Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 27 Mar 2026, 14:30 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Best Start in Life Programme- Support for Families Services

Official notice

Authority: Hull City Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£450,000≈ £180k / year · £540,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 10 Jun 2026awarded 4 Aug 2026
Awarded to FAMILYLIVES, Home-Start Hull2 awards
Contract term 2 yrs 6 moends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hull City Council has awarded a contract to the following two suppliers: Hull-Start (Hull) Company Number - 05200713 & Charity number- 1105574) Coram Family Lives (Company Number - 3811762 & Charity number -1077722) To deliver family support service that will support the aims and objectives of the Best Start in Life (BSIL) and Healthy Babies Programme Funding. The contractual period shall be 01 October 2026 – 31 March 2029 with an option to extend for up to a maximum of 2 x 12-month periods. The contract value for each contract shall be: Year 1 - 01 October 2026 – 31 March 2027- £25,000.00 Year 2 - 01 April 2027 – 31 March 2028 - £50,000.00 Year 3 - 01 April 2028 – 31 March 2029 - £50,000.00 Year 4 - 01 April 2029 – 31 March 2030 - £50,000.00 (Optional Extension) Year 5 - 01 April 2030 – 31 March 2031 - £50,000.00 (Optional Extension) Over the full term of the two contracts including optional extension periods the value shall be £450,000.00

CPV: Education and training services · Health services · Other community, social and personal services · Pre-school education services · Provision of services to the community · Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrs 6 moSMEVCSEPublished value£450,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (2 yrs 6 mo) · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensionsValue: £450,000 exc. VAT · £540,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: Yorkshire & HumberEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: There will be an option to extend for a period of 2 x 12-month periods.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Quality

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
27 Mar 2026, 14:30 GMT
Last source update
4 Aug 2026, 12:31 BST
Authority reference
CW/2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-042830
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training servicesHealth servicesOther community, social and personal servicesPre-school education servicesProvision of services to the communitySocial work and related services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0676b5 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
10 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
3 Jun 2026, 23:55 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 Mar 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Planning notice published207 days ago
    27 Mar 2026, 14:30 GMT
  2. Market engagement187 days ago
    16 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Tender notice published162 days ago
    11 May 2026, 10:01 BST
  4. Next notice expected162 days ago
    11 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Clarification questions by139 days ago
    3 Jun 2026, 23:55 BST
  6. Submission deadline132 days ago
    10 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published77 days ago
    4 Aug 2026, 12:31 BST
  8. Contract starts20 days ago
    1 Oct 2026

Notice history

8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Mar 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    27 Mar 2026, 14:30 GMT
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    11 May 2026, 10:01 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £450,000
    11 May 2026, 10:01 BST
    was £300,000
  4. Status changed to active
    11 May 2026, 10:01 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    11 May 2026, 10:01 BST
  6. Deadline published: 10 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
    11 May 2026, 10:01 BST
  7. Contract details notice published
    4 Aug 2026, 12:31 BST
    UK7
  8. Status changed to complete
    4 Aug 2026, 12:31 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £250,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Contracts signed 2latest 4 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
FAMILYLIVESSME£125,000 †—Awarded
Home-Start HullSMEVCSE£125,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Best Start in Life Programme - Support for Families Services · FAMILYLIVESSME

    Signed
    4 Aug 2026
    Value
    £125,000
    Period
    1 Oct 2026 – 1 Mar 2029 · up to 1 Mar 2031 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    2 x 12 month periods.
  • Best Start in Life Programme - Support for Families Services · Home-Start HullSMEVCSE

    Signed
    4 Aug 2026
    Value
    £125,000
    Period
    1 Oct 2026 – 1 Mar 2029 · up to 1 Mar 2031 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    2 x 12 month periods

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Hull City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRNP-1874-YZZR The Guildhall, Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, Yorkshire & Humber, HU1 2AAContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Coram Family LivesAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PYWT-7232-MXMX Coram Campus, 41 Brunswick Square, london, London, WC1N 1AZContact email, phone
  • Home-Start HullAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PQBC-9358-MCPX Centre 88, Saner Street, Hull, Yorkshire & Humber, HU3 2TRContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure