Official UK procurement notice
Family Hubs Start for Life Commissioned Services - Two Perinatal Project Administrators
Authority: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (BMDC) was one of 75 Local Authorities awarded funding to drive through recommendations identified in the Dame Andrea Leadsom review into improving health & development outcomes for babies in England, with an aim to:
- Provide support to parents and carers so they can nurture their babies and children, improving health and education outcomes for all.
- Contribute to a reduction in inequalities in health and education outcomes for babies, children and families across England by ensuring that support provided is communicated to all parents and carers, including those who are hardest to reach and/or most in need.
- Build the evidence base for what works when it comes to improving health and education outcomes for babies, children, and families in different delivery contexts.
The programme started in April 2023 current funding was due to cease on the 31st March 2025. Government confirmation of further funding was provided in December 2024 for 2025/6 allowing for contracts to be awarded to continue the ongoing service delivery.
2 Perinatal Project Administrators; work with families in the perinatal period to signpost and refer into FHSfL services.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Feb 2026, 10:21 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Feb 2026, 10:34 GMT
- Authority reference
EX1082 (h)- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017753- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065debFind a Tender
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Feb 2026- Transparency notice published27 Feb 2026, 10:21 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published27 Feb 2026, 10:26 GMTUK6
- Contract details notice published27 Feb 2026, 10:34 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airedale NHS Foundation Trust27 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2027Extensions: BMDC reserves the right to extend the contracts subject to funding being available and satisfactory contract performance delivery. | £63,307 | 27 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Family Hubs Start for Life Commissioned Services - Two Perinatal Project Administrators · Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 27 Feb 2026
- Value
- £63,307
- Period
- 27 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- BMDC reserves the right to extend the contracts subject to funding being available and satisfactory contract performance delivery.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- AIREDALE NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
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
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender