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# Newham Best Start Family Hubs Befriending, Navigation and Peer Support Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/newham-best-start-family-hubs-befriending-navigation-and-peer-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06cdab). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** London Borough of Newham: "Newham Best Start Family Hubs Befriending, Navigation and Peer Support Service". Published status: active. Published Value: £450,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: newham.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 30 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [London Borough of Newham](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-newham-ons-e09000025)
- **Published Value:** £450,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 November 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI41
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/newham-best-start-family-hubs-befriending-navigation-and-peer-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06cdab#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06cdab`

## Before you bid
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- **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/newham-best-start-family-hubs-befriending-navigation-and-peer-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06cdab#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [newham.delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewham.delta-esourcing.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/newham-best-start-family-hubs-befriending-navigation-and-peer-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06cdab#participate

## Description
The London Borough of Newham is looking to commission a new Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector (VCFS)-led befriending and navigation service, to complement our existing Best Start Family Hubs offer. This service should be flexible and accessible, supporting Newham families from pregnancy to age five. We are particularly interested in commissioning a model with multi-channel access, for instance with a telephone helpline and additional options such as text, WhatsApp, web-based or other virtual channels. The intention is that the service would combine informal emotional support, 'a listening ear', with practical advice, including signposting and referrals. The overall aim is to reduce isolation, build parental confidence, engage seldom heard groups, and support families to navigate local services and systems.
This service will utilise a peer support approach that reflects Newham’s diverse communities, recruiting and training local volunteers to deliver elements of the offer. We would expect the service to connect closely into the Best Start Family Hubs network, enabling warm handovers and ongoing light-touch support until families are successfully linked into wider provision. Alongside the core phone offer, we are also interested in how providers might use outreach, community engagement and digital channels to extend reach, particularly to underrepresented groups who may not access traditional services.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £450,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 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%2F101733-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-27T16:17:17.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T21:01:46.461Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06cdab