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Published 18 Sept 2026, 19:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Early Emotional and Wellbeing Support for Perinatal Mothers Service

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Authority: Manchester City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD33)
Published estimate £425,000≈ £189k / year · £510,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 16 Oct 202611:00 BST · 27d 14h left
Clarification cut-off 8 Oct 202611:00 BST · questions to the authority
Contract term 2 yrs 3 moup to 4 yrs 3 mo with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2027
Bids per lot · this authority 6CPV 8531 · n=10 · competition analysis ↓

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Manchester City Council ('the Council') is looking to procure contracts for The Provision of Early Emotional and Wellbeing Support for Perinatal Mothers Service.

CPV: Social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1Renewal 2 yrs 3 moSMEVCSEPublished value£425,000
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 — 31 Mar 2029 (2 yrs 3 mo) · up to 4 yrs 3 mo with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: North WestTurnover guideline: ~£377,912/yr≈ 2× annual value
Value
£425,000 exc. VAT · £510,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
Option to extend for an additional 2 years subject to funding.
85310000 Social work services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids are scored
Quality: 90Price: 50Social value: 40Environmental: 20
Published sub-criteria (8)
  • Quality — 45
  • Quality — 45
  • Price — 25
  • Price — 25
  • Social Value — 20
  • Social Value — 20
  • Environment — 10
  • Environment — 10
Conditions of participation4
  • Economic & financial standing
    See tender documents
  • Technical & professional ability
    See tender documents
  • Economic & financial standing
    See tender documents
  • Technical & professional ability
    See tender documents

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How Manchester City Council buys Social work services (CPV 8531) — and who usually turns up

Manchester City Council’s own published record, next to the North West England market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: sector page →

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How the contest usually goes

Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested contracts only — direct awards report one bid by definition and are left out. Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.

This authority

Manchester City Council

contract notices in 36 months: 11 in CPV 8531 (1 direct) · 49 in division 85 (13 direct) · 122 in all categories (19 direct)

Bids per lot6CPV 8531 · 36m · n=10 lots
Single-bid lots0%CPV 8531 · 36m · n=10 lots
Award vs estimateat estimatedivision 85 · 36m · n=17 pairs
Deadline → award83dCPV 8531 · 36m · n=5 notices
Notice updates3all categories · 24m · n=135 notices
Awarded without competition9%CPV 8531 · 36m · n=11 notices
Bids per lot robust · n=10
  • 1 bid 0%
  • 2–3 0%
  • 4–6 60%
  • 7+ 40%

Median 6 · 10 lots on 5 contested notices · CPV 8531.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=17
  • Below estimate 12%
  • Within ±2% 88%
  • Above estimate 0%

17 lot pairs · division 85.

The market · delivery region

North West England · Social work services (CPV 8531)

contract notices delivered in North West England in 36 months: 124 in CPV 8531 (109 contested) · 2,238 in division 85 (876 contested)

Bids per lot4CPV 8531 · 36m · n=61 lots
Single-bid lots16%CPV 8531 · 36m · n=61 lots
Award vs estimateat estimateCPV 8531 · 36m · n=24 pairs
Deadline → award40dCPV 8531 · 36m · n=33 notices
SME bidders69%CPV 8531 · 36m · n=16 lots
Winners based in the region71%CPV 8531 · 36m · n=104 awards
Bids per lot robust · n=61
  • 1 bid 16%
  • 2–3 28%
  • 4–6 25%
  • 7+ 31%

Median 4 · 61 lots on 48 contested notices · CPV 8531.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=24
  • Below estimate 21%
  • Within ±2% 79%
  • Above estimate 0%

24 lot pairs · CPV 8531.

robust · n=17 Awards in Manchester City Council (division 85, n=17 pairs) land a median at estimate: on this notice’s £425,000 that is about £425,000. Context for a bid, not a recommended price.

Method and what to read with care
  • Two columns, no blending. The authority column walks its own record only: notices in the 4-digit class, then the 2-digit division, then all categories (36 months, per lot, contested only), and as a last resort its 24-month row across all categories (per notice, every route). The market column is the notice’s primary delivery ITL1 × the same class, then division (36 months). Nothing is filled from the UK-wide class; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable.
  • Per lot, contested only. Find a Tender publishes bid counts per lot; a seven-lot tender is seven contests. Procedures awarded without competition (limited / direct) are excluded from bids, price pairs and decision days — they report one bid by definition. Frameworks and DPS are a separate population from contracts (6–7 bids per lot against 2–4) and only the notice’s own kind is shown.
  • Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). Award-vs-estimate pairs need a lot estimate, one active award on the lot, one canonical supplier and a gap under 60 %; about 30 % of pairs are exact matches (the buyer published the award at the estimate). n is on every figure; below 3 the tile is muted, never hidden.
  • Pounds. The expected award applies the authority’s median movement (or the region’s, when the authority has fewer than 3 pairs) to this notice’s estimate; the middle half uses the region’s quartiles. A multi-lot notice publishes an envelope, so the movement is applied per lot, never to the total. A benchmark, not a recommended price.
  • “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

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
Open for tender
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
18 Sept 2026, 19:18 BST
Last source update
18 Sept 2026, 19:18 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Authority reference
P-1723
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Social work services
Delivery area
North West (UKD33)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0775f2 Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Submit via ProContract (Due North)
Authorised e-sourcing portalProContract (Due North) ↗Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Open official portal workspace ↗
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Expression of interest (EOI)
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Tender submission deadline
16 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
Clarification deadline
8 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including procurement specific questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 16 October more…2026 as referred to in the tender documentation. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation. https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/AdvertSummary?projectId=5bcb2116-68b3-f111-813c-005056b64545&projectStepId=64cb2116-68b3-f111-813c-005056b64545
Published estimate £425,000 excludes VAT (£510,000 including VAT).

Timeline

5 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice publishedearlier today
    18 Sept 2026, 19:18 BST
  2. Clarification questions byin 20 days
    8 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
  3. Submission deadlinein 28 days
    16 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected byin 73 days
    30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract startsin 104 days
    1 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Sept 2026, 19:18 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Manchester City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLNV-8798-LDMP Town Hall Extension, Manchester, North West, M60 2LA [email protected]
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Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published
  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsThe Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation r…

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender