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Published 11 Dec 2025, 11:33 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Children's Centres and Best Start Family Hubs

Official notice

Authority: Royal Borough of Greenwich (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: London (UKI51)
Published estimate£34,519,180≈ £6.9m / year · £41,423,016 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 5 Oct 2026
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2032 · up to 31 Mar 2036 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tenders are invited from suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver Children's Centres and Best Start Family Hubs services across the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

The contract will provide a borough-wide, place-based early years and family support service, delivering a consistent universal offer alongside targeted interventions for children and families with additional needs. Services will promote the best start in life, improve child development and family wellbeing, strengthen parenting capacity, and provide integrated support through close partnership working with health, education, early help, children's social care and the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector.

The Provider will deliver services using strengths-based, trauma-informed and relational approaches, ensuring accessible, evidence-informed support and seamless pathways for families in line with the Council's Children and Young People's Plan, Best Start in Life, Family Hubs and Families First Partnership Programme.

CPV: Education and training services · Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 5 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£34,519,180
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2032 (5 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2036 with extensionsValue: £34,519,180 exc. VAT · £41,423,016 inc. VAT
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension/s are available up to 31/03/2036 at the sole discretion of the Council.
80000000 Education and training services85000000 Health and social work services

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: 80%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
11 Dec 2025, 11:33 GMT
Last source update
17 Aug 2026, 17:32 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Dec 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078302
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training servicesHealth and social work services
Delivery area
London (UKI51)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f38f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The tender will be launched on our portal at supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ↗

Timeline

11 Dec 2025 → 1 Apr 2027 · 6 dates
  1. Planning notice published321 days ago
    11 Dec 2025, 11:33 GMT
  2. Market engagement146 days ago
    4 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST

    The Royal Borough of Greenwich will be holding a further market engagement event in relation to the recommissioning of Children's Centres / Best Start Family Hubs.

    We are seeking to engage with current and potential delivery providers, as well as wider stakeholders and partners across the VCFSE sector, ahead of a potential procurement opportunity.

    Event Details:

    Date: Thursday 4 June 2026

    Time: 10:00am - 11:30am

    The event will now be virtual via Microsoft Teams. To register your attendance, please complete the registration form via the link below by Wednesday 3 June 2026:

    forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx ↗

    The event will:

    • Provide an update on the Council's recommissioning intentions for Children's Centres and Best Start Family Hubs.
    • Share the proposed service model and key expectations for future delivery.
    • Recap previous market engagement activity and how feedback has shaped the emerging approach.
    • Outline the anticipated procurement process and next steps.
    • Support providers to understand future service requirements
  3. Tender notice published72 days ago
    17 Aug 2026, 17:32 BST
  4. Submission deadline23 days ago
    5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  5. Today
    29 Oct 2026
  6. Award decision expected byin 33 days
    1 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
  7. Contract startsin 153 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

11 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Dec 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    11 Dec 2025, 11:33 GMT
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    13 Jan 2026, 18:03 GMT
    UK2
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    9 Feb 2026, 11:25 GMT
    UK2
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    2 Mar 2026, 10:54 GMT
    UK2
  5. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    15 May 2026, 15:21 BST
    UK2
  6. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    2 Jun 2026, 09:22 BST
    UK2
  7. Tender notice published
    17 Aug 2026, 17:32 BST
    UK4
  8. Published value published: £34,519,180
    17 Aug 2026, 17:32 BST
  9. Status changed to active
    17 Aug 2026, 17:32 BST
  10. Procurement method changed
    17 Aug 2026, 17:32 BST
  11. Deadline published: 5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
    17 Aug 2026, 17:32 BST
Published amendments (2)

Amendment to Market Engagement Notice: - This notice amends the Preliminary Market Engagement Notice published on 11th December 2025 under reference 2025/S 00-081868. Change to notice title: - The title of the Preliminary Market Engagement Notice has been amended from 'Children's Centres' to 'Children's Centres and Best Start Family Hubs'. Revised market engagement structure. The structure of the …

The event will now take place virtually via Microsoft Teams. The date of the event remains the same and details are below: Event Details: Date: Thursday 4 June 2026 Time: 10:00am - 11:30am To register your attendance, please complete the registration form via the link below by Wednesday 3 June 2026: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Y_Iy5kY_EUGqXNVBJvlRBWgJwoTzZdxNod6MNdvdix…

Routine re-releases (7)
  • 2026-03: 1 release · 2 Mar 2026
  • 2026-02: 1 release · 9 Feb 2026
  • 2026-01: 1 release · 13 Jan 2026
  • 2025-12: 1 release · 11 Dec 2025

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXBB-6689-HZVL The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, London, SE18 6HQContact email

Official documents & specifications (7)

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Notices published for this procedure