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Published 10 Jul 2026, 13:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Parents As First Teachers

Official notice

Authority: Cornwall Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UKSouth West (UKK3)

Published estimate£400,000≈ £160k / year · £480,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 17 Aug 2026awarded 6 Sept 2026

Awarded to Home-Start Kernow

Contract term 2 yrs 6 moends 31 Mar 2029 · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cornwall Council is commissioning a Parents as First Teachers (PAFT) service, an evidence-based, trauma-responsive home learning programme that supports families to improve children’s early development, strengthen parent-child attachment, and enhance the home learning environment. As part of Cornwall’s Early Help and Family Hubs offer, the service will provide targeted home-based support to families most at risk of poorer outcomes, with a focus on improving school readiness and reducing inequalities. Delivery will prioritise families in Camborne & Redruth and St Austell, Newquay & Clay Country, particularly those with children aged 3–4 years, emerging or confirmed SEND, limited access to funded childcare, or experiencing trauma and adversity. Support will be delivered through structured home visits using the accredited PAFT curriculum and in partnership with Family Hubs, Health Visiting, Speech and Language Therapy, Early Years Inclusion, and other Early Help services.

No preliminary market engagement: Not needed

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 2 yrs 6 moSMEPublished value£400,000

Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (2 yrs 6 mo)Value: £400,000 exc. VAT · £480,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

85000000 Health and social work services

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Price: Price - 15%
Quality: Quality - 70%
Social Value: Social Value - 15%

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: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 10 Jul 2026, 13:18 BST
Last source update: 6 Oct 2026, 13:59 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 3 Sept 2026
Authority reference: DN821963
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-065153
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Health and social work services
Delivery area: UKSouth West (UKK3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c885 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 17 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 29 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.cornwall.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

10 Jul 2026 → 6 Oct 2026 · 7 dates

Tender notice published104 days ago
10 Jul 2026, 13:18 BST
Clarification questions by85 days ago
29 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission deadline66 days ago
17 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
Award decision expected by48 days ago
3 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent31 days ago
21 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Contract starts21 days ago
1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published16 days ago
6 Oct 2026, 13:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jul 2026

Tender notice published
10 Jul 2026, 13:18 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
6 Oct 2026, 13:59 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
6 Oct 2026, 13:59 BST
Contract signature expected
13 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £400,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 44 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Home-Start Kernow30 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2029	£400,000	6 Sept 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4final-stage tenders	4	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cornwall Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYRH-9827-DWLP County Hall, Truro, South West, TR1 3AYContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Home-Start Kernow Awarded supplierGB-PPON: PZTV-1512-XTWJ Bodmin Family Hub 83 Fore Street, Bodmin, South West, PL31 2JBContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender6 Oct 2026, 13:59 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender10 Jul 2026, 13:18 BST