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# Best Start In Life Parenting Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/best-start-in-life-parenting-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06dc8e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Medway Council: "Best Start In Life Parenting Service". Published status: active. Published Value: £500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Medway Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/medway-council-ons-e06000035)
- **Published Value:** £500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 August 2026 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Community health services, Health and social work services, Other community, social and personal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ41
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/best-start-in-life-parenting-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06dc8e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06dc8e`

## 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:** 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-parenting-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06dc8e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [kentbusinessportal.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentbusinessportal.org.uk%2Frespond%2F939857YJG4)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/best-start-in-life-parenting-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06dc8e#participate

## Description
Medway Council is seeking to commission a Best Start in Life (BSiL) Parenting Service to deliver evidence-based parenting support to families with children in the early years. The service will play a significant role achieving the ambitions set out in the Best Start in Life Guidance for Parenting and Home Learning. The Best Start Family Hub Network should deliver a high quality parenting and home learning environment (HLE) offer for families with children aged 0-5, combining face to face and digital support, clear guidance on how to support children’s development, and targeted evidence based interventions.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: 
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Chatham:-Health-and-social-work-services./939857YJG4
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: 
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/939857YJG4

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000, 85323000, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £500,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2026 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%2F074255-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-05T13:45:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T22:03:06.211Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06dc8e