fund Hartlepool Borough Council were awarded funding to help transition to a Family Hub model by March 2024. Family Hubs have now been in place in Hartlepool since that time and are funded to continue until 31st March 2029.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 15 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Hartlepool Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hartlepool-borough-council-ons-e06000001)
- **Published Value:** £120,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 November 2026 at 14:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Social research services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC11
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/best-start-family-hubs-carer-panel-ocds-h6vhtk-07b98e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07b98e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** not shown for these lots; the published data do not support one.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/best-start-family-hubs-carer-panel-ocds-h6vhtk-07b98e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [open-uk.org](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.open-uk.org%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/best-start-family-hubs-carer-panel-ocds-h6vhtk-07b98e#participate

## Description
After a successful bid to the Family Hub Transformation Fund Hartlepool Borough Council were awarded funding to help transition to a Family Hub model by March 2024. Family Hubs have now been in place in Hartlepool since that time and are funded to continue until 31st March 2029. They are now called Best Start Family Hubs in line with the 2026-2029 programme guide. 
In line with delivery expectations, Best Start Family Hub Programme will continue to:
•	Provide support to parents and carers so they are able to nurture their babies and children, improving health and education outcomes for all
•	Contribute to a reduction in inequalities in health and education outcomes for babies, children and families across England by ensuring that support provided is communicated to all parents and carers, including those who are underserved and/or most in need of support.
•	Deliver Parent and Carer Panels as a forum where parents and carers will work together with local commissioners to co-design and evaluate services, to ensure that babies and their families are at the centre of service design and delivery

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79315000, 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £120,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/04/2027 to 31/03/2029

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F107090-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-11T12:40:44.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-11T14:59:08.090Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07b98e