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# Best Start Family Hubs

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/best-start-family-hubs-ocds-h6vhtk-05d050). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Worcestershire County Council: "Best Start Family Hubs". Published status: active. Published Value: £14,400,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Worcestershire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/worcestershire-county-council-ons-e10000034)
- **Published Value:** £14,400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 September 2026 at 16:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Miscellaneous health services, Other community, social and personal services, Welfare services for children and young people
- **Delivery Location:** UKG12
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/best-start-family-hubs-ocds-h6vhtk-05d050#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05d050`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
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- **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-ocds-h6vhtk-05d050#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=Https%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-tendhost.co.uk%2Fworcestershire%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/best-start-family-hubs-ocds-h6vhtk-05d050#participate

## Description
The national Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies programme sets a refreshed direction for family and health support from April 2026 to March 2029. It builds on the learning from Sure Start, Family Hubs and Start for Life, with a clear expectation that local areas bring together health, education, early years, parenting and community support so that families can access help earlier, more easily and in places they already know and trust.
The programme places strong emphasis on early identification, prevention and reducing inequalities, particularly during pregnancy and the early years when the foundations for lifelong health, learning and development are laid. Best Start Family Hubs should provide a welcoming and inclusive front door for families, supported by a wider network of linked local services and outreach locations, so that families can receive the right support at the right time and are not left to navigate services on their own.
The updated national guidance describes Best Start Family Hubs as a key part of the Government’s wider Best Start in Life strategy, supporting the ambition for more children to achieve a good level of development by age five. The model remains universal and open to families from conception to age 19, or up to 25 for young people with special educational needs and disabilities, while prioritising support for families with babies and young children.
Locally, Worcestershire already has an established Family Hubs offer across the county. This procurement will support the expansion and strengthening of the current model so that it aligns with the additional national expectations for Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies, including improved access, outreach, partnership working and support for families during pregnancy and the early years.
Full details of the requirement can be found in Appendix 1a - Service Specification_Lot 1 and Appendix 1b - Service Specification_Lot 2.
This procurement is split into two Lots:
Lot 1 covers the districts of Bromsgrove, Redditch, Wyre Forest, as well as Great Witley and Tenbury Wells.
Lot 2 covers the districts of Worcester City, Wychavon and Malvern Hills (excluding Great Witley and Tenbury Wells)

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85140000, 85311300, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £7,142,400
- **Description:** Covers the districts of Bromsgrove, Redditch and Wyre Forest (including Great Witley and Tenbury Wells).
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 30/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85140000, 85311300, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £7,257,600
- **Description:** Covers the districts of Worcester City, Wychavon and Malvern Hills (excluding Great Witley and Tenbury Wells).
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 30/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F076925-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-12T14:52:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T19:46:20.560Z
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