Parenting Support Service

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  "id": "062135-2026",
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  "date": "2026-07-02T11:04:28+01:00",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-06c21d",
  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-PPON-PWYH-3898-LDQR",
    "name": "Medway Council"
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    "title": "Parenting Support Service",
    "value": {
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      "currency": "GBP",
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      "id": "2023/54",
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    "description": "Medway Council is seeking to commission a Parenting Support Service as part of the Best Start in Life (BSiL) programme, aimed at improving outcomes for children in the early years.\nThe overarching aim of the service is to provide accessible, evidence-based parenting support and training to families, with a particular focus on increasing the likelihood of children achieving a good level of development at the end of Reception. \nThe service will deliver a blended model of universal and targeted support, combining community-based provision with more intensive home-based interventions. \nDelivery will include:\n•Community outreach and engagement, including regular stay-and-play sessions in wellbeing centres and other local venues\n•A visible presence at community events to promote access and engagement\n•Home visiting support, including both self-referral and Early Help pathways\n•Support for parents to address wider determinants of health, working in partnership with the wider BSiL network to reduce health inequalities\n•Early identification of perinatal mental health (PMH) and parent-infant relationship (PIR) needs, with appropriate signposting and referrals\nThe service will also play a key role in building community capacity through:\n•Recruitment, training and coordination of volunteers to support home visiting and group-based interventions\n•Delivery (in partnership with Parenting Workers) of evidence-based interventions, such as Incredible Years or other approved programmes\n•Collaboration with Best Start in Life partners, including Best Start in Life Practitioners (BSIPs), to support families where there may be emerging SEND needs \nThis service will replace and integrate elements of current provision, including the Universal Parenting Programme and volunteer-led home visiting services, creating a more cohesive and outcomes-focused model of support for families. \n•The Council is seeking a provider with the capability to deliver a high-quality, integrated service, working collaboratively across the system to improve early childhood outcomes and reduce inequalities.",
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    "mainProcurementCategory": "services"
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      "name": "Medway Council",
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      "address": {
        "region": "UKJ41",
        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "Chatham",
        "postalCode": "ME4 4TR",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Gun Wharf, Dock Road"
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      "contactPoint": {
        "name": "Mr Graham Thomas1",
        "email": "graham.thomas1@medway.gov.uk"
      }
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  "language": "en",
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        "id": "062135-2026",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062135-2026",
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        "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
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        "datePublished": "2026-07-02T11:04:28+01:00"
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        "id": "engagement",
        "type": "engagement",
        "status": "scheduled",
        "dueDate": "2026-07-14T23:59:59+01:00",
        "description": "Medway Council Public Health is preparing to commission a parenting service and is seeking to engage with the market ahead of the formal procurement process.\nWe invite prospective providers to attend an online Market Engagement Event:\n•Date: Tuesday 14th July 2026\n•Time: 13:00-14:00\n•Location: Microsoft Teams -  - Please copy and paste the following into your internet address bar, URL bar to join the meeting – \nMicrosoft Teams meeting\nJoin: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/398431779167120?p=wQrfTllK2yOwlkWOhc\nPurpose of the event:\n•Share an overview of the service model being commissioned \n•Outline the anticipated procurement process and indicative timelines.\n•Provide an opportunity for prospective providers to ask questions.\n•To seek feedback from the market to help shape the service model and specification\n•To highlight key considerations, including TUPE implications and service integration expectations\n•To outline the process of writing a successful tender\nWho should attend:\nOrganisations with experience in delivering parenting support, early years and family services including:\n•Providers of evidence-based parenting programmes \n•Organisations delivering early help, family support, or home visiting services \n•VCSE organisations with experience of community outreach and volunteer-led provision \n•Providers with expertise in perinatal mental health, parent-infant relationships, or early childhood development\n•Experience recruiting, training and mobilising volunteers \nHow to attend:\nPlease confirm your attendance via the following Forms link. If you are unable to attend on the date but would like to know more please indicate this in the form- https://forms.office.com/e/N4mtDrF6Nb \nPlease log into the meeting via the Teams link provided\nImportant note:\nThis event is for information and engagement purposes only.\nThis event is subject to governance approval processes.\nAttendance does not confer any advantage in the subsequent procurement process."
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