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title: "Bidders Information Event: Best Start in Life"
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# Bidders Information Event: Best Start in Life

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bidders-information-event-best-start-in-life-ocds-h6vhtk-06eb04). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Bradford Children & Families Trust: "Bidders Information Event: Best Start in Life". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £6,139,800. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Bradford Children & Families Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bradford-children-families-trust-GB-PPON-PRBL-9974-CGBN)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £6,139,800 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Social services, Social work and related services, Social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bidders-information-event-best-start-in-life-ocds-h6vhtk-06eb04#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06eb04`

## 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/bidders-information-event-best-start-in-life-ocds-h6vhtk-06eb04#tl-md)

## Description
As set out in the notice published on 3 July 2026, Bradford Children and Families Trust (BCFT) has been established as a community interest company limited by guarantee and is wholly owned by Bradford Council. The Trust provides a long-term, sustainable platform to drive improved performance and deliver high-quality, innovative social care services for children, young people, and families across the Bradford Metropolitan District. In 2025, the Government announced the Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life programme, building on the previous Family Hubs Start for Life programme. The strategy highlights the importance of supporting children and families throughout the early years, helping to lay the foundations for future success. This includes a commitment to ensuring that 75% of children achieve a Good Level of Development (GLD) in the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile assessment by 2028 and begin school ready to learn. The Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies: Guidance for Local Authorities informs the core funded services that are within the scope of this commissioning activity. These services will be commissioned across the following two lots: • Lot 1: Parenting Support • Lot 2: Parent-Infant Relationships and Perinatal (Parent-Infant) Mental Health. Feedback from the market engagement event held on 27 July 2026 has helped inform our approach. A further Bidders Information Event will be held online as follows: Date: Monday 14 September 2026 Time: 10:30am to 11:30am Format: Microsoft Teams. To express an interest in attending, please register for the event via the EU Supply portal.

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0000: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0000`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 85000000, 85300000, 85310000, 85320000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/04/2027 to 31/03/2029
- **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%2F080581-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-24T17:01:45.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T12:01:38.771Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06eb04