Official UK procurement notice
con_27698 - National Centre For Family Hubs & Integrated Family Services 25/26
Authority: Department for Education (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract is for a delivery partner to deliver a National Centre for Family Hubs (NCFH) that will provide support to Local Authorities (LAs) in the implementation of the Family Hubs programme.
In 2022, the Department funded the establishment of the National Centre for Family Hubs and Integrated Family Services (NCFH) to advocate for Family Hubs and disseminate best practices and evidence on integrated family service models. The NCFH provides expert advice and guidance to LAs, health partners, local commissioners, schools, and third sector bodies on setting up and developing Family Hub models. It hosts a resource library and implementation toolkit to support providers. Additionally, its activities are supported by a regular newsletter, learning events, and communities of practice (CoP) for peer learning, creating a community for sharing best practices.
The Department is seeking to appoint a delivery partner through a new procurement process to continue, build upon, and enhance the NCFH’s role.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£437,500
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: The quality section of the tender has a weighting of 80%. This consists of 70% for Quality questions and 10% for a Social Value Question
- Price: The price section of the tender has a weighting of 20%
- 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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Mar 2025, 18:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Aug 2025, 09:58 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 May 2025
- Authority reference
project_9797- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-010038- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04eeccFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The Department is administering the Tender process via its e-Tendering Portal, (Jaggaer; education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ↗). Jaggaer is the only method for submitting tenders and suppliers should not make any other form of approach to the Department in connection with this procurement. It is the responsibility of Potential Suppliers to ensure they can access and use the Jaggaer system. Jaggaer is owned and hosted by an independent organisation, any issues in respect of functionality or using the system must be directed to the Jaggaer helpdesk via 0800 069 8630 or www.jaggaer.com/submit-supplier-supp… ↗
Timeline
18 Mar 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published18 Mar 2025, 18:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by11 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline17 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by7 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts2 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent5 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends16 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published1 Aug 2025, 09:58 BST
Notice history
8 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Mar 2025- Tender notice published18 Mar 2025, 18:05 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published20 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £437,50020 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMTwas £525,000
- Tender notice published2 Apr 2025, 09:53 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published5 Jun 2025, 15:31 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete5 Jun 2025, 15:31 BST
- Contract signature expected18 Jun 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published1 Aug 2025, 09:58 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-03: 2 releases · 18 Mar 2025, 20 Mar 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| County Councils NetworkNational Centre For Family Hubs & Integrated Family Services - 2025/2619 Jun 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 | £437,196 | 5 Jun 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · County Councils Network
- Signed
- 24 Jul 2025
- Value
- £437,196
- Period
- 24 Jul 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
7 agreed KPIs: KPI No. 1 · KPI No. 2 · KPI No. 3 …
- KPI No. 1, National Centre to seek and collate feedback from LAs, health partners, and third sector bodies on quality of guidance/best practice/case study products/evidence dissemination overseen by NCFH. This should be collectedon a quarterly basis and be requested from a minimum of 40 LAs during each quarter. The LAs and stakeholders should represent all areas of support which the NCFH supports. Feedback to be shared with the Department and DHSC. Progress Measure: Number of feedback requests (40 minimum per quarter). Evidence that the customer feedback represents all areas of support which the NCFH provides. Positive feedback from at least 70% of survey respondents on the usefulness of resources in supporting LAs to develop / deliver their services.
- KPI No. 2, National Centre to collate data on the number of attendees at events and seek quantitative and qualitative feedback from attendees on the quality of each of those events. This includes large scale events and smaller communities of practice and peer learning spaces. Progress Measures: Minimum turnout of 70% of the cohort of delegates (to be agreed with the Department on an event-by-event basis) and rated positive or better by 70% of respondents (through feedback surveys). The supplier will need to demonstrate how they have learnt from feedback, reporting to the Department on action taken between events.
- KPI No. 3, Number of LAd that actively engage with National Centre support across the different support offers. Progress Measure: Number of LAs in contact with NCFH (target 95% of Department funded LAs), and to which extent - e.g. LA has contacted NCFH by email/telephone byt not attended any events/workshops/CoPs, LA has attended an event but not otherwise engaged with NCFH support, LA has regular and ongoing engagement in all areas of NCFH support.
- KPI No. 4, Number of 'new' LAs that have had engagement and support from National Centre that move towards establishing Best Start Family Hubs. Progress Measure: 100% of currently unfunded LAs (65) that are about to receive Development Grant funding develop their approach following National Centre support.
- KPI No. 5, National Centre will monitor audience engagement with the NCFH website and other resources. Progress Measure: Website: Minimum of 500 users per month, and minimum of 1,000 views per month. This can be averages across the quarter.
- KPI No. 6, National Centre will collect feedback from LAs on accessibility and usability of the NCFH website. Progress Measure: Target of 70% positive feedback on the NCFH website across the quarter, collected by user satisfaction tools and/or feedback forms held on the NCFH website. This should be supplemented by user testing, surveys, or interviews held with LAs.
- KPI No. 7, National Centre will deliver a Social Value Action Plan, as set out in their bid. Progress Measure: 100% of the commitments delivered to the timescales set out in the Action Plan.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders · 8 at stage one | 3 | 4 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Local Government AssociationAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender