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title: "Best Start In Life Family Hubs Services"
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# Best Start In Life Family Hubs Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/best-start-in-life-family-hubs-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06fa97). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** London Borough of Croydon: "Best Start In Life Family Hubs Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £0. 10 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: supplier.in-tend.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [London Borough of Croydon](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-croydon-ons-e09000008)
- **Published Value:** £0 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 October 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 10
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/best-start-in-life-family-hubs-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06fa97#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06fa97`

## Before you bid
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- **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:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **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-in-life-family-hubs-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06fa97#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplier.in-tend.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsupplier.in-tend.co.uk%2Fcroydontenders%2Fhome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/best-start-in-life-family-hubs-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06fa97#participate

## Description
The London Borough of Croydon is seeking to appoint suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver a range of services under its Best Start in Life Family Hubs Programme. 
The programme forms part of the Council's commitment to improving outcomes for children, young people and families through accessible, integrated, and community-based support services. 
The commissioned services will contribute to the delivery of a borough-wide Family Hubs model, providing support from conception through to age 19, and up to age 25 for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Services will focus on improving child development, school readiness, parental wellbeing, family resilience, and early intervention outcomes. 
The procurement will be conducted as an Open Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023 and is divided into multiple specialist lots to encourage participation from a diverse provider market, including SMEs, voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs), and specialist organisations. The Council intends to appoint a single supplier to each lot, with suppliers permitted to bid for multiple lots but limited to a maximum award of three lots. 
The services comprise the following lots:
1.	Online Parenting Courses
2.	Expectant Fathers Service
3.	Child Development Parental Training
4.	PEER Support Service
5.	Parental Mental Health Support
6.	Mild to Moderate Singing and Breathing Group
7.	Antenatal Parental Training
8.	Trauma Informed Baby Training
9.	One-to-One Peer Maternity Support Service
10.	Interactive Infant Feeding App 
The total estimated contract value is approximately £905,522 excluding VAT, with contract durations ranging from two years to two years and three months, commencing on or around 1 January 2027. 
The Council is seeking providers who can demonstrate expertise in delivering evidence-based family support, parenting interventions, maternal wellbeing services, digital solutions, early years development programmes, and community engagement activities. Successful providers will be expected to work collaboratively with Family Hubs, health partners, children’s services, and community organisations to ensure integrated service delivery and improved outcomes for Croydon residents. 
The Council particularly welcomes innovative approaches that support inclusion, improve accessibility, strengthen local communities, and deliver measurable social value in line with the Council's priorities and Family Hubs agenda.

## Lots (10)
### Lot 1: Lot 1
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000

- **Estimated Value:** £0
- **Description:** Online Parenting Course
- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2027 to 31/03/2029

### Lot 2: Lot 2
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000

- **Estimated Value:** £0
- **Description:** Expectant Fathers Service
- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2027 to 31/03/2029

### Lot 3: Lot 3
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000

- **Estimated Value:** £0
- **Description:** Child Development Parental Training
- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2027 to 31/03/2029

### Lot 4: Lot 4
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000

- **Estimated Value:** £0
- **Description:** Peer Support Service
- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2027 to 31/03/2029

### Lot 5: Lot 5
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000

- **Estimated Value:** £0
- **Description:** Parental Mental Health & Wellbeing
- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2027 to 31/03/2029

### Lot 6: Lot 6
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000

- **Estimated Value:** £0
- **Description:** Mild to Moderate singing and breathing group
- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2027 to 31/03/2029

### Lot 7: Lot 7
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000

- **Estimated Value:** £0
- **Description:** Antenatal Parental Training
- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2027 to 31/03/2029

### Lot 8: Lot 8
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000

- **Estimated Value:** £0
- **Description:** Trauma Informed Baby Training
- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2027 to 31/03/2029

### Lot 9: Lot 9
- **Lot id:** `9`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000

- **Estimated Value:** £0
- **Description:** One to One Peer Maternity Support Service
- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2027 to 31/03/2029

### Lot 10: Lot 10
- **Lot id:** `10`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000

- **Estimated Value:** £0
- **Description:** Interactive Infant Feeding App
- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2027 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%2F087521-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-15T18:05:32.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T22:10:32.955Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06fa97